Monday, 4/4/2022
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University
Shawnee State University
Major
Middle Childhood Education
Presentation Types
Oral Presentation
Keywords:
flex period, mental health, survey
Abstract
Covid 19 has arguably been a major contributing factor to the decline students' academics and mental health. Since the pandemic began, normalcy in schools has been almost nonexistent. Schools around the world have decided to implement a flex period into their curriculum as an attempt to improve students' academics and mental health. This research is going to dive deeper into the benefits of providing flexible downtime for students. An action research project will be conducted in the form of a Google form survey to discover students’ opinions regarding the program. The survey will discuss students’ interests and activities during the downtime, as well as whether they believe the flex period is useful for them. This study aims to determine whether implementing flex periods are successful in producing additional academic and emotional support for students.
Human Subjects
yes
IRB Approval
no
Faculty Mentor Name
Dr. John Roush
Faculty Mentor Title
Dr.
Faculty Mentor Academic Department
School of Education
Second Faculty Mentor
Greg Williams
Second Faculty Mentor Title
Professor
Second Faculty Mentor Department
School of Education
Recommended Citation
Scott, Baleigh, "The Academic and Emotional Benefits of Flex Periods" (2022). Celebration of Scholarship. 10.
https://digitalcommons.shawnee.edu/cos/2022/day1/10
The Academic and Emotional Benefits of Flex Periods
Covid 19 has arguably been a major contributing factor to the decline students' academics and mental health. Since the pandemic began, normalcy in schools has been almost nonexistent. Schools around the world have decided to implement a flex period into their curriculum as an attempt to improve students' academics and mental health. This research is going to dive deeper into the benefits of providing flexible downtime for students. An action research project will be conducted in the form of a Google form survey to discover students’ opinions regarding the program. The survey will discuss students’ interests and activities during the downtime, as well as whether they believe the flex period is useful for them. This study aims to determine whether implementing flex periods are successful in producing additional academic and emotional support for students.