Factors Influencing Online Education during COVID-19 Pandemic: Sri Lankan Students’ Perspective

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.A.K. Sriyalatha ◽  
P. J. Kumarasinghe
Keyword(s):  
Online Education ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
Factors Influencing

scholarly journals Factors Influencing Online Education during COVID-19 Pandemic: Sri Lankan Students’ Perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. A. K. Sriyalatha ◽  
P. J. Kumarasinghe
Keyword(s):  
Online Education ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Structural Equations ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
University Administrators ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Management Students ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

This study examines the factors influencing online education for selected Sri Lankan universities during the COVID-19 pandemic. It also analyses the moderate effect of gender and type of the university on online education. Primary data were collected using a questionnaire via google form from Management students in Sri Lankan selected universities. Data analysis was done through structural equations using analysis of moment structures (AMOS) version 22.0. Attitude, internet and related facilities, curriculum, and self-motivation were found to have a significant positive impact on online education, while workload & time have no significant effect on online education. Among four factors, the strongest influence was derived from self-motivation followed by the curriculum. We have not found significant differences among male and female students’ views on online education, while the impact from the type of university is different among the two categories. This study effectively guides policy makers and university administrators across the educational institutes to decide on continuing online education. It reveals some insights to the teachers, students, and parents to understand the significance of the modern online learning environment and its positive impact on the new learning mode. There is no study related to the factors associated with the impact of online education during the Covid-19 pandemic in the Sri Lankan context.

scholarly journals Factors Influencing Students’ Behavior and Attitude Towards Online Education during COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (13) ◽  
pp. 7469
Author(s):  
Gratiela Dana Boca
Keyword(s):  
Online Education ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Online Assessment ◽  
Teaching Skills ◽  
Educational Activities ◽  
Online Platforms ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
The World

Universities around the world have faced a new pandemic, forcing the closure of campuses that are now conducting educational activities on online platforms. The paper presents a survey about students behavior and attitudes towards online education in the pandemic period from the Technical University of Cluj Napoca, Romania. A group of 300 students participated. The questionnaire was structured in four parts to determine student’s individual characteristics, student’s needs, students’ knowledge in using virtual platforms and students’ quality preferences for online education. The students said that online education in a pandemic situation is beneficial for 78% of them. A total of 41.7% percent of students appreciated the teachers’ teaching skills and the quality of online courses since the beginning of the pandemic, and 18.7% percent of the students appreciated the additional online materials for study to support their education. However, students found online education stressful, but preferred online assessment for evaluation. This pandemic has led to the new stage of Education 4.0, online education, and the need to harmonize methods of education with the requirements of new generations.

scholarly journals Study of Factors Influencing on the Brand Availability at Stores in Sri Lankan Cables Firm

2021 ◽  
pp. 51-60
Author(s):  
Treshalin Sellar
Keyword(s):  
Marketing Channels ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Brand Awareness ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
Purchasing Decisions ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Brand Competition ◽  
Quantitative Manner ◽  
Prime Objective ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

In the view of the availability of the selected brand cables at the stores, it is a vital aspect that the decision-makers will have to consider that the product and services of the internal aspects will have to synchronize with the external aspects in order to gain the advantage of the brand, competition as well as the marketing channels. Prime objective of the research is to identify and understand the factors that affect the availability of the selected cables at the stores in Sri Lanka in absolute and relative terms in order to provide effective recommendations to increase the product reachability. The research has been considered at all the stores as well as the distributor who sell the cable products all around the selected region. The participants were taken from the Colombo district, and the sample has been considered as a hundred. The study has been designed in a quantitative manner where the research instrument has taken to collect the data was a structured questionnaire. The research has attained the outcomes as there is a relationship among competitor cable products, brand awareness, intermediaries’ activities with the dependent variable of availability of the selected brand cables at the stores. The researcher has figured out the aspects which could motivate the consumers to make the purchasing decisions with regards to the selected variables of the cable products.

scholarly journals A study on the factors influencing the preference of Sri Lankan consumers for the use of denim jeans

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
P.V.M Karunaratne ◽  
M. B. M. W Wijayakuruppu ◽  
U. G. S Wijayapala ◽  
G. M Ranathunga
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lankan ◽  
Factors Influencing

scholarly journals Critical factors influencing online consumer preference towards cash on delivery method in Sri Lanka

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-80
Author(s):  
Navodika Karunarathna
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Consumer Preference ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
Critical Factors ◽  
Delivery Method ◽  
Payment Methods ◽  
Foreign Products ◽  
Factors Influencing

With the rapid technological advancements, E-commerce deliveries in Sri Lanka have been flourishing tremendously. However, payments have still been identified as one of the main obstacles to the developments of the E-commerce sector. The Cash on Delivery (COD) method has played a significant role in driving the growth of the E-commerce industry and accounts for more than 60% of all E-commerce transactions in Sri Lanka. Although COD is so important, many companies still waver with its processes as it has become a notoriously problematic area in terms of on-time and successful deliveries. Hence, the purpose of this study was to investigate the critical factors influencing online customers' preference of cash on the delivery method to provide insights into the management of E-commerce and logistics industries on the usage of appropriate payment methods for E-commerce transactions. This empirical study is based on the primary data obtained through a survey conducted among Sri Lankan online customers. The data were analyzed using the Partial Least Squares–Structural Equation Modelling technique. Consequently, 'Sri Lankan origin of the online seller,' 'Selling specialized products by the online seller,' 'Availability of wide choice of payment methods,' 'Offering a wide assortment of foreign products by the online seller,' 'Lack of trust on online payments' has been identified as the critical factors influencing Sri Lankan online customers' preference of cash on delivery method.

Assessment of critical factors influencing the performance of labour in Sri Lankan construction industry

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-35
Author(s):  
Kesavan Manoharan ◽  
Pujitha Dissanayake ◽  
Chintha Pathirana ◽  
Dharsana Deegahawature ◽  
Renuka Silva
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
Critical Factors ◽  
Factors Influencing
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