Videoconferencing Fatigue Among Senior High School Students and its relationship with Online Student Engagement

• Main Authors: Dacillo, Mikaela Jasmin F., Dizon, Jhoana Katrina M., Ong, Earl Johann T., Pingol, Althea Mae L., Cleofas, Jerome V.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2022
• Subjects: COVID-19; online learning; student engagement; videoconferencing fatigue; zoom fatigue
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/conf_shsrescon/2022/paper_cli/9
• Institution: De La Salle University

The ubiquity of online classes during the COVID-19 pandemic induced the widespread use of videoconferencing application. However, the prolonged use of these applications can lead to videoconferencing fatigue. Drawing from a sample of 215 senior high school students from a selected private university in Manila, Philippines, this quantitative, cross-sectional study examines videoconferencing fatigue and its relationship with online student engagement (OSE) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Key variables were measured using the Zoom Exhaustion & Fatigue Scale and Online Student Engagement Scale. Data were collected using online survey. Results indicate moderate to high levels of videoconferencing fatigue among student respondents. Moreover, higher levels of OSE were observed among those who endured higher visual fatigue and attended videoconferences more days in a week. These results highlight the nuanced relationship between videoconferencing fatigue and OSE.