A preliminary study exploring the impact of learner resilience under enforced online delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic

Tom Crick; Tom Prickett; Julie Walters

doi:10.1145/3456565.3460050

A preliminary study exploring the impact of learner resilience under enforced online delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic

Tom Crick, Tom Prickett, Julie Walters

Computer and Information Sciences Department

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Abstract

This poster presents the preliminary findings from a research project exploring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on learner resilience from the shift to online delivery of learning and teaching amidst national social “lockdown” measures. This exploration of resilience was undertaken as part of the delivery of the first-year undergraduate computer science degree programme in a UK university. Resilience was measured by the Nicholson McBride Resilience Questionnaire (NMRQ) and three open-ended questions exploring what has supported their study most during the COVID-19 pandemic, what had been the greatest challenge, and how that challenge was resolved. The preliminary results of this survey (N=103) illustrate how learner responses differed to the delivery depending upon their measured resilience level. Additionally, the results provide valuable insight into learners’ perceptions of the challenges of online learning, teaching and assessment. Given the continued impact on educational settings from COVID-19, online/blended learning is likely to remain a significant feature of future delivery; hence the insights offered from this UK institutional study can inform future sector practice.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	ITiCSE '21
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the 26th ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education
Editors	Carsten Schulte, Brett A. Becker, Monica Divitini, Erik Barendsen
Place of Publication	New York
Publisher	ACM
Pages	653
Number of pages	1
Volume	2
ISBN (Print)	9781450383974
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3456565.3460050
Publication status	Published - 26 Jun 2021
Event	ACM Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education: ITiCSE 21 Paderborn - Paderborn University, Paderborn, Germany Duration: 26 Jun 2021 → 1 Jul 2021 Conference number: 26th https://iticse.acm.org/

Conference

Conference	ACM Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education
Abbreviated title	ITiCSE
Country/Territory	Germany
City	Paderborn
Period	26/06/21 → 1/07/21
Internet address	https://iticse.acm.org/

Keywords

Resilience
Effective learning
undergraduate
covid-19

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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Crick, T., Prickett, T., & Walters, J. (2021). A preliminary study exploring the impact of learner resilience under enforced online delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic. In C. Schulte, B. A. Becker, M. Divitini, & E. Barendsen (Eds.), ITiCSE '21: Proceedings of the 26th ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education (Vol. 2, pp. 653). ACM. https://doi.org/10.1145/3456565.3460050

Crick, Tom ; Prickett, Tom ; Walters, Julie. / A preliminary study exploring the impact of learner resilience under enforced online delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic. ITiCSE '21: Proceedings of the 26th ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education. editor / Carsten Schulte ; Brett A. Becker ; Monica Divitini ; Erik Barendsen. Vol. 2 New York : ACM, 2021. pp. 653

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Crick, T, Prickett, T & Walters, J 2021, A preliminary study exploring the impact of learner resilience under enforced online delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic. in C Schulte, BA Becker, M Divitini & E Barendsen (eds), ITiCSE '21: Proceedings of the 26th ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education. vol. 2, ACM, New York, pp. 653, ACM Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, Paderborn, Germany, 26/06/21. https://doi.org/10.1145/3456565.3460050

A preliminary study exploring the impact of learner resilience under enforced online delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic. / Crick, Tom; Prickett, Tom ; Walters, Julie.
ITiCSE '21: Proceedings of the 26th ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education. ed. / Carsten Schulte; Brett A. Becker; Monica Divitini; Erik Barendsen. Vol. 2 New York: ACM, 2021. p. 653.

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Crick T, Prickett T , Walters J. A preliminary study exploring the impact of learner resilience under enforced online delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic. In Schulte C, Becker BA, Divitini M, Barendsen E, editors, ITiCSE '21: Proceedings of the 26th ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education. Vol. 2. New York: ACM. 2021. p. 653 Epub 2021 Jun 26. doi: 10.1145/3456565.3460050

A preliminary study exploring the impact of learner resilience under enforced online delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic

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