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Health and education concerns about returning to campus and online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic among US undergraduate STEM majors

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  • Palmer, Lindsay
  • Pagoto, Sherry L.
  • Workman, Deja
  • Lewis, Kathrine A.

    (Pennsylvania State University)

  • Rudin, Lauren R.
  • De Luna, Nina
  • Herrera, Valeria
  • Brown, Nathanial P.
  • Bibeau, Jessica
  • Arcangel, Kaylei

Abstract

Undergraduates majoring in STEM at US universities/colleges completed an online survey in July 2020 and answered open-ended questions about their concerns about returning to campus and about learning online from home in Fall 2020. Students’ concerns about returning to campus included student noncompliance with university COVID-19 prevention guidelines, infection risk, poor instructional quality, inadequate university plans for preventing/handling outbreaks, negative impacts on social interactions, and transportation/commuting. Concerns about online learning from home included difficulty focusing on schoolwork, lack of hands-on/experiential learning, negative impacts on social interactions, family/home environment, concerns that online learning wastes time/money, and inadequate technology/Internet access. Universities should address student concerns and provide resources to overcome barriers to effective learning.

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  • Palmer, Lindsay & Pagoto, Sherry L. & Workman, Deja & Lewis, Kathrine A. & Rudin, Lauren R. & De Luna, Nina & Herrera, Valeria & Brown, Nathanial P. & Bibeau, Jessica & Arcangel, Kaylei, 2021. "Health and education concerns about returning to campus and online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic among US undergraduate STEM majors," SocArXiv g3abx_v1, Center for Open Science.
    • Handle: RePEc:osf:socarx:g3abx_v1
    DOI: 10.31219/osf.io/g3abx_v1
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