Parental Satisfaction With Online Learning During the Emergency COVID-19 Closures: Barriers, Motivation, and Success

• In Event: Education and Learning in the COVID-19 Context

Abstract

Covid-19 caused a nationwide switch to distance learning, providing the opportunity to investigate K-12 students’ e-learning experiences. An online survey (n = 158) was used to examine parents’ perceptions of student success, barriers to learning, and other issues. A path analysis showed that parental satisfaction was largely determined by the child’s intrinsic motivation, daily time spent on learning, and whether the instruction included synchronous online meetings. These factors were mediated by their perception of their child’s learning outcome. The strongest influence on parental satisfaction, however, was concerns over the child’s barriers to learning (i.e., lack of time management skills, lack of ability to work independently) as mediated by the parents’ perception of their child’s anxiety over online learning.

Authors

• Hal Hinderliter, Northern Illinois University

• Ying Xie, Northern Illinois University

• Karen Ladendorf, Northern Illinois University

• Hans E. Muehsler, Naperville Central High School