Perceptions of Students for Sudden Movement from Face-to-Face Teaching to Online Learning Environment: A Regional Study in Conditions Affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic

Autor/in	Haxhiymeri, Valentina
Titel	Perceptions of Students for Sudden Movement from Face-to-Face Teaching to Online Learning Environment: A Regional Study in Conditions Affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic
Quelle	In: European Journal of Education (EJE), 4 (2021) 2, S.63-78 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2601-8616
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Student Experience; COVID-19; Pandemics; School Closing; Online Courses; Student Adjustment; College Students; Distance Education; Blended Learning; Conventional Instruction; Barriers; Technology Uses in Education; Educational Technology; Student Attitudes; Technological Literacy; Web Based Instruction; Albania + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Studienerfahrung; School closings; Schule; Schließung; Schließung (von Schulen); Online course; Online-Kurs; Student; Students; Adjustment; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adaptation; Collegestudent; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Unterrichtsmedien; Schülerverhalten; Technisches Wissen; Web Based Training; Albanien
Abstract	This paper is focused on exploring the learning experiences of students of Faculty of Education Sciences, University of Elbasan, Albania, during the period of sudden movement from teaching in auditorium to the online learning environment due to the COVID-19 pandemic. "The purpose" of the study was to identify the positive and negative aspects of online learning as experienced by students, as well as to find out their preference for the most appropriate form of higher education delivery (face-to-face, hybrid, online) for young people of digital age. "The methodology" used in this study included an item-based questionnaire to collect "data" which was developed through a web-based application known as Google Forms and was delivered to students via Internet. Qualitative and quantitative analysis was undertaken for the answers obtained by the open-ended and closed-ended questions. "The results" of the study showed that the biggest challenge for all students was the immediate adaptation to the form of distance learning. Most of them had perceived the online learning dominated more by negative experiences than positive ones. The study "concluded" that new reality created by COVID-19 tested the current capacity of Higher Education Institutions regarding the ICT integration process in teaching. As this process was progressing very slowly, universities were found unprepared to transfer the teaching process from the auditorium to the online environment with the same quality. In order to meet the demands of the future, "it is imperative" that every university to plan strategically the increase investment towards its digital transformation. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01