嗨碰视频 Students Made Academic Progress in Spring 2020 Despite COVID-19
Atlanta — June 3, 2020
嗨碰视频 (嗨碰视频) students continued to make successful academic progress despite the rapid shift to remote instruction caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, with Spring 2020 grades remaining at least as strong as those earned by students in previous spring semesters.
A new systemwide grading analysis of all 26 嗨碰视频 institutions shows significantly more A grades awarded this spring and lower rates of students failing or withdrawing from courses. As compared to Spring 2019, the proportion of A grades awarded to students increased from 44.1% to 52.4%, while students鈥 failing or withdrawal (DFW) rate decreased from 14.3% to 12.2%.
This grading distribution remained true for student sub-groups including by race and ethnicity and those eligible for the federal Pell Grant. It was also consistent for both lower division and upper division undergraduate courses, as well as for all graduate and professional course grades within 嗨碰视频.
鈥淥ur students continue to show resilience and determination in pursuing their studies, and I am grateful for how often they have overcome the challenges thrown at them by COVID-19,鈥 嗨碰视频 Chancellor Steve Wrigley said. 鈥淔aculty and staff also worked hard to transition courses to an online format while maintaining their quality. I appreciate their flexibility and remain confident they will continue to do everything in their power to help every one of our students succeed.鈥
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, 嗨碰视频 announced on March 16 that all institutions would move to online instruction for the remainder of the semester. In the following days and weeks, 嗨碰视频 and its institutions expanded access to academic resources and support systems. This has included additional online learning and teaching tools available through Keep Learning 嗨碰视频, Keep Teaching 嗨碰视频 and 嗨碰视频 Learning Everywhere, as well as the newly redesigned website that connects students to online degree programs and certificates offered throughout system. 嗨碰视频 has also increased access to internet and Wi-Fi services across the state for students’ digital learning needs, and made available to all students the resources of doctors, nurses and mental health specialists as they experience issues related to COVID-19.
While remote instruction continues through summer semester, 嗨碰视频 institutions will return to in-person instruction for fall semester, and each campus is now planning for that return.
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