ERIC Number: EJ1370962
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
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Did Students Learn Less during the COVID-19 Pandemic? Reading and Mathematics Competencies before and after the First Pandemic Wave
School Effectiveness and School Improvement, v33 n4 p544-563 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted classes in spring 2020. Temporary school closures supposedly led to a considerable learning loss, particularly for low-achieving students. Teachers faced challenges of remote learning environments. Students spent less time learning. The present study investigates the competencies of fifth graders in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, using large-scale assessments in reading and mathematics from annual mandatory tests in September (each n > 80,000). Competence scores were slightly lower in 2020 (after 2 months of school closures) compared with the three previous years (-0.07 SD for reading comprehension, -0.09 for operations, and -0.03 for numbers). Regarding mathematics, low-achieving students seem to have a learning backlog that deserves attention in future education. School characteristics such as the average sociocultural capital and the proportion of students with a migration background played a minor role in mediating the schools' learning loss. Still, lower sociocultural capital was positively associated with larger learning loss in mathematics.
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Mathematics Skills, Reading Comprehension, School Closing, Achievement Gains, Low Achievement, Distance Education, Barriers, Grade 5, Foreign Countries, Institutional Characteristics
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 5; Intermediate Grades; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Germany
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