During remote learning, students at all grade levels spent about four hours per day in synchronous online instruction regardless of district requirements¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? Students in grades K-12 averaged roughly 240 minutes of daily synchronous instruction via Google Meets during fall 2020, regardless of grade-level requirements, with kindergarteners and first-graders averaging 199 and 217 minutes. → Gwynne 2024

Evidence¶

Gwynne 2024¶

Gwynne, J.A., Allensworth, E.M., Young, C., & Hart, H. (2024). Student experiences through the COVID-19 pandemic: Attendance, online learning platform use, and annual survey reports. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Consortium on School Research. https://www.cps.edu/about/district-data/metrics/

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Analysis of Google Meets login minutes for 270,061 students in grades K-12 enrolled at least 20 days in fall semester 2020-21 in regular district schools. The report found "students at all grade levels were engaged in synchronous instruction for about four hours a day (240 minutes)" despite differing requirements.

"But regardless of requirements, students at all grade levels were engaged in synchronous instruction for about four hours a day (240 minutes)."

Discussion¶

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