covid 19 academic productivity of students
226263347
Survey on general awareness, mental state and academic difficulties among students due to COVID 19 outbreak in the western regions of Uganda
This academic research is carried out to access the general awareness, mental state and academic difficulties among different age groups of students studying in various schools, colleges, or Universities during this lockdown period due to the COVID 19 crisis in the western regions of Uganda. An aggregate of 405 students participated in this survey. Among them 253 students are from rural regions, 59 students are from semi urban regions and 93 students are from urban regions. This survey is classified into three sections: the first section spotlights the perceptive level of students about the COVID 19 crisis, the second section emphasizes the mental state of students and the final section highlights the academic difficulties faced by the students during this lockdown period. A statistical run is deliberated with the aid of SPSS version 20 software to evaluate the significance level (P Value<0.05) of each question among the localities.
Heliyon
M Abisha Meji Milon Selvam Dennison
224925475
Online education during COVID 19: perception of academic stress and emotional intelligence coping strategies among college students
Purpose: Due to COVID 19 pandemic, the government around the world has closed all the educational institutions to control the spread of disease, which is creating a direct impact on students, educators and institutions The sudden shift from the physical classroom to virtual space is creating a disruption among students The purpose of this study was to analyze the perception of academic stress experienced by students during current online education and coping strategies using emotional intelligence adopted by them Design/methodology/approach: Using a purposive sampling method, data were collected on a sample of 94 students pursuing undergraduation and postgraduation from two Indian cities, Ahmedabad, and Mumbai The survey was conducted using two online questionnaires, Perceptions of Academic Stress Scale and Emotional Intelligence Scale and analyzed using descriptive statistics with chi square analysis A telephonic discussion was also conducted with some respondents to understand different coping strategies used by them to handle the stress Findings: The findings indicated significant differences were observed between the fear of academic failure and online and home environment among male and female students Many of them have started diverting themselves to various creative activities and taking up courses that are helping them to learn new technical skills By using emotional intelligence and distancing from boredom and depressive thoughts, students were trying to cope with negative effects arising from the current pandemic situation Research limitations/implications: This research study will be beneficial to educators, scholars, students, parents and will add a contribution to its field However, the key factors studied were limited to a small sample from selected institutions and cities, which cannot be used to generalize to a large population Practical implications: The findings of this paper will be useful to assess the key challenges of online education especially at the time when it is the only option Social implications: The findings of this paper will be beneficial to understand the academic stress experienced by students and how a cultural and educational modification will be implemented Originality/value: This research study was conducted during the lockdown in India (April May 2020) and the results derived through it are original in nature (c) 2020, Emerald Publishing Limited
Yamini Chandra
222210595
Influence of COVID 19 on the Perception of Academic Self Efficacy, State Anxiety, and Trait Anxiety in College Students
The worldwide pandemic situation caused by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID 19) has led to a state of confinement of the population, which has caused, following consulted research, an increase in stress. Faced with this situation, the Spanish university not only had to adapt to the changes derived from the causes of the pandemic but also had to face a new methodological model e learning teaching for which not all teachers and students were prepared. This could cause an increase in stress due to the uncertainty caused by this time of change. This research analyzes the relationship between perceived self efficacy in the confinement period and the level of trait anxiety (TA) and state anxiety (SA) during COVID 19. Four hundred twenty seven students from the University of Granada (Spain) participated in this study. The adaptation of two scales that measure perceived academic self efficacy and anxiety (TA and SA) has been applied. The results indicated that there was an inversely proportional relationship between anxiety and self efficacy; men showed the highest perception of self efficacy, while women had higher scores in TA and SA; the latter was accentuated in cases when a relative died. To conclude, students who show a higher level of anxiety (TA and SA) express more negative emotions and also perceive themselves with less academic self efficacy. Therefore, a stressful situation (pandemic and confinement) together with a critical event (illness and death of a relative/friend due to COVID 19) increases anxiety levels and influences the perception of academic self efficacy.
Frontiers in Psychology
Inmaculada Alemany-Arrebola Gloria Rojas-Ruiz Juan Granda-Vera Angel Custodio Mingorance-Estrada
222137281
The Impact of COVID 19 Pandemic on the Academic Performance of Veterinary Medical Students
Many universities and colleges worldwide suspended classroom teaching due to the novel coronavirus pandemic and switched to online teaching. The current cross sectional study was carried out to analyze the impact of COVID 19 lockdown on the academic performance of veterinary medical students and researchers. Veterinary medical students and researchers were invited to answer an online google form questionnaire. A total of 1,392 participants were from 92 different countries answered the questionnaire with response rate of 94.1% The data showed that COVID 19 pandemic lockdown affected the academic performance of most participants (96.7% with varying degrees. The mean evaluation score for the online education in general was 5.1 2.4 while that for the practical parts was 3.6 2.6. Although online education provides an opportunity for self study, the main challenge that online education faces in veterinary medical science is how to give practical lessons. Since most of the subjects are practical; therefore, it is not easy to learn it online. Students think that it is difficult to fulfill the veterinary competencies only with online education system. Online education could be improved by making it more interactive, showing medical procedures in real situations, giving concise information, and providing 3D virtual tools to mimic the real situation.
Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Mohamed A A Mahdy
221472780
Academic Challenges faced by Students in Higher Education during COVID 19 Pandemic
This research examines academic challenges faced by students in Higher Education during COVID 19 pandemic. The population of the study consisted of undergraduates, postgraduates and lecturers in selected universities in Uganda. The researchers adopted qualitative approach which involved the use of questionnaire and interview. 120 students and 10 lecturers participated in the study. Questionnaires using a 5 point Likert scale were administered to all 120 respondents while interviews were conducted with 5 undergraduates, 5 postgraduates and 10 lecturers. Data analyses indicated seven main academic challenges faced by students in higher education during COVID 19 pandemic namely: lack of e learning facilities, financial constrain, Conducive environment, teachers attitude, learning new skills, lack of interest and stress and anxiety. Based on the findings, there is need for adjustment requiring all tiers of education to respond to a new and evolving strategy in order to have a continuous flow in education process, making education accessible, affordable, anytime and anywhere, mitigating and restraining the effects of any gaps created by any form of disruption in education system.
Afam Uzorka Yakubu Ajiji Makeri
224866001
Level of Awareness among Staff and Students of Academic Institutions towards COVID 19 in India
Aim: The conducted survey aims to assess the level of COVID 19 awareness among staff and students of medical and non medical academic institutions in India Methods: The survey was conducted online by consenting students and staff from 02 April 2020 to 16 July 2020, participants completed and submitted COVID 19 questionnaire A total of 300 participants responded by taking the self administered questionnaire Results: Of 300 participants, almost 83 45% had good knowledge that the disease is contagious;99% observe acceptable practices regarding COVID 19 and (83% majority seek knowledge from social media Learning about symptoms of COVID 19 and its spread was marginally higher (p<0 05) among medical participants as compared to non medical participants Awareness about the preventive measures was insignificant (p<0 063) between medical and non medical respondents The responses collected for treatment options were also negligible though 83% believe that there is a treatment vaccine and medicine available Mention single percentage from all participants or mention separate for medical and non medical institutions Conclusion: The study concluded that academic institutions had good knowledge and awareness towards COVID 19 symptoms and its prevention though there are gaps in specific aspects of knowledge, prevention practices and treatments that should be addressed in future awareness and educational campaigns The study recommends the ministry of health and family welfare to promote all precautionary and preventive measures of COVID 19 consisting of a well organized approach to include students, institutions and society: including under privileged, geriatric and people with limited information, in order to effectively implement these precautionary and awareness measures
Shahid Karim Varish Ahmad
224997317
Investigation of the relationships of the students' academic level and gender with Covid 19 based anxiety and protective behaviors: A data mining approach
COVID 19, a new virus, has been caused an outbreak in all around the world. It has affected almost all parts of our lives such as working habits. The life of human beings has come to a halt. People have started to work in their homes. Besides, education activities from preschool to the colleges have canceled and distance courses took place instead of face to face education. This situation has caused fear and anxiety. Especially for students, the anxiety level about education has increased during the pandemic. In this study, the relationship of the students' academic level and gender with Covid 19 based anxiety and protective behaviors is investigated based on the data mining approach. To this end, an association rule based classification (ARC) method is employed. Moreover, other classification approaches namely decision trees (DT) support vector machines (SVM) and k nearest neighbor (k NN) are also used. The ARC is used to detect the association rules between items of the dataset and obtained rules are used to construct a classifier. To detect the relationships between the students' academic level and gender with COVID 19 based anxiety and protective behaviors, a dataset, which was constructed from 215 university students by using an online self administered questionnaire, is considered in experimental studies. The dataset covers three instruments namely Anxiety Scale (AS) with 10 items, Protective Behaviors Scale (PBS) with 14 items, and Related Knowledge Scale (RKS) with 12 items, respectively. The experimental results show that the proposed data mining approaches produce satisfactory results in determining the relationship between the students' academic level and gender with Covid 19 based anxiety and protective behaviors.
Donus Sengur
226495110
Supporting Students during COVID 19: Developing and Leveraging Academic Communities of Engagement in a Time of Crisis.
As school closures require educators to transition to remote teaching, relevant models for supporting students are necessary This article discusses Academic Communities of Engagement (ACE) a framework identifying two communities to help support student engagement: (a) the course community associated with course or school (teacher, peers, administrators, counselors) and (b) students' personal community with long standing relationships (parents, siblings, friends) Within the framework these communities can provide affective, behavioral, and cognitive support in online (remote) settings Examples from two schools that had to go remote demonstrate application of the framework promoting student engagement and success
Jered Borup Michelle Jensen Leanna M Archambault Cecil R Short Charles R Graham
225763138
The Psychological and Behavioural Side Effects of Coronavirus Outbreak (Covid 19) on the Algerian Researchers' Scientific Work and Academic Plans: The Case of Master Two and Ph.D. Students
Khiari Nor El Houda Khiari Nor El Houda Khiari Rim Khiari Rim
227381012
Academic Guides: SOC OFE Doctoral Students: COVID 19 Requirements
Kara Clemens