The impact of a global pandemic on undergraduate learning experiences: One year later

Elsevier

Available online 31 August 2022, 100184

Trends in Neuroscience and EducationHighlights•

Students’ focus was perceived to have decreased based on their pre-COVID-19 memory

Students’ flow was perceived to have decreased based on their pre-COVID-19 memory

Students’ anticipated engagement to decline in the future if COVID-19 continued

A sense of isolation might explain students’ anticipated future declines in focus

AbstractBackground and Purpose

: We examined students perceived changes in their attention, motivation, affect, and time perception following the implementation of the pandemic-related restrictions.

Methods

: One year after the restrictions were implemented, we surveyed students’ (N = 153) perceived changes in their experiences relative to their remembered pre- and early-pandemic ones, as well as their predicted future changes.

Results

: Consistent with prior work, when students compared their current experiences (March/April 2021) to their remembered pre-pandemic ones, they perceived increases in mind-wandering, technology use, external distraction, and negative affect, as well as decreases in focus, flow, motivation, and time perception. Although somewhat attenuated, students also noted changes in these behaviours when comparing the memory of their early pandemic experiences to their current experiences. Finally, they further anticipated negative changes in their future experiences, possibly due to continued pandemic-related isolation.

Implications

: Reducing students’ sense of isolation might improve their cognitive and affective experiences.

Keywords

Pandemic

attention

affect

time perception

learning

flow

View full text

© 2022 Published by Elsevier GmbH.

留言 (0)

沒有登入
gif