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

Lindsay Palmer, Sherry L. Pagoto, Deja Workman, Kathrine A. Lewis, Lauren R. Rudin, Nina De Luna, Valeria Herrera, Nathanial P. Brown, Jessica Bibeau and Kaylei Arcangel

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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.

Date: 2020-11-20
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