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Classroom Social Connection And Academic Success In The Online Classroom During Covid-19, Marena Dib Apr 2021

Classroom Social Connection And Academic Success In The Online Classroom During Covid-19, Marena Dib

Brescia Psychology Undergraduate Honours Theses

With the emergence of COVID-19, a shift towards online learning has become necessary. At Brescia University College, mandatory Psychology courses, which have previously only been provided in person, are now only offered online. The purpose of the current study is to characterize previous and current course experiences, and the current classroom learning community of Brescia psychology students as well as investigate how forced online learning impacts their achievement as measured by perceived learning, final grade, and course satisfaction. Participants completed an online survey, which assembled questions from various sources, including the Community of Inquiry Survey. It is hypothesized that students …


Exploring Learner And Classroom Characteristics In The Online Classroom During Covid-19, Emily S. Sluys Apr 2021

Exploring Learner And Classroom Characteristics In The Online Classroom During Covid-19, Emily S. Sluys

Brescia Psychology Undergraduate Honours Theses

Given the novel learning context induced by COVID-19, the current study sought to characterize Brescia students’ reactions to forced online learning for mandatory courses. Importantly, this study aimed to address gaps in existing literature by combining more commonly studied reactions; Learned Helplessness and Mastery Orientation, and a less commonly studied reaction, Psychological Reactance and examine their relationship between multiple indicators of academic success including perceived learning, course satisfaction, and final course grade. Female students in second year mandatory psychology and sociology courses participated in the study by completing two online surveys administered via Qualtrics. The Early Course Survey measured demographics, …