Effects of Learning Attitudes and COVID-19 Risk Perception on Poor Academic Performance among Middle School Students

Jaewon Lee, Hyejung Lim, Jennifer Allen and Gyuhyun Choi
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Jaewon Lee: Department of SocialWelfare, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Korea
Hyejung Lim: School of Education, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea
Jennifer Allen: School of Social Work, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48823, USA
Gyuhyun Choi: Integrative Arts Therapy, Dongduk Women’s University, Seoul 02748, Korea

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 10, 1-10

Abstract: The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of middle school students’ learning attitudes and risk perception toward COVID-19 on their poor academic performance since the COVID-19 pandemic began. This study limited the sample to middle school students who responded that their academic performance was an A or B grade during the last academic year in 2019. For this study, 268 respondents were selected and logistic regression was employed. Self-motivated studying time and positive attitudes toward online learning predicted consistent academic performance since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Middle school students’ preference toward an in-person classroom format was related to poor academic performance since the COVID-19 pandemic began. A risk perception toward COVID-19 was related to poor academic performance since the COVID-19 pandemic began. It is imperative to provide educational programs which help students develop self-motivated studying habits to maintain their academic performance during COVID-19. Policymakers in schools should consider providing in-person options for students who are more academically successful in such an environment.

Keywords: COVID-19; learning attitudes; academic performance; middle school students (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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