Post-shift satisfaction was lower for STEM courses than for non-STEM courses, a gap that predated the shift¶
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q2 i? 27% of non-STEM coursetakers were very satisfied after going fully online versus 15% of STEM coursetakers; the gap existed before the shift (60% vs 47%). → Means 2020
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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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Same national survey; comparison of STEM (n = 620) and non-STEM coursetakers' post-shift satisfaction. The quote names both groups: "Twenty-seven percent of students describing non-STEM courses" versus "15% of students describing STEM courses."
"Twenty-seven percent of students describing non-STEM courses were very satisfied with their course after it went fully online compared to 15% of students describing STEM courses."
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Related Claims¶
- STEM students' course satisfaction dropped sharply after courses moved fully online in spring 2020 — related
- Undergraduate course satisfaction dropped sharply after courses moved fully online during COVID-19, with very satisfied students falling from 51 percent to 19 percent — 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
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Post-shift satisfaction was lower for STEM courses than for non-STEM courses, a gap that predated the shift |
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Post-shift satisfaction was lower for STEM courses than for non-STEM courses, a gap that predated the shift |
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2020 |
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