Challenges in Education During the Second Year of the Pandemic

What is it about?

The assessment quality of education during the second year of the pandemic was carried out. Under continuous social isolation, the maint to study appears as a major problem with all consequences lower attention to virtual lectures; lower virtual practice; and over 50 % drop of students in some specialties. Trakia University, including the Faculty of Technics and Technologies, had an online well-developed virtual learning environment on Moodle, since 2008. Up to the pandemic closure, the mixed methods of learning were applied with great success. The first wave of pandemics passes without a strong negative effect on the quality of education. Even more, it has given students and teachers new opportunities for implementing innovative methods of learning at a vast rate. Students, teachers, and administration staff got adapted to the new circumstances and cope well. Nevertheless, the influence of the global health crisis triggered insecurity for human future well-being and increased the chronic stress that deteriorate the authority of institutions and rearranged human priorities. In the field of education, the attendance of on-lectures, lower motivation of learning, and drop of students during the second year.

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Why is it important?

During the second COVID-19 pandemic year, still, two-thirds of the global student population is affected by full or partial school closures. The previous first year of lockdown was successfully implemented in the study process, but nevertheless, the second pandemic year had different patterns and influences on the education process.

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