Author(s): Zaccoletti, Sónia ; Camacho, Ana ; Correia, Nadine ; Aguiar, Cecília ; Mason, Lúcia ; Alves, Rui A. ; Daniel, João R.
Date: 2020
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/16645
Origin: Repositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico do Porto
Subject(s): COVID-19 pandemic; Home confinement; School closures; Distance learning; Academic motivation; Extracurricular activities; Parents’ perceptions; Cross-country comparison
The COVID-19 outbreak has ravaged all societal domains, including education. Home confinement, school closures, and distance learning impacted students, teachers, and parents’ lives worldwide. In this study, we aimed to examine the impact of COVID-19-related restrictions on Italian and Portuguese students’ academic motivation as well as investigate the possible buffering role of extracurricular activities. Following a retrospective pretest–posttest design, 567 parents (nItaly = 173, nPortugal = 394) reported on their children’s academic motivation and participation in extracurricular activities (grades 1 to 9).
