COVID Pandemic and Virtual Classes: A Study of Students from Punjab

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Autor/inn/en	Chadda, Ishu; Kaur, Hardeep
Titel	COVID Pandemic and Virtual Classes: A Study of Students from Punjab
Quelle	In: Asian Association of Open Universities Journal, 16 (2021) 2, S.193-210 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Chadda, Ishu)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2414-6994
DOI	10.1108/AAOUJ-02-2021-0017
Schlagwörter	COVID-19; Pandemics; Foreign Countries; Teaching Methods; Learning Processes; College Students; School Closing; Educational Change; Stress Variables; Online Courses; Student Attitudes; Student Adjustment; Likert Scales; Rural Areas; Urban Areas; Factor Analysis; Educational Quality; Distance Education; Student Characteristics; India + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Learning process; Lernprozess; Collegestudent; School closings; Schule; Schließung; Schließung (von Schulen); Bildungsreform; Online course; Online-Kurs; Schülerverhalten; Student; Students; Adjustment; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adaptation; Likert-Skala; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Urban area; Stadtregion; Faktorenanalyse; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Indien
Abstract	Purpose: The current corona virus pandemic had a major impact upon the health, economy and education worldwide. In India, the government as a part of the nationwide lockdown closed all educational institutions, as a consequence of which, the teaching-learning, examination and placement scenario of students were affected. UNESCO estimated that about 32 crore students have been affected in India. The adoption of an online e-learning approach tried to minimize the academic loss and stress on students. However, the online teaching transition moved on an untested and unprecedented scale in a very short span of period. The present study analyses the perception and level of acceptance of transition from offline to online learning amongst the students of higher education in Punjab. Design/methodology/approach: The analysis was carried out by surveying 200 students of higher education from Punjab belonging to different regions. An appropriate pre-tested questionnaire was framed on Google Forms. A five-point Likert scale was employed to determine the perception of students regarding quality of audio and video lectures, instructor's content, preparation, interactiveness, discussion regarding doubts and assessing likes and dislikes of students. The data were coded-decoded in SPSS by using descriptive statistics and factor analysis. Findings: The study revealed the level of acceptance of online study among the students of higher education in Punjab. It is found that both online and offline modes of learning process have their own pros and cons. The sudden transition from regular mode to virtual mode was not an easy task for students either. The study revealed that both online and offline study modes have been accepted by students depending upon the availability of IT infrastructure as almost half of the respondents perceived online mode and the other half offline. Originality/value: Punjab is a recognized state of northern India. In Punjab, the quality of higher education is good and students' satisfaction is always the priority of the educational institutions. At the time of the pandemic, this sudden transition from regular to virtual mode impacted education with students coming from diverse backgrounds like urban areas, rural areas, remote areas, rural-urban areas etc. So, in the light of this sudden transition, it is important to study the viewpoint of the students of Punjab. So, the present study was conducted to understand the perception of the students toward online learning during this ongoing pandemic. For this purpose, the study employed factor analysis. Application of factor analysis in this area is unique. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01