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ERIC Number: EJ1436814
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 14
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0309-8265
EISSN: EISSN-1466-1845
Assessing the Influence of Traditional In-Seat, Online, and Emergency Remote Teaching (ERT) Modalities on Sustainability Learning in Human Geography
Benjamin McCormick; Christopher A. Craig; Susan Gilbertz; Brittany Wood; Ismail Karabas
Journal of Geography in Higher Education, v48 n4 p704-717 2024
Globally, the disruptions to higher education caused by COVID-19 required most campuses to make impromptu shifts to emergency remote teaching (ERT). When compared to traditional online education, ERT generally falls short in terms of pedagogies, pacing, and/or successful modality implementation. Elsewhere, it is established that the sudden shift towards online and asynchronous ERT delivery creates student challenges, especially in terms of internet unavailability and social disconnectedness. What remains understudied is the impact of COVID-19 on actual student learning. We address this knowledge gap using a natural research design where we (i) evaluated sustainability learning for traditional in-seat and online human geography students in Fall 2018 and (ii) obtained federal funding to evaluate sustainability learning for ERT and online students in Spring 2020. Results from the analysis indicate that in-seat students outperformed online students prior to COVID-19 on a standardized sustainability knowledge assessment by 13%. Results also indicate that in-seat students prior to COVID-19 (Fall 2018) outperformed ERT students (Spring 2020) by 28%. Discussion and limitations are provided.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: 1951290; 1726278