What is Disengagement

Student engagement is an important construct of education that is strongly correlated with the quality of learning outcomes. Educators have long been looking for ways to increase student engagement. It has become even more critical in the global COVID-19 pandemic where schools and universities switched to entirely online as a consequence of school closures. This chapter reports on the results of a comprehensive study on student engagement during emergency remote teaching. The aim of this study is to take a snapshot and explore the effects of personal and institutional variables on online student engagement. Research data was collected from 1,027 Turkish university students from both state and private universities. Data analysis showed that having a personal computer, owning a room for study and household internet connection, perceived information and communication self-efficacy, past e-learning experience, as well as course delivery format affect behavioral, emotional, and cognitive aspects of online student engagement.