Do Students From Open Cooperative Classes Have an Advantage in Distance Learning?

• In Event: AERA Virtual Poster Session 8
  In Poster Session: Research on the Complexity of Learning Environments

Abstract

The switch to emergency remote teaching (ERT) as result of COVID outbreak had empirically proven effects on several outcomes of students. Since, the school closures were a novelty, little is known about learning environments that foster students` abilities to cope with homeschooling requirements. The presented study aims at (1) investigating the direct and indirect effect of teacher competencies in distance education on students` self-rated academic achievement and (2) the analysis of the moderation effect of the ‘COoperative, Open Learning format (COOL)’ on those relations. Results imply that self-regulation skills and intrinsic motivation of students` are vital for effective learning during lockdown for all students, while feedback culture proves to mediate the effect of teacher competencies on achievement only in COOL-classes.

Authors

• Ramona Obermeier, Johannes Kepler University of Linz

• Sonja Lenz, Johannes Kepler University of Linz