The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Primary School Students' Mathematical Reasoning Skills: A Mediation Analysis
London Review of Education
; 20(1), 2022.
Article
in English
| ProQuest Central | ID: covidwho-1980367
ABSTRACT
The present research aimed to reveal how the COVID-19 pandemic influenced the mathematical reasoning of primary school students through mediation analysis. It was designed as ex post facto research. The research sample consisted of two cohorts. Cohort 1 included 415 primary school children who received face-to-face instruction by attending school for six months until COVID-19 emerged. Cohort 2 included 964 children who were taught curricular skills through distance education due to COVID-19 and school closures. In total, 1,379 primary school children were recruited into the research sample. Data were collected through a mathematical reasoning test by sending items from the instrument via Google Docs. The data were analysed with mediation analysis. Results demonstrated that the school closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic negatively influenced mathematical reasoning skills. Findings are discussed in the light of human interaction and Cattell's intelligence theory.
ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE); Elementary Education; Early Childhood Education; Grade 1; Primary Education; Grade 2; Grade 3; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades; Pandemics; Mathematics Instruction; Elementary School Students; Foreign Countries; School Closing; Conventional Instruction; COVID-19; Distance Education; Turkey; Mathematical Logic; Mathematics Skills
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ProQuest Central
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Language:
English
Journal:
London Review of Education
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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