Learning habits: does the digital generation have digital stress and how does it affect the learning of mathematics?

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Authors

Aija Cunska¹

1. Vidzeme University of Applied Science

Conference / event

The International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends InPACT 2022, April 2022 (Madeira, Portugal)

Poster summary

It is mathematics that has been proven to be the most sensitive to compulsory distance learning as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Due to the state of emergency in Latvia, all schools were periodically closed for a total of 9 months. In this context, the study was motivated by the question "Does digital stress exist for the digital generation and how does it affect the learning of mathematics?" The aim of the study is to determine the initiators of digital stress by using the Stressor-strain-outcome framework and the consequences that students face when learning math remotely. Using the Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling with SmartPLS, a survey data of 185 students were analyzed. Anxiety, lack of instantaneous feedback, risks of self-directed learning and social isolation were found to contribute to digital stress, which in turn has a negative impact on interest and performance in learning mathematics.

Keywords

Digital generation, Digital stress, Math learning, Learning habits, Project AI4Math

Research areas

Education, Mathematics, Psychology and Behavioral Sciences

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Funding

1. The postdoctoral project “Artificial Intelligence (AI) Support for Approach of Accelerated Learning of Mathematics (AI4Math)” (No. 1.1.1.2/VIAA/3/19/564)

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Competing interests

No competing interests were disclosed.

Data availability statement

The datasets generated during and / or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.

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Copyright © 2023 Cunska. This is an open access work distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.