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The Impact Of Covid-19 On Elementary School Students' Academic Achievement, Kourtney Ashlee Baze Dec 2023

The Impact Of Covid-19 On Elementary School Students' Academic Achievement, Kourtney Ashlee Baze

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

COVID-19 is a virus that has caused a nationwide lockdown due to the rapid spread. Due to this, non-essential businesses and schools were closed. Many households were not getting enough food, behind on rent, unable to pay household bills. With schools closed, education was forced into online learning. This had negative effects on students’ academic achievement, their mental, emotional, and social health, and caused more behavioral issues than before the pandemic. Through literature review, interviewing two fifth grade teachers and anonymous surveys of forty-eight students, the findings revealed that online learning had a negative impact on students’ academic achievement and …


Two Stories To Tell: Different Student Outcome Measures Correlate With Different Instructor Adaptations To Covid-19, Quentin Charles Sedlacek, Lily Amador, Emily Beasley, Krysta Malech, Viviana Vigil, Heather Haeger, Corin V. Gray, Corin D. Slown Sep 2023

Two Stories To Tell: Different Student Outcome Measures Correlate With Different Instructor Adaptations To Covid-19, Quentin Charles Sedlacek, Lily Amador, Emily Beasley, Krysta Malech, Viviana Vigil, Heather Haeger, Corin V. Gray, Corin D. Slown

Biology and Chemistry Faculty Publications and Presentations

The coronavirus pandemic severely disrupted college students’ learning experiences. A growing body of research is attempting to examine the impact of faculty efforts to support students during this difficult time. However, different outcomes measures might lead to varying inferences about the impact of instructors’ adaptations to their pedagogy. We explore this potential for varying inferences through a mixed-methods study of 11 courses taught at a Hispanic-Serving Institution in the United States in Spring 2020. First, using qualitative analytical methods, we identify five types of instructional adaptations made by faculty. Second, we use quantitative methods to uncover associations between these instructional …


Social And Emotional Effects Of Distance Learning On Elementary School Students During And After Covid-19, Kelsey Clark May 2023

Social And Emotional Effects Of Distance Learning On Elementary School Students During And After Covid-19, Kelsey Clark

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

Currently, there is a major shift in the modality of instructions as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, it has affected the way education is viewed and the relationship between schooling and the lifestyle of the students. By reflecting on the last couple of years since COVID-19 to the present, many students are still hindered due to the effects of the world going around them, starting from school lockdown to the return of face-to-face instructions. This senior capstone examines the social and emotional effects of distance learning on elementary school students through the use of a literature review, class …