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ERIC Number: EJ1472812
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 9
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0744-8481
EISSN: EISSN-1940-3208
Available Date: 0000-00-00
Longitudinal Associations with Positivity, Quarantining and Pass/Fail Policy Use on Student GPAs during the First Three Semesters of the Pandemic
Samantha Nazione1; Lauren R. Heller2; Anna Vredeveld1; Casey A. Dexter3; Michael McElveen4
Journal of American College Health, v73 n4 p1454-1462 2025
Objective: This research sought to understand the effects of testing positive, quarantining, and pass/fail policy use on college student GPAs across three semesters from Spring 2020 to Spring 2021. Participants: 644 students were followed across three semesters. Methods: Anonymized secondary data sets regarding student health behaviors, perceived stress, and satisfaction were combined with registrar data concerning demographic factors, COVID-19 infection, the need to quarantine, and converting grades to pass/fail (P/F). Results: The use of P/F was associated with inflated GPAs when offered during Spring and Fall 2020. Students opting to use P/F were more likely to be low-income and achieve a lower GPA in Spring 2021 when the P/F option was no longer offered. Testing positive and quarantining did not have a significant association with student GPA. Conclusions: The research challenges the value of providing students the ability to convert grades to P/F during the pandemic.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Author Affiliations: 1Department of Management & Marketing, Berry College, Mt Berry, Georgia, USA; 2Department of Economics, Berry College, Mt Berry, Georgia, USA; 3Department of Psychology, Berry College, Mt Berry, Georgia, USA; 4Berry College, Mt Berry, Georgia, USA