Learning during the lockdown: real-time data on children’s experiences during home learning

Andrew, Alison; Cattan, Sarah; Dias, Mónica Costa; Farquharson, Christine; Kraftman, Lucy; Krutikova, Sonya; Phimister, Angus; Sevilla, Almudena

doi:10.1920/bn.ifs.2020.bn0288

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“…In Mexico, schools have been closed for about 50 million children and adolescents for longer than a year. Increasing evidence suggests that prolonged school closure, home confinement, and social restrictions could have significant consequences for the mental health of both children and adolescents ( 8 , 17 , 18 ).…”

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Covid-19 Incidence and Mortality by Age Strata and Comorbidities in Mexico City: A Focus in the Pediatric Population

González-García

Castilla-Peón

Santos

et al. 2021

Front. Public Health

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Background: SARS-COV2 appears less frequently and less severely in the pediatric population than in the older age groups. There is a need to precisely estimate the specific risks for each age group to design health and education policies suitable for each population.Objective: This study aimed to describe the risk of death in SARS-COV2 infected subjects by age group and according to the presence of comorbidities.Methods: We analyzed data of confirmed SARS-COV2 infection cases where symptoms began between February 22th, 2020, and April 18th, 2021, as published by the General Epidemiology Direction (DGE) of the Mexican Ministry of Health. We calculated COVID-19 incidence and mortality by age group using population data from the Statistics and Population National Institute (INEGI), and estimated the association between risk of death and the presence of comorbidities.Results: Mortality in SARS-COV2 infected people varied considerably, between 7 and 155 deaths per million per year in the under-20 age groups compared to 441 to 15,929 in the older age groups. Mortality in pediatric populations is strongly associated with comorbidities (OR: 4.6-47.9) compared to the milder association for older age groups (OR: 3.16–1.23).Conclusion: The risk of death from SARS-COV2 infection in children is low and is strongly associated with comorbidities.

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Covid-19 Incidence and Mortality by Age Strata and Comorbidities in Mexico City: A Focus in the Pediatric Population

González-García

Castilla-Peón

Santos

et al. 2021

Front. Public Health

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“…Indeed, initial reports have suggested learning decrements Engzell et al (2020), Kuhfeld et al (2020) and adverse mental health effects (Bignardi et al, 2020;Pearcey et al, 2020;Wright et al, 2020) in primary school students, compared to preceding years. In many cases, the shift to distance learning also reinforced existing inequalities: students from disadvantaged backgrounds were found to suffer greater learning setbacks than their more advantaged peers (Alvi and Gupta, 2020;Sevilla et al, 2020;Dietrich et al, 2020;Doyle, 2020;Engzell et al, 2020), and there were reports of disparities in access to resources and preparedness of instruction materials required for distance learning between educational levels and schools (Bol, 2020;Mohan et al, 2020;van de Werfhorst et al, 2020).…”

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Lockdown Learning: Changes in Online Foreign-Language Study Activity and Performance of Dutch Secondary School Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Spijkers³

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Front. Educ.

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The COVID-19 pandemic caused lockdowns and sudden school closures around the world in spring 2020, significantly impacting the education of students. Here, we investigate how the switch to distance learning affected study activity and performance in an online retrieval practice tool used for language learning in Dutch secondary education. We report insights from a rich data set consisting of over 115 million retrieval practice trials completed by more than 133 thousand students over the course of two consecutive school years. Our findings show that usage of the tool increased substantially at the start of lockdown, with the bulk of study activity occurring on weekday mornings. In general, students’ progress through the material was largely unaffected by lockdown, although students from the highest educational track were somewhat more likely to be on or ahead of schedule than students from lower tracks, compared to the previous year. Performance on individual study trials was generally stable, but accuracy and response time on open answer questions went up, perhaps as a result of students being more focused at home. These encouraging findings contribute to a growing literature on the educational ramifications of distance learning during lockdown.

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“…In addition, some countries have reported the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in perinatal services, with an increase in preterm births and low APGAR scores, and a decrease in positive breastfeeding practices (14)(7). Besides, pediatric oncology services worldwide have communicated substantial disruptions in cancer diagnosis and management programs (15). Furthermore, lockdown policies have restricted many children’s access to educational, nutritional, and sanitary services, which may aggravate some of these preexistent public health problems.…”

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“…For example, in Mexico, schools have been closed for about 50 million children and adolescents for longer than a year. Increasing evidence suggests that prolonged school closure, home confinement, and social restrictions could have significant consequences for the mental health of both children and adolescents(13)(8)(15).…”

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confidence: 99%

Covid-19 Incidence And Mortality By Age Strata And Comorbidities In Mexico City: A Focus In The Pediatric Population

González-García

Castilla-Peón

Santos

et al. 2021

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IntroductionSARS-COV2 appears less frequently and less severely in the pediatric population than in older age groups. In the face of the urgent need to reactivate activities suspended during the lockdown, mainly those essential for child development, this study aims to describe the risks of death of persons infected with SARS-COV2 by age group and according to the presence of comorbidities.MethodologyWe analyzed data of confirmed SARS-COV2 infection cases where symptoms began between February 22th, 2020, and March 31, 2021, as published by the General Epidemiology Direction (DGE) of the Mexican Ministry of Health. We calculated COVID-19 incidence and mortality by age group with population data from the Statistics and Population National Institute (INEGI), estimating the correlation between risk of death and the presence of comorbidities.ResultsMortality in SARS-COV2 infected people varied considerably, between 7 to 155 deaths per million per year in the under-20 age groups compared to 441 to 15929 in the older age groups. Mortality in pediatric populations is strongly associated with comorbidities (OR: 4.6-47.9) compared to the milder association for older age groups (OR: 3.16-1.23).ConclusionsThe risk of death from SARS-COV2 infection in children is low and strongly associated with comorbidities.

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Learning during the lockdown: real-time data on children’s experiences during home learning

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Covid-19 Incidence and Mortality by Age Strata and Comorbidities in Mexico City: A Focus in the Pediatric Population

Covid-19 Incidence and Mortality by Age Strata and Comorbidities in Mexico City: A Focus in the Pediatric Population

Lockdown Learning: Changes in Online Foreign-Language Study Activity and Performance of Dutch Secondary School Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Covid-19 Incidence And Mortality By Age Strata And Comorbidities In Mexico City: A Focus In The Pediatric Population

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