Factors Affecting University Students' At-home Learning during the COVID-19 Pandemic -Implications for a Student Support System-

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to collect data that can be useful in designing systems that support the out-of-class learning of undergraduate students in Japanese universities. The authors investigated students' at-home learning activities during the COVID-19 pandemic and tried to provide implications for designing out-of-class learning support systems for such students. Two surveys were conducted in June and October 2020, in which students recorded all their learning activities for an entire week. After which, they were asked to complete a questionnaire. Both surveys showed year-wise differences; that is, first-year students had more supportive aspects than senior students. An examination of the influence of self-directed learning readiness scale factors showed that factors concerning learning skills affected learning time in most categories; this finding has important implications for system development.