Children’s Behavior at Home Worsened During Remote Learning: Research

Children’s Behavior at Home Worsened During Remote Learning: Research
A child wears a mask at Rogers International School in Stamford, Connecticut, on Nov.19, 2020. John Moore/Getty Images
Bill Pan
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Parents believe that their children are exhibiting worse behavior during remote learning at home than when they attend school in person, a new study has revealed.

Researchers from Harvard University led the study, which involved four online surveys among 405 parents of children in Massachusetts from Jan. 4 to May 23, 2021—a period marked by back-and-forth school closures. Overall, 348 parents reported on 356 children’s behaviors in at least one of the surveys.