COVID-19’S EFFECTS ON STUDENT ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN SOME SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY
Abstract
The outbreak of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) raises severe issues for worldwide education systems. COVID-19 containment efforts resulted in the unscheduled closure of schools in over 100 nations globally. COVID-19 school closures kept one billion students out of the classroom. The research looks into the effect of COVID-19 on academic achievement. Structured questionnaires were used to collect data from 200 respondents drawn from courses, including teachers, students, parents, and policymakers.
STATA/Regression was used to analyze the collected data. According to the findings, COVID-19 has a negative impact on education, including learning disruptions, less access to education and research facilities, job losses, and increased student indebtedness. The findings also suggest that during the Coronavirus pandemic, many educators and students depended on technology to ensure online learning.
However, poor infrastructure, such as network and power outages, inaccessibility and unavailability difficulties, and a lack of digital skills, has hampered online education. The report emphasizes the negative consequences of COVID-19 on the education sector, as well as the need for all educational institutions, educators, and students to accept technology and enhance their digital abilities in accordance with emerging worldwide trends and realities in education.
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RECOMMENDATION AND CONCLUSION
The study concludes that the Coronavirus pandemic has a negative impact on academic achievement. COVID-19 has a significant impact on school features like as research, academic programs, staff professional development, and academic careers, among others. These effects were felt by educational institutions, educators, students, parents, and other education stakeholders.
The study underlines the need of technology adoption in education as a means of mitigating the consequences of Coronavirus and other future pandemics in education. Thus, the study concedes that the choice to close Coronavirus schools around the world may be inconvenient, but it is reasonable given the velocity of dissemination and the threats posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The unusual Coronavirus school closures serve as a lesson and a warning to the entire educational community, particularly those who have yet to accept or integrate developing learning tools that facilitate online or remote instruction. Education stakeholders must devise strong plans to deal with the post-Coronavirus era.
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COVID-19’S EFFECTS ON STUDENT ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN SOME SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY