Frontiers | Children's Motivation to Learn at Home During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Insights From Indian Parents
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced millions children worldwide to learn at home. Recent reports showed that it had a negative impact on children’s motivation to learn. The current study aimed to investigate what factors are associated with a child’s motivation during the pandemic and how parents motivated their children to learn at home. A total of 1,041 parents from India filled out a close-ended survey to help shed light on the issues. The results confirmed that children in India are significantly less motivated to learn during (vs. before) the pandemic and revealed that a child’s motiva...