THE IMPACT OF PANDEMIC ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS OF STUDENTS AT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND APPLIED SCIENCE- OMAN

Abstract

Every aspect of human life was affected by the COVID-19 epidemic, which engulfed the
world in early 2020 and presented previously unimaginable difficulties and interruptions.
Education was one of the industries that was most severely impacted, with students of all ages
having to deal with sudden changes in their learning settings and methodologies. This essay
analyzes the pandemic's complex effects on students' academic performance, drawing from a
variety of studies and reports conducted both during and after the outbreak.
Schools and institutions shut their physical doors and switched to online and remote
learning forms as governments fought to stop the virus's spread. Students faced a new set of
difficulties as a result of the abrupt change in instructional modalities, including the requirement
for technological access, dependable internet connections, and the capacity for remote learning
environments. Additionally, the closure of extracurricular activities, libraries, and study areas
brought on by the epidemic severely disturbed the academic schedules that students had been
accustomed to.