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Publication Date: 2020-Sep
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Negative Impacts from the Shift to Online Learning during the COVID-19 Crisis: Evidence from a Statewide Community College System. EdWorkingPaper No. 20-299
Bird, Kelli A.; Castleman, Benjamin L.; Lohner, Gabrielle
Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
The COVID-19 pandemic led to an abrupt shift from in-person to virtual instruction in Spring 2020. Using a difference-in-differences framework that leverages within-course variation on whether students started their Spring 2020 courses in person or online, we estimate the impact of this shift on the academic performance of Virginia's community college students. We find that the shift to virtual instruction resulted in a 6.7 percentage point decrease in course completion, driven by increases in both course withdrawal and failure. Faculty experience teaching a course online did not mitigate the negative effects of moving to virtual instruction.
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Online Courses, Electronic Learning, School Closing, Community Colleges, Academic Persistence, College Faculty, Two Year College Students, Barriers, Teaching Experience, Teacher Competencies, Student Adjustment, Student Characteristics, Teacher Characteristics, Grades (Scholastic)
Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. Brown University Box 1985, Providence, RI 02912. Tel: 401-863-7990; Fax: 401-863-1290; e-mail: AISR_Info@brown.edu; Web site: http://www.annenberginstitute.org
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
Identifiers - Location: Virginia
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