In School, Engaged, on Track? The Effect of the Pandemic on Student Attendance, Course Grades, and Grade Retention in North Carolina
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9733085 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sarah C Fuller (0000-0003-1607-5325, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, corresponding author), Tom Swiderski (0009-0001-5914-3175, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC), Camille Mikkelsen (0009-0000-3199-6275, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC), Carsten Sauer Mikkelsen (0000-0002-1202-462X, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Kevin C Bastian (0000-0003-2734-9133, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 78-90 |
| Publication date | 2025-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Educational Researcher (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-189X • E-ISSN: 1935-102X |
| Publisher | American Educational Research Association (AERA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3102/0013189x241299397 |
| OpenAlex | W4405388365 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 19 |
We examine effects of the pandemic on student attendance, course grades, and grade retention in North Carolina in 2020–2021 and 2021–2022 using descriptive and regression analyses. We find each outcome worsened on average in 2020–2021, with larger changes at the high end of the absence distribution, the low end of the grade distribution, and among historically marginalized student groups. In 2021–2022, grade and retention outcomes recovered, but attendance worsened. Furthermore, gaps between students narrowed, driven by greater recovery in grades for students who were initially most negatively impacted but worsening absenteeism among students who initially maintained high attendance. These findings highlight the substantial variation in impacts of the pandemic across students and differing patterns of impact and recovery across outcomes
Absenteeism · Academic achievement · Attendance · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Grade retention · Mathematics education · Medical education · Multilevel model · Pandemic · Political science · Sociology · Statistics · Cognitive Radio Networks and Spectrum Sensing · Demography · Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis · Mathematics · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Youth Substance Use and School Attendance
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |