The COVID-19 switch to remote schooling was accompanied by significant declines in math and science scores on a UAE digital learning platform¶

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q2 i? Average math scores declined by about 11 points and science scores by about 10 points from the pre-Covid to the post-Covid period, with both declines statistically significant. → Chen 2024

Evidence¶

Chen 2024¶

Chen, D. L., Ertac, S., Evgeniou, T., Miao, X., Nadaf, A., & Yilmaz, E. (2024). Grit and academic resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic. npj Science of Learning. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-024-00265-3

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Observational analysis of platform scores for 1920 UAE students in grades 5-9, comparing the pre-Covid period (8 weeks) to the fully remote period (12 weeks). The "about 11 points decline in the average score" in math and "a similar decline of 10 points in science" were significant in t tests (p < 0.0001).

"Table1 shows that in math, there is an about 11 points decline in the average score on the platform, and a similar decline of 10 points in science, for both genders. These declines are significant at the 1% level (p < 0.0001 for math and science int tests)."

Chen 2024 (2)¶

Chen, D. L., Ertac, S., Evgeniou, T., Miao, X., Nadaf, A., & Yilmaz, E. (2024). Grit and academic resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic. npj Science of Learning. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-024-00265-3

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Table 1 of the platform-score analysis reports declines by gender: average change of −9.5 in science and −10.9 in math for all students, with male students showing a larger math decline (−12.8) than female students (−10.0).

"Table1 shows that in math, there is an about 11 points decline in the average score on the platform, and a similar decline of 10 points in science, for both genders."

Discussion¶

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