STEM students' course satisfaction dropped sharply after courses moved fully online in spring 2020¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? Only 15% of STEM students were very satisfied with their course after it went fully online, compared with 47% before the shift. → 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

q2 · i? · associational · r2

National probability-based KnowledgePanel survey (May 13 to June 1, 2020) of undergraduates whose STEM courses shifted online; 620 STEM coursetakers described. The report states satisfaction "was much lower" post-shift, with 47% very satisfied before and 15% after.

"almost half of the students describing STEM courses (47%) said they were very satisfied with their course before it went fully online. Student satisfaction with their STEM course after it went online was much lower, with only 15% of students describing themselves as very satisfied"

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Post-shift satisfaction was lower for STEM courses than for non-STEM courses, a gap that predated the shift — 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 — a broader claim this one bears on
• Students experiencing more major challenges reported lower satisfaction with their post-COVID STEM course and learning — related