Attending lectures in person, hybrid or online at a technical university: how do students choose after the pandemic, and what about the outcome?
Abstract In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, students have more choice of how to attend courses than ever before; for a large number of courses at a technical university, they are still able to watch the lectures live online or in recorded format later. We found that interactivity may bring b...
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| description | Abstract In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, students have more choice of how to attend courses than ever before; for a large number of courses at a technical university, they are still able to watch the lectures live online or in recorded format later. We found that interactivity may bring back students into the classroom almost as effectively as withholding alternatives. However, we also found that these attendance modes by themselves have little influence on exam grades. Instead, exam outcomes are more strongly associated with students attitudes and interest. We also found indicators that focussing on live lectures during the running semester (on-campus or online) may be associated with better exam outcomes than intensive preparation phases before exams. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6c40e19e5c2f4398981c944fbbfb73f62025-08-20T02:10:52ZengSpringerDiscover Education2731-55252025-04-014111510.1007/s44217-025-00500-yAttending lectures in person, hybrid or online at a technical university: how do students choose after the pandemic, and what about the outcome?Gerd Kortemeyer0Nora Dittmann-Domenichini1Claudia Merki2Rectorate and ETH AI Center, ETH ZurichUnit for Teaching and Learning, ETH ZurichUnit for Teaching and Learning, ETH ZurichAbstract In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, students have more choice of how to attend courses than ever before; for a large number of courses at a technical university, they are still able to watch the lectures live online or in recorded format later. We found that interactivity may bring back students into the classroom almost as effectively as withholding alternatives. However, we also found that these attendance modes by themselves have little influence on exam grades. Instead, exam outcomes are more strongly associated with students attitudes and interest. We also found indicators that focussing on live lectures during the running semester (on-campus or online) may be associated with better exam outcomes than intensive preparation phases before exams.https://doi.org/10.1007/s44217-025-00500-yAttendance modesHybrid teachingOnline teachingOn-site teachingRecordingsSelf-determination |
| spellingShingle | Gerd Kortemeyer Nora Dittmann-Domenichini Claudia Merki Attending lectures in person, hybrid or online at a technical university: how do students choose after the pandemic, and what about the outcome? Discover Education Attendance modes Hybrid teaching Online teaching On-site teaching Recordings Self-determination |
| title | Attending lectures in person, hybrid or online at a technical university: how do students choose after the pandemic, and what about the outcome? |
| title_full | Attending lectures in person, hybrid or online at a technical university: how do students choose after the pandemic, and what about the outcome? |
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| title_short | Attending lectures in person, hybrid or online at a technical university: how do students choose after the pandemic, and what about the outcome? |
| title_sort | attending lectures in person hybrid or online at a technical university how do students choose after the pandemic and what about the outcome |
| topic | Attendance modes Hybrid teaching Online teaching On-site teaching Recordings Self-determination |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1007/s44217-025-00500-y |
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