An empirical study of student performance during the COVID-19 pandemic

ABSTRACT

This paper aims to establish if any of the following characteristics are associated with a difference in student performance during the COVID-19 pandemic online lecture attendance, study time and performance;gender, class standing (freshman (1st year), sophomore (2nd year), junior (3rd year)and senior (4th year)) and having one's own room. A Learning Management System was used to measure students' study times and performance on the assessments. A survey instrument was used to obtain information about their gender, class standing, whether they had their own room and their perceptions of online education. The study found a positive correlation between study times and performance, except for test 1 and its study time, and a positive relationship between academic performance and having their own room. There was also a difference noted between class standing and performance, however, there was no difference based on gender in the performance of the students.