Abstract
During the time of the global pandemic, COVID-19, there was a rapid transition in learning environments for schools across the country. During this transition, online based education was viewed extremely poorly by students, educators and even parents. Both students and educators thrived on human interaction in the classroom because it had been familiar to them their entire lives. This familiarity with human interaction was a very important factor for schools when designing learning plans and creating learning objectives. When the pandemic was at its peak, it was unsafe for schools to continue the traditional face-to-face learning methods, so the government made a mandatory switch to everything virtual. Morale was at an all-time low for everyone because of how different the education system had become, and the learning curve experienced as well.
Available research on online learning during the pandemic revealed negative student perceptions. Now that online courses have improved, and students are more acclimated to the virtual learning environment it is important to take another look at student perceptions and their preferences for online or in-person learning environments. The goal of this research is to examine how contributing factors such as mental health, time management skills, course engagement, information retention and preference play a role on how students perceive the different learning environments. Better policy suggestions can be gathered to better benefit the student in hopes they will feel happier and intellectually available in the courses they are enrolled in. The results of this analysis will provide critical insights about student learning preferences to academic institutions as they continue to improve both online and in-person learning environments.
Semester/Year of Award
Spring 5-10-2024
Mentor
Dr. Betsy Matthews
Mentor Department Affiliation
Justice Studies
Access Options
Open Access Thesis
Document Type
Bachelor Thesis
Degree Name
Honors Scholars
Degree Level
Bachelors
Department
Justice Studies
Recommended Citation
Vittitoe, Peyton and Matthews, Betsy, "Measuring Student Perceptions on Online vs. Traditional Learning" (2024). Honors Theses. 1030.
https://encompass.eku.edu/honors_theses/1030
