Students experiencing more major challenges reported lower satisfaction with their post-COVID STEM course and learning¶

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q2 i? Among students reporting four or more challenges, only 7% were very satisfied and 52% very dissatisfied with how well they were learning, versus 25% very satisfied and 4% very dissatisfied among students reporting no major problems or technology issues. → Means 2020

Evidence¶

Means 2020¶

Means, B., & Neisler, J. (2020). Unmasking Inequality: STEM Course Experience During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Digital Promise Global. https://digitalpromise.dspacedirect.org/items/c978880f-6afe-4778-9df2-dac931a9c471 doi:10.51388/20.500.12265/102

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Cross-tabulation of an eight-point challenge scale against satisfaction (Table 1) from the national survey; the quote contrasts the zero-challenge group (25% very satisfied, 4% very dissatisfied) with the four-or-more-challenge group (7%, 52%).

"Among students who did not report any major problems or technology issues, 25% described themselves as very satisfied and 4% as very dissatisfied with how well they were learning in their course after it went online. In contrast, among students reporting four or more challenges, only 7% described themselves as very satisfied and 52% described themselves as very dissatisfied with how well they were learning."

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Related Claims¶

• Four or more major challenges were more prevalent among women, Hispanic and minoritized students, and lower-income students — related
• The number of challenges a student experienced was strongly associated with post-COVID course satisfaction: 81 percent satisfaction with no challenges versus 32 percent with four or more — related
• Personal instructor messages and reflective assignments showed the largest individual associations with online course satisfaction, and personal messages with fewer motivation problems — related
• Despite more challenges, minoritized, female, and lower-income students were more likely to rate their online STEM experience as good as or better than in person — related
• Maintaining motivation was the most prevalent non-technology challenge students faced learning at a distance — related
• STEM students' course satisfaction dropped sharply after courses moved fully online in spring 2020 — related