COVID-19 Student Survey: Online Learning Experiences and …

1 COVID-19 Student survey : Online Learning Experiences and Challenges Experienced Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic Spring 2020. Research by: Vera Froman Daniel Berumen Jaime Rodriguez Cathy Stute August 2020. Table of Contents .. 1. Executive Summary .. 4. Introduction .. 6. Methodology .. 6. Analysis .. 7. 7. Respondent Characteristics: survey Representativeness .. 7. Table 1. Ethnicity of all credit enrollments compared to survey respondents .. 7. Table 2. Age of all credit enrollments compared to survey respondents .. 8. Table 3. Gender of all credit enrollments compared to survey respondents .. 8. Technology and Accessibility .. 8. Table 4. How students are accessing Online course content .. 8. Table 5. How students are accessing Online course content by ethnicity .. 9. Technological Issues .. 9. Table 6. Technological issues experienced by students.

2 10. Table 7. Themes regarding technological issues experienced by students ..11. Accessibility Table 8. Accessibility issues experienced by students ..12. Table 9. Themes regarding accessibility issues experienced by students ..13. Learning Experience and Social Interaction ..13. Table 10. Concerns with transition to remote Learning ..13. Table 11. Themes regarding concerns with transition to remote Learning ..14. Learning Issues ..15. Table 12. Learning issues experienced since the transition to remote Learning ..15. Table 13. Learning issues experienced since the transition to remote Learning by ethnicity16. Table 14. Themes regarding issues experienced since the transition to remote Learning ..17. Student Schedules ..17. Figure 1. Respondents ability to maintain a regular schedule at home to complete homework and assignments in a timely manner.

3 18. Perceptions of Faculty ..18. Figure 2. Respondents perception of faculty as considerate or inconsiderate of the students' circumstances ..18. Table 15. Themes regarding instructors being somewhat or very inconsiderate to students circumstances ..19. Life, Health, and Basic Needs Issues ..20. Table 16. Life and health Mt. SAC COVID-19 Student survey Page1. Table 17. Life and Health Issues by Ethnicity (Highly or Moderately Concerned Only) ..21. Working status of students ..21. Table 18. Working Status Prior to COVID-19 ..21. Figure 3. Working students' status ..22. Figure 4. Working students' status by ethnicity* ..22. Food and housing insecurity ..22. Table 19. Food and housing Table 20. Food and housing insecurity by ethnicity (Often/sometimes only) ..23. Table 21. Review of participants current living situation.

4 24. Figure 5. Unsafe at home ..24. Mental State ..24. Table 22. Mental state of respondents over the last week ..25. Awareness of Mt. SAC COVID-19 services and resources ..25. Table 23. Mt. SAC resource awareness and use ..25. Counseling program participation ..25. Students biggest challenges and most positive Experiences since classes transitioned to remote instruction ..26. Table 24. Themes regarding Student 's biggest challenge since classes transitioned to remote instruction ..26. Positive Experiences ..28. Table 25. Themes regarding Student 's positive Experiences since classes transitioned to remote instruction ..29. Recommendations and Opportunities for Appendix A: Technology Issues, Open-Ended Responses not focused on Technology ..32. Table A1. Themes provided in the technological issues question that did not focus on technology.

5 32. Appendix B: Accessibility Issues, Open-Ended Responses not focused on Accessibility ..33. Table B1. Themes provided in the accessibility issues question that did not focus on accessibility ..33. Appendix C: Respondents that Reported Feeling Physically and/or Emotionally Unsafe in their Home ..34. Table C1. Experiences that have made respondents feel unsafe in their home ..34. Appendix D: Mt. SAC Resources Evaluation ..35. Laptop lending program ..35. Table D1. Satisfaction with the laptop lending program ..35. Mountie fresh food pantry ..35. Table D2. Satisfaction with the Mountie fresh food pantry ..35. Online counseling ..36. Table D3. Satisfaction with Online counseling ..36. Mt. SAC COVID-19 Student survey Page2. Table D4. Themes regarding respondents who were unsatisfied with Online counseling ..37. COVID-19 excused withdrawal and/or pass/no pass status for course grades.

6 37. Table D5. Satisfaction with the COVID-19 excused withdrawal and pass/no pass grading option ..37. Table D6. Themes regarding respondents who were unsatisfied with the COVID-19 . excused withdrawal and pass/no pass grading option ..38. Mountie fresh basic needs resources ..39. Table D7. Satisfaction with the Mountie fresh basic needs option ..39. Mt. SAC's mental health services ..39. Table D8. Satisfaction with Mt. SAC's mental health services ..39. Online tutoring services ..40. Table D9. Satisfaction with the Online tutoring services ..40. Table D10. Themes regarding respondents who were unsatisfied with the Online tutoring services ..40. Appendix E: Students involved in counseling or special programs ..42. Table E1. Special programs that respondents currently participate in ..42. Table E2. Communication methods that have allowed continued participation in special Table E3.

7 Preference for future communication with counseling, advising, tutoring, updates, or helpful information ..43. Mt. SAC COVID-19 Student survey Page3. Executive Summary In response to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis and Mt. San Antonio College's (Mt. SAC) move to a remote Learning experience, the Office of Research and Institutional Effectiveness (RIE) and the Office of Instruction began planning a series of surveys to gather relevant feedback from the campus community including students, faculty, and staff. The first phase of this research was the creation and distribution of the COVID-19 Student survey . The survey was influenced by a series of discussions throughout April 2020 that included input from Academic Senate and Student Services leadership. The Student survey consisted of 42 total items, including multiple-choice and open-ended questions.

8 The survey was sent to all spring 2020 credit students' Mt. SAC email accounts on April 23, 2020, and was closed on May 18, 2020. A total of 27,763 students received an invitation to complete the survey and 2,828 responses were collected for a response rate of A review of the results provides the following highlights: Technology: A large majority of respondents indicated that a computer, laptop, or tablet was available to them to access their Online content ( ). Most students indicated that they did not struggle with the use of technology for their courses. That said, the two most common technical issues students encountered were their instructors' ( ) and their own ( ). discomfort or lack of familiarity with the required technologies or applications. In open-ended comments, students mentioned consistent connectivity issues with Zoom and Canvas and described how they were unable to access supporting hardware, such as printers and scanners, and software, such as Microsoft Word and Excel.

9 Learning Experience and Social Interactions: In a series of questions related to their Learning experience, students indicated that they were having trouble maintaining sufficient levels of time and effort to complete their schoolwork. Only of students indicated that they were able to keep a regular schedule and had issues finding time to participate in their classes. A. slight majority of students expressed difficulties with Online Learning ; for example, had trouble focusing or paying attention to remote instruction or activities, and another indicated that they had a personal preference for face-to-face Learning . In total, of respondents indicated they had issues completing their course assignments in a timely matter. Financial, housing, and mental health issues: Responses in this section indicated that students were encountering significant financial, housing, and health barriers to Learning .

10 Of the students who had a job before the COVID-19 crisis, lost that job, and another, had their hours and/or pay reduced. of students indicated that in the last 30 days, the food they bought did not last and reported that they did not have the money to get more. In reference to Student health: of students indicated they were moderately or highly concerned with their mental and physical health, were concerned with the effects of having a lower income, and were concerned with issues related to social isolation. Awareness of Mt. SAC COVID-19 resources: To assess the effectiveness of the colleges messaging, students were asked to identify their awareness of various services and resources the college has made available to students. A large majority of students indicated an awareness of the excused withdrawal and Pass/No Pass options related to COVD-19 ( ), Online counseling ( ), Online tutoring ( ), and the Mountie Fresh Food Pantry ( ).