Examine and analyze the impact of COVID-19 on the undergraduate learning environment

Abstract

The Corona crisis has ultimately affected societies, affecting both young and elder and other economic and academic life aspects. The emergence of this crisis prevented millions of students from heading to the study benches, which negatively affected the educational level. The global health crisis of extreme severity requires diligent work and urgent action to continue the education. Therefore, most countries resorted to quick solutions that were adjusted over time to suit the requirements of the stage. This paper focuses on studying the impact of the Corona crisis on the academic level of students and the rate of interaction with the course material. First, we designed questionnaires to collect data on the impact of the Corona crisis on students in terms of communication and the psychological impact of social distancing and not attending classrooms. The data analysis also helped in finding mathematical models that show the impact of Corona on students. The results of the ANOVA test related to the academic level showed that there is a significant discrepancy between the two samples by 3.925. The (sig.) value is 0.002, confirming a significant difference between the academic level groups and the postgraduate students, who faced more difficulties in studying online with an average of 3.925 compared to diploma level students (3.52). The study also proved that the participants were more aware of following the procedures in dealing with COVID (based on the Sig value of 0.003), and the largest number of female participants was with an average square (14,184). In addition, COVID-19 reduced the contact between relatives based on the Sig value of 0.004.