Open AccessEFFECT OF COVID-19 ON STUDENTS PERFORMANCE AT K-12 LEVEL: PLANS FOR STEM EDUCATION
Author(s) -
Muhammad Iqbal,
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Hasnain Raza,
Zaib Un Nisa,
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Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
pakistan journal of social research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2710-3137
pISSN - 2710-3129
DOI - 10.52567/pjsr.v3i02.201
Subject(s) - covid-19 , government (linguistics) , pandemic , khyber pakhtunkhwa , mathematics education , medical education , psychology , political science , geography , economic growth , socioeconomics , sociology , medicine , virology , pathology , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , economics , linguistics , philosophy , disease
It was decided by the government of Pakistan to close all educational institutions on 13th March, 2020 and all citizens were strictly advised to remain at their homes to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the country. Due to the global pandemic, it was hypothesized that it would have a negative impact on K-12 students in their annual examinations of 2020 in science, mathematics, and technology subjects. There was constant hike in the COVID-19 cases and due to lack of technological resources in Pakistan, the country has been facing very difficult time since pandemic, especially in the area of STEM education. The data was collected from three teachers at a government secondary school in Malakand District Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. These teachers were specialized in mathematics, natural sciences and technology respectively. The researcher gathered insight of teachers on the possible effects of COVID-19 on the performance of students in their respective subjects by using a semi-structured interview technique. The study unveiled that if the COVID-19 epidemic persisted for a long time, it is possible that the proportion of the secondary school students in the annual examinations would be decreased due to the disturbed academic calendar of schools. Keywords: COVID-19, STEM Subjects, Mathematics Education, Pakistan Education