Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Volume 85, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2021.102444
Keywords
Pandemic and online education; Teaching and learning; Knowledge transfer; Education during coronavirus outbreak; Teachers and students in India
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Funding
- Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), India [SRG/2020/000,793]
- Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, India
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The study examined the experiences and challenges of teachers and students participating in online classes in India, utilizing four questionnaires to gather their perspectives and feedback. It is the first of its kind to compile the voices of teachers and learners on home-based online education, shedding light on the pros and cons of this new mode of learning.
Coronavirus outbreak mediated pandemic impacted most of the sectors globally. This includes the academic world that consists of millions of enrolled learners and active teachers who previously had regular classes in their institutions, and due to the pandemic, got stuck at the home. To continue the education process, the online class was introduced in most of the countries, including India. In this mode, both teaching and learning happen through electronic devices which are relatively new to the entire teaching-learning community. This study aimed to understand how online classes had fared for the teachers and students in India. Besides, it tried to understand the users' experience and the unique set of challenges that this mode of education brings. Four separate questionnaires were created for school students, school teachers, college students, and college professors. The questions inquired about various aspects of online classes such as setting up online education at home, knowledge transfer, comfort, evaluation, and future aspects. The questionnaires were circulated electronically as google forms. The responses were received from the teachers (school teachers and college professors considering all courses) and learners (school and college students considering all courses) of various educational institutions across the country. The data was compiled and the results were discussed in two ways, firstly, the perspectives of teaching versus the learning group and secondly, school versus college groups on online versus regular classes. Though online training/distance education is practiced for a long time, the research on the mentioned aspects was limited. This study is the first of its kind which reflects the merits and demerits of the new-normal online education from home in the compiled voice of teachers and learners group in India. The study addresses the participant's compliments and grievances of online education compared to regular classes. This further enlightens how to improve the technologies to make them use more efficiently. Besides, this study gives a proper framework to modify or create educational policies, laws, and schemes to obtain equal access to resources for all.
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