Report: Students Got More Work With Less Rigor While Learning Remotely

A new survey from Alpharetta-based education nonprofit Cognia shows for many students, remote learning last spring resulted in school work that was too easy or material they’d already learned. The report surveyed nearly 74,000 students, parents, and teachers from the U.S. and 22 other countries.

It found eight in 10 students said they had more work to do remotely than in the regular classroom. Sixty percent of students said the assignments were either “new and easy” or “something already learned.” The majority of parents said they’re worried about their children’s preparation moving forward.

“Part of the concern there for teachers was their availability to provide the support that they typically would provide in a face-to-face setting for a more challenging assignment,” said Cognia president and CEO Mark Elgart. “So students reported that they were busier, but it was a lot of busywork.”