Lessons Learned from the Educational Experience during COVID-19 from the Perspective of Latin American University Students
Journal
Sustainability
ISSN
2071-1050
Date Issued
2023
Author(s)
Karla Lobos
Diego García-Álvarez
Jorge Maldonado-Mahauad
Carola Bruna
Type
Resource Types::text::journal::journal article
URL Institutional Repository
Abstract
<jats:p>The COVID-19 pandemic impacted the educational context. University students were exposed to an educational transition from a face-to-face context to emergency remote teaching (ERT). This change affected the educational experience of students and teachers in general, and impacted their educational performance, as well as their emotional and mental health, among other aspects. However, learning from the successes during the ERT and reflecting on good and bad practices will allow us to configure effective learning scenarios that respond to the new normal. The objective of this paper is to describe and present the lessons learned during ERT from the experience of university students in Latin America who have already returned to face-to-face instruction. The study used a qualitative inductive approach and a phenomenographic design. The sample consisted of 640 undergraduate students (63% women) of higher education who experienced online education during the year 2021 and a face-to-face modality during the first semester of 2022, belonging to universities in Chile, Venezuela, and Ecuador. The results suggest that new learning scenarios should consider specific pedagogical practices, including active, collaborative, meaningful, and problem-based strategies, together with a diversity of feedback practices. It is concluded that the ERT brought good practices that should guide university educational policies.</jats:p>
Subjects
covid-19
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higher education
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quality education
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university students
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virtual education
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chile
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ecuador
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latin america
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venezuela
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covid-19
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higher education
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learning
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strategic approach
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student
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teaching