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Global Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Higher Education Students: Academic Work

  • Using a 1-5 scale, higher education students were asked to report their level of satisfaction with the organization of teaching processes. Students reported an average satisfaction level of 3.3 for their lectures, 3.12 for tutorials and seminars, and 3.2 for mentorships. However, higher education students in Africa reported the lowest levels of satisfaction. Additionally, students living in poverty as well as those from rural areas in which internet connection proves difficult reported dissatisfaction with the online learning methods.
  • Following the switch to online delivery, 30.8% of students globally said their workload become less than it had been when classes were in person. 26.6% of students said their workload remained the same, and 42.6% reported an increase in their workload. This increase was largely reported by higher education students in Oceania (59.8%), Europe (58%), and North America (54.7%). However, students in Asia, Africa, and South America largely reported the decrease in workload.
  • These students from Asia, Africa, and South America explained that they experienced problems with poor internet network, unfamiliarity with using “ICT equipment,” and that using their phones was sometimes the only option to join online courses.
  • An increase in workload was also reported by students in Germany (76%), Portugal (77%), Malaysia (78%), and Mexico (73%).
  • Art students, undergraduate students, and females seemed to be more likely to report a greater workload.
  • Students also reported difficulty with focusing during their online courses, and they felt their quality of studying declined compared to when they had in person classes. However, they seemed to be able to adapt to the shift.
  • Social science and graduate students said they felt their performance increased since the shift, undergraduate students felt that it was much harder to stay focused.

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Updated 2021-06-14

Contributors are:

Zoe Dunnum
Zoe Dunnum
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Who are from:

Michigan State University
Michigan State University
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