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Does Online Learning Make a Difference in Students’ Grades?

This past academic year was challenging for both students and professors. Although the Covid 19 pandemic led to a chaotic 2020, it will also greatly affect the years to come. While many universities are now making plans for future distance learning programs, it is a good time to reevaluate the pros and cons of online learning. The purpose of this paper is to determine if there is a difference in student grades between online and onsite learning by comparing exam scores in Mathematics 1 and Mathematics 2 in the academic year in which both courses were taken at the faculty with the year in which Mathematics 1 was taken at the faculty and Mathematics 2 was taken in a distance learning environment. The statistical indicators obtained suggest that the pass rate is almost the same regardless of the form of teaching and midterm exams. However, the correlation coefficient between the results of the exams of Mathematics 1 and Mathematics 2 courses is statistically significantly lower in the academic year in which the first course was taken at the faculty and the second in a distance learning environment. This suggests that there are a certain number of students who did not perform well in the online environment, but also those who were helped to perform better. Through the method of interviewing students, both models have uncovered key factors in the teaching process that are believed to be the main causes of student success or failure.

online learning ; onsite learning ; grades ; correlation ; mathematics

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