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- Source :
- van der Velde, M, Sense, F, Spijkers, R, Meeter, M & van Rijn, H 2021, ' Lockdown Learning : Changes in Online Foreign-Language Study Activity and Performance of Dutch Secondary School Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic ', Frontiers in Education, vol. 6, 712987 . https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2021.712987, Frontiers in Education, 6:712987. Frontiers Media S.A., Frontiers in Education, Vol 6 (2021), Frontiers in Education, 6:712987
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Frontiers Media S.A., 2021.
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Abstract
- The COVID-19 pandemic caused lockdowns and sudden school closures around the world in spring 2020, significantly impacting the education of students. Here, we investigate how the switch to distance learning affected study activity and performance in an online retrieval practice tool used for language learning in Dutch secondary education. We report insights from a rich data set consisting of over 115 million retrieval practice trials completed by more than 133 thousand students over the course of two consecutive school years. Our findings show that usage of the tool increased substantially at the start of lockdown, with the bulk of study activity occurring on weekday mornings. In general, students’ progress through the material was largely unaffected by lockdown, although students from the highest educational track were somewhat more likely to be on or ahead of schedule than students from lower tracks, compared to the previous year. Performance on individual study trials was generally stable, but accuracy and response time on open answer questions went up, perhaps as a result of students being more focused at home. These encouraging findings contribute to a growing literature on the educational ramifications of distance learning during lockdown. © Copyright © 2021 van der Velde, Sense, Spijkers, Meeter and van Rijn.
- Subjects :
- Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Foreign language
Distance education
education
Learning analytics
Study Activity
050105 experimental psychology
Education
SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
Pandemic
secondary education
ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION
0501 psychology and cognitive sciences
L7-991
learning analytics
Medical education
05 social sciences
050301 education
COVID-19
Education (General)
Language acquisition
Schedule (workplace)
distance learning
Technology-enhanced learning
Psychology
0503 education
SDG 4 - Quality Education
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2504284X
- Volume :
- 6
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Frontiers in Education
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....1d66b7bfd7186accb19aa1249a96e28c