Background: Addressing mental health illnesses among the college student population is pressing since they are associated with a decline in academic performance. Purpose: This cross-sectional study investigates the impact of mental health illnesses and test anxiety on academic performance of 201 undergraduate students post-COVID-19 in U.S.A.…

In this paper, we present the analysis of the students' achievements in learning calculus in a dynamic software environment during the COVID-19 crisis. Two groups of students, the experimental and the control one, were monitored. Blended learning was applied to the students in the experimental group, with the help of "Microsoft Teams"…

There is little doubt that the pandemic has had a significant impact on students' academic achievement and mental health across the K-16 spectrum. For undergraduate chemistry instructors, data on the number of laboratories students completed in high school and in what mode would be important information in considering what modifications could be…

Background: Our study aimed to examine the effects of COVID-19 on the physical fitness and academic performance of Chinese college students. Participants: The sample included physical fitness test data from 9,712 undergraduate students and academic performance data from 12,000 undergraduate students at a top university in China. Methods: Physical…

The present study investigates the relationship between academic resilience and academic achievement for Moroccan university students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, it explores potential interactions of gender and level of studies with academic resilience in the same sample. Academic resilience was measured via the ARS-30 in a sample…

Research in this retrospective cohort study compared student outcome in introductory Biology at an HBCU, and the impact of COVID-19. This quantitative study utilized introductory level student biology data collected via the institution's data reporting system to analyze changes in student achievement prior to the pandemic and after the pandemic. A…

The long-term shift toward online learning over the past two decades was greatly accelerated by COVID-19, heightening the urgency in higher education for policies meant to better optimize online environments for student learning. The determination of class sizes for online courses is one such policy. In this hierarchical linear regression of…

As an increasing number of students take online courses, lower completion rates in these online courses have created a crisis of attrition and turned the reversal of dwindling retention and graduation rates into a national priority. This descriptive quantitative study with "de facto" data investigated a subset of undergraduate online…

Academic burnout, a significant negative predictor of academic performance, appears to be increasing. We examine antecedents of academic burnout among accounting majors -- cognitive test anxiety, maladaptive perfectionism, and self-compassion. Based on a survey of 159 accounting majors across three years, we find that more than 85% of accounting…

This article uses survey data gathered in fall 2020 and spring 2021 from students at a public, midwestern university to explore the factors affecting self-reports of learning during the pandemic. The consistent finding is that social relationships--support from professors and connections to peers--are critical. The impact of social relationships…

The purpose of this quantitative comparative between-groups study was to assess if and to what extent differences exist in achievement emotions and adaptability between first-generation and second-generation undergraduate college students who transitioned to online courses as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic at a higher educational institution in…

In the era of COVID-19 and right after the announcement of it as a pandemic and threat to humanity by the World Health Organization, most educational activities were globally forced to shut down their traditional teaching/learning activities. This is one of the biggest and most vital changes of educational settings which have led to migration to…

With long-term impact of COVID-19 on education, online interactive live courses have been an effective method to keep learning and teaching from being interrupted, attracting more and more attention due to their synchronous and real-time interaction. However, there is no suitable method for predicting academic performance for students…

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in an abrupt transition from in-person to online learning in Spring 2020. Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify the impact of the transition on undergraduates during the period following the campus closure. Method: 131 psychology undergraduate students completed an online survey of how the…

Utilizing constructivist teaching approaches in higher education promotes students' engagement and learning. This article centers on an instructor's use and implementation of the fishbowl strategy in two separate undergraduate courses at two different institutions. Originally conceived of as a teaching strategy for face-to-face classes, this…