Location
Breakout Room G
Start Date
17-6-2021 12:40 PM
End Date
17-6-2021 1:55 PM
Abstract
Building on an earlier action research project looking at international student grades at an Ontario College, the researchers explored the impact of learning in an online learning environment on international student performance. The researchers asked: 1) Is there a significant difference in the average student grades (regardless of country of residence or origin) between online delivery and in-person delivery? 2) Is there a statistically significant difference in average student grades between delivery methods, based on country of origin or residence?; and 3) Is there a statistically significant difference in average student grades between domestic and international students, based on delivery? A comparison of grade data of in-person classes versus online learning indicate that both international and domestic students showed improved grade performance in online learning. Further, while the earlier study indicated that international students had lower grade performance than domestic students, the gap between international and domestic student grade performance closed slightly with online learning.
Keywords
COVID-19, international students, online learning, Ontario colleges, student success
The Pandemic Pivot at an Ontario College of Applied Arts and Technology: A Review of International and Domestic Student Success
Breakout Room G
Building on an earlier action research project looking at international student grades at an Ontario College, the researchers explored the impact of learning in an online learning environment on international student performance. The researchers asked: 1) Is there a significant difference in the average student grades (regardless of country of residence or origin) between online delivery and in-person delivery? 2) Is there a statistically significant difference in average student grades between delivery methods, based on country of origin or residence?; and 3) Is there a statistically significant difference in average student grades between domestic and international students, based on delivery? A comparison of grade data of in-person classes versus online learning indicate that both international and domestic students showed improved grade performance in online learning. Further, while the earlier study indicated that international students had lower grade performance than domestic students, the gap between international and domestic student grade performance closed slightly with online learning.