Title: Student engagement and learning during COVID-19: an empirical analysis

Authors: Nandini Borah; Pranami Sharma

Addresses: The Assam Royal Global University, NH-37, Opposite Tirupati Balaji Temple, Betkuchi, Guwahati, Assam – 781035, India ' Department of Commerce, Christ Deemed to be University, Central Campus, Hosur Road, Bhavani Nagar, S.G. Palya, Bengaluru, Karnataka, 560029, India

Abstract: COVID-19 pandemic brought along with it a widespread disruption of education system around the world. Schools, colleges and universities were shut all over the world. In order to maintain the continuity of education, educators and students alike adopted the online mode of teaching and learning. While mainstream education was mostly face-to-face; a sudden shift to the online mode of teaching and learning required teachers and students to get acquainted with the platform and tools. This study attempts to test a model to understand the impact of online education on students' engagement levels in the context of higher education and the COVID-19 pandemic. Results indicate that access to digital resources and teacher effectiveness has positive impact on engagement and student engagement in turn has positive impact on learning outcomes. Stress has negative impact on student learning. The paper also discusses implications of the study and future direction for research.

Keywords: student engagement; student learning; online learning; COVID-19; structural equation modelling; higher education; higher educational institutions.

DOI: 10.1504/IJLT.2022.129108

International Journal of Learning Technology, 2022 Vol.17 No.4, pp.320 - 338

Received: 29 Dec 2021
Received in revised form: 08 Apr 2022
Accepted: 18 Apr 2022
Published online: 20 Feb 2023 *

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