Laboratory learning during COVID-19: A comparison of how different remote laboratory formats impacted student learning and engagement

The impact of widespread, prolonged remote learning on students due to the COVID-19 pandemic remains uncertain. However, preliminary indications from the spring of 2020 suggest that the absence of hands-on laboratory experiences may have negative implications for student learning and engagement. This presentation will focus on how quantitative and qualitative indicators for student learning and engagement varied according to the laboratory model used (at-school vs. hybrid vs. at-home and hands-on experiments vs. videos) for a high school introductory general chemistry course in the Midwestern United States. Distilling these “lessons learned” may potentially indicate a path forward for educators adapting laboratory curriculums for prolonged remote learning.