Linking Outcomes to Students’ Experiences with Emotions, Course Modalities, and Instructional Practices during Fall 2020 Remote Learning

This study explores students’ emotional states at the start of the Fall 2020, modalities of their courses, learning habits and experience, their professors’ instructional practices, and outcomes including course evaluations, expected GPA, and intention to persist. A measure assessing teaching best practices was developed and validated. Results indicated that positive emotions, certainty, and instructional best practices were predictors of outcomes.