Learning during the pandemic: the context for assessments in summer 2021. Report 1 of 5 on learning during the 2020 coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic

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Report

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July 15, 2021

Summary:

This first of 5 reports from Ofqual studying aspects of learning during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020 and 2021, provides an overview of the project and its conclusions.

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https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/learning-during-the-pandemic

Notes

References: Benzeval, M., Borkowska, M., Burton, J., Crossley, T.F., Fumagalli, L., Jäckle, A., Rabe, B., and Read, B. (2020) ‘Briefing note COVID-19 survey: home schooling’, Understanding Society Working Paper Series, No. 2020-12. Colchester: University of Essex. Institute for Social and Economic Research. ; Eivers, E., Worth, J., and Ghosh, A. (2020) ‘Home learning during Covid-19: findings from the Understanding Society Longitudinal Study’. Slough: National Foundation for Educational Research. ; Green, F. (2020) ‘Schoolwork in lockdown: new evidence on the epidemic of educational poverty’, LLAKES Research Papers, No. 67. London: Centre for Learning and Life Chances in Knowledge Economies and Societies.

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