What Did the Students Reflect on College Life during the Coronavirus Pandemic? —Using Knowledge from Lectures in Educational and School Psychology—

Abstract

It is important to exploit educational and school psychological knowledge to verbalize and conceptualize reflections on college life under the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This study qualitatively analyzed two types of reports completed as a part of a lecture: reflective writing, which asked students to relate the knowledge from the courses to past days, and an impression essay, which asked them to reflect on the reflective writing. The results showed that students selected psycho-educational service for learning aspect (25 of 36 students) and motivations (19 of 36 students) as reflection targets. Moreover, in a critical case sampling with Steps for Coding and Theorization (SCAT), a student recognized learning about contextual adaptation abilities for learning. Students’ descriptions of their impressions reveal that they perceived this reflective writing assignment as a good opportunity to reflect on receiving psycho-educational service and own learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.