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Learning Outcomes of a Hybrid Online Virtual Classroom and In-Person Traditional Classroom during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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  • Xiufeng Xing

    (Department of Economics, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao 266525, China)

  • Sayed Saghaian

    (Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546, USA)

Abstract

This paper explores the effects of using a hybrid virtual/traditional classroom, a blended teaching and learning approach, on undergraduate learning outcomes during the initial stage of the COVID-19 pandemic. The study aimed to investigate the prominent problems that appeared in the process of online teaching and learning and to measure the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on undergraduates’ learning outcomes in public universities in China. The field of specialization of the subjects of this study is under the rubric of social science and higher education. We designed and conducted a pilot survey to identify students’ perspectives on the key issues and experiences of the use of distance-learning through an online virtual classroom in the initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, we applied a binary logistic regression model to real data from two different economics course exams to measure the short-term impacts of using the two different learning environments on the undergraduates’ performance outcomes. The results indicate a statistically significant negative impact of using virtual classrooms on undergraduate learning outcomes. By contrast, in-person traditional classrooms had more desirable learning outcomes. Moreover, the hybrid approach proved to be more effective than the use of online virtual classrooms alone.

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  • Xiufeng Xing & Sayed Saghaian, 2022. "Learning Outcomes of a Hybrid Online Virtual Classroom and In-Person Traditional Classroom during the COVID-19 Pandemic," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(9), pages 1-14, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:9:p:5263-:d:803246
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    1. Xiaoying Feng & Neacsu Ioan & Yan Li, 2021. "Comparison of the effect of online teaching during COVID-19 and pre-pandemic traditional teaching in compulsory education," The Journal of Educational Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 114(4), pages 307-316, August.
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