ERIC Number: ED645068
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Aug-11
Pages: 18
Abstractor: As Provided
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Unprecedented Times: What We Have Learned about Remote Instruction in Early Childhood during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Meaghan McKenna; Elizabeth Burke Hadley; Nicolette Grasley-Boy; Xigrid Soto-Boykin; Julia Mikhail; Story Phillips
Grantee Submission
This article compares findings from two national surveys of remote learning for children 2-5 years old during school year one (2019-2020) of the COVID-19 pandemic to school year two (2020-2021) of the COVID-19 pandemic. The refined survey contains 45 closed-ended and five open-ended items covering seven domains: (a) demographic information; (b) preparation, guidelines, and materials for remote learning; (c) caregiver communication and engagement; (d) assessment; (e) instruction; (f) educators' levels of confidence before and after remote learning; and (g) access to services (i.e. wraparound and/or special education). Both quantitative (descriptive, regression, ANOVA, Wilcoxon signed rank test) and consensual qualitative research analyses were applied to summarize the results from 506 early childhood educators. Study results indicate that improvements in remote learning were made during the second pandemic school year. Remote learning has potential for young children if an infrastructure that allows for successful implementation is established. [This is the online first version of an article published in "Early Child Development and Care."]
Related Records: EJ1405866
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
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IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R324B180004