Presentation
Remote, Hybrid, or Home-Schooled Students: Effects of Pandemic Learning Modalities on Child Behavior
SessionWednesday Poster Session
DescriptionTechnological advancements since the advent of the internet have enabled the emergence of distance-learning modalities for students, and the COVID-19 pandemic offers an opportunity to examine the developmental effects of these different modalities. This study investigates the role of schooling modality on child behavior issues during the COVID-19 pandemic. 66 mothers of children ages 5 to 9 rated their child’s behavior issues, extraversion levels, Covid-related stressors, and predominant schooling modality from March 2020 to April 2021 (remote, home-school, hybrid, or in-person) using four self-report scales. A one-way between-subjects ANCOVA was conducted to examine the effect of school modality on child behavior issues, when controlling for child Covid-related stressors, extraversion, and demographic variables. Results showed a statistically significant relationship between school modality and child behavior issues, and post-hoc testing indicated that homeschooled children had significantly higher behavior issues than remote or hybrid students. These findings are in contrast with prior research that found no significant difference in behavior problems between home-schooled and school-going children, and may reflect the unexpected educational role imposed on mothers who began homeschooling during the pandemic. These findings provide a foundation to further investigate human factors that influence the developmental effects of different schooling modalities.
Event Type
Poster
TimeWednesday, October 21st5:30pm - 6:30pm PDT
LocationSummit Pavilion
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