How has teaching and learning changed in quarantine?
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The outbreak of coronavirus and consequent shutdown of schools, work places, cities and even nations has raised questions on its impact on education across age groups. Twenty nine countries have shut schools nation – wide, an additional twenty have some form of closures. With coronavirus griping the world more countries are likely to follow. Due to the pandemic the International Baccalaureate (IB) has cancelled exams which will affect more than 200,000 students world over. It’s impact on student learning is likely to be severe. As has been established by research long breaks can have detrimental effect on learning outcomes. In lots of instances around the world universities and senior schools have shifted to e – learning. While e-learning has its merits and demerits, in times of emergency, it might be the only viable option for students to have continuous access to learning. However, the needs of students can vary widely in terms of cognitive ability, interest, style of learning, and so on. For the youngest learners, learning is a knowledge building process where meaning is co – constructed, thus making peer support and collaboration extremely valuable for socio – cognitive development.
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Everything has gone online.