Virtual Instruction effects within University Courses. A Boon for Those Who Need it, a Bane for Others

Manuel Flores (), Mariana Gerstenblüth (), Lucía Suárez () and Luciana Cantera ()

No 124, Documentos de Trabajo (working papers) from Department of Economics - dECON

Abstract: We examine the effects of virtual instruction on academic achievement at the Univer-sidad de la Rep´ublica, Uruguay, in 2022. We analyze student performance by considering the sequential nature of the evaluation process within the courses. Our results reveal that students in virtual courses are less likely to be active or achieve course approval. When possible, we use alternative identification strategies that show the stability of the estimated effects. We also find that the gap in the results is explained by the sequence of intermediate tests, which combine different performances in terms of retention and test scores. We highlight the importance of ef-fective targeting as the negative effects disappear for students facing constraints on attendance.

Keywords: Virtual; education; ·; Student; performance; ·; Sequential; Treatment; Effects; ·; Hetero-geneous; Treatment; Effects; ·; Program; Targeting (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C21 H75 I20 I21 I23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 36 pages
Date: 2024-02
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