| Title: |
Did Students Learn Less during the COVID-19 Pandemic? Reading and Mathematics Competencies before and after the First Pandemic Wave |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Schult, Johannes (ORCID 0000-0003-4576-4605); Mahler, Nicole (ORCID 0000-0003-1743-4748); Fauth, Benjamin (ORCID 0000-0002-4316-4094); Lindner, Marlit A. (ORCID 0000-0002-6277-1543) |
| Source: |
School Effectiveness and School Improvement. 2022 33(4):544-563. |
| Availability: |
Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
20 |
| Publication Date: |
2022 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Reports - Research |
| Education Level: |
Elementary Education; Grade 5; Intermediate Grades; Middle Schools |
| Descriptors: |
COVID-19; Pandemics; Mathematics Skills; Reading Comprehension; School Closing; Achievement Gains; Low Achievement; Distance Education; Barriers; Grade 5; Foreign Countries; Institutional Characteristics |
| Geographic Terms: |
Germany |
| DOI: |
10.1080/09243453.2022.2061014 |
| ISSN: |
0924-3453; 1744-5124 |
| Abstract: |
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. |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Entry Date: |
2023 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ1370962 |
| Database: |
ERIC |