Title: Chinese university students' attention level during COVID-19 pandemic

Authors: Xiaolan Wu; Hui Li; Chunjuan Gao; Lei Shen; Hasan Tinmaz

Addresses: General Graduate School, Woosong University, Daejeon, South Korea ' General Graduate School, Woosong University, Daejeon, South Korea ' General Graduate School, Woosong University, Daejeon, South Korea ' General Graduate School, Woosong University, Daejeon, South Korea ' AI & Big Data Department, Endicott College of International Studies, Woosong University, Daejeon, South Korea

Abstract: The level of attention that university students can pay to their study is one of the important factors influencing their academic achievements, especially during the COVID-19 period, with online courses. The aim of this study is to find out the factors that influence university students' attention level. A questionnaire about students' level of attention during online courses was completed by English-majored students of different professional directions in a Chinese university (n = 611). Comparative tests show that gender difference in the attention level is significant in that female students take COVID-19 more seriously than male students as they cheat less and work harder; female students have a greater level of attention than male students do. Test results also show that grade difference is statistically significant in that freshmen have the greatest level of attention, and junior students are easier to adapt to online education and to use online platform.

Keywords: students' attention level; online learning; COVID-19; university; China.

DOI: 10.1504/IJIL.2024.137647

International Journal of Innovation and Learning, 2024 Vol.35 No.3, pp.366 - 385

Received: 19 Jan 2023
Accepted: 06 May 2023
Published online: 02 Apr 2024 *

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