Class closures have the most negative impact on students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds (IMAGE)

Waseda University

Class closures have the most negative impact on students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds

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In Japan, short-term class closures due to localized influenza outbreaks adversely affected the math test scores of elementary school boys from low-income households, likely due to reduced in-school instructional time and detrimental habits like excessive TV-watching. However, high-quality teachers and remedial education programs could reduce the adverse impact of class closures on disadvantaged students. 

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Assistant Professor Masato Oikawa from Waseda University, Japan

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