Academic performance in higher education students during the pandemic

Abstract

In 2020, the first cases of infection with the new coronavirus SARS-COV-2 were confirmed in Portugal. The pandemic has created a series of new challenges, in the sense of teaching and the learning process, largely due to social isolation, teaching has become remote, which has led to divided opinions about its effectiveness (Duarte et al., 2022). An individual needs the physical and mental rest of a "good night's sleep" in order to regain energy and perform the tasks of the following day. In higher education students, the effects of a bad night's sleep, in the short and long term, are devastating in their academic life, as they can impair the acquisition and retention of new knowledge and skills.