scholarly journals Perceptions of Public University Students Towards Online Classes During COVID-19 Pandemic in Bangladesh

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shyam Sundar Sarkar ◽  
Pranta Das ◽  
Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman ◽  
M S Zobaer
Keyword(s):  
Online Education ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Mobile Network ◽  
Public University ◽  
Rural Students ◽  
Educational Systems ◽  
Online Classes ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Virtual Classes

The disease outbreak COVID-19 pandemic impacted public health and safety and the educational systems worldwide. For fear of the further spread of diseases, most educational institutions, including Bangladesh, have postponed their face-to-face teaching. Therefore, this study explores public university student’s perceptions towards online classes during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh. Data had collected among students of Islamic University, Kushtia, Bangladesh, through an online survey. The study followed a quantitative approach, where the survey technique was used as an instrument of data collection. Results showed that most students faced difficulty participating in virtual classes and could not communicate with their friends correctly during online classes. Thus, they faced challenges in online schooling, and the majority of the students preferred conventional types of learning to virtual classes and did not understand the content of virtual classes easily. The study also explored that most students did not feel comfortable in online classes. Still, considering the present pandemic situation, they decided to participate in online classes to continue schooling. Besides, the study discovered that female students showed a better view than male students regarding online classes, and urban students have more positive appreciation than rural students. Furthermore, laptop or personal computer users showed more positive perceptions towards online education than mobile users. Moreover, Broadband/Wi-Fi users have more positive perceptions than mobile network users. These findings would be an essential guideline for governments, policymakers, technology developers, and university authorities for making better policy choices in the future.

scholarly journals Perceptions of Public University Students towards Online Classes during COVID-19 Pandemic in Bangladesh

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shyam Sundar Sarkar ◽  
Pranta Das ◽  
Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman ◽  
M S Zobaer
Keyword(s):  
Online Education ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Severe Disease ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Mobile Network ◽  
Public University ◽  
Rural Students ◽  
Educational Systems ◽  
Online Classes ◽  
Virtual Classes

The severe disease outbreak COVID-19 pandemic impacted public health and safety and the educational systems worldwide. For fear of the further spread of diseases, most educational institutions, including Bangladesh, have postponed their face-to-face teaching. Therefore, this study explores public university student's perceptions towards online classes during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh. Data were collected among students of Islamic University, Kushtia, Bangladesh, through an online survey. The study followed both a qualitative and quantitative approach, where the survey technique was used as an instrument of data collection. Results showed that most students were facing difficulty participating in virtual classes and could not communicate with their friends correctly during online classes. They faced challenges in online schooling, and the majority of the students preferred conventional types of learning to virtual classes and did not understand the content of virtual classes easily. The study also explored that most students did not feel comfortable in online classes. Still, considering the present pandemic situation, they decided to participate in online classes to continue schooling. Besides, the study discovered that female students showed better real perceptions than male students regarding online classes, and urban students have more optimistic appreciation than rural students. Moreover, laptop or personal computer users showed more positive perceptions towards online education than mobile users. Furthermore, Broadband/ Wi-Fi users have more positive perceptions than mobile network users. These findings would be an essential guideline for governments, policymakers, technology developers, and university authorities for making better policy choices in the future.

scholarly journals Female Saudi University Students’ Perceptions of Online Education Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
pp. 381-397
Author(s):  
Nasrin Altuwairesh
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Mitigation Measures ◽  
Online Classes ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Education Experience

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc and caused world-wide disruptions to daily activities, including education. Numerous mitigation measures were taken to slow down the rapid spread of this pandemic. The situation, subsequently, entailed utilizing technology to ensure the continuation of the educational process. The abrupt shift to online education presented significant challenges to teachers and learners alike. Uncovering students’ perceptions of their online education experience will help address and deal with these challenges. This study attempted to explore the perceptions of Saudi female undergraduate students of their online education experience amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The total of 241 female students at the College of Languages and Translation at King Saud University in Riyadh answered a multi-item online survey. The results revealed that many of the respondents were happy with their online learning experience, enjoyed learning online and looked forward to their online classes. However, when asked to compare online learning to brick-and-mortar classes, more than half of the participants stated that they prefer traditional, face-to-face learning. The results of this study also revealed that the significant problems students faced in online education related to staying motivated, technical issues and the absence of face-to-face interaction. Despite the many challenges they face when learning online, the most cited advantage for online education mentioned by the participants is that it is more convenient. The results also indicated that this education mode seemed to suit shy students more, as they stated that they participate and ask questions more in online classes.

scholarly journals Female Saudi University Students’ Perceptions of Online Education Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nasrin Altuwairesh
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Mitigation Measures ◽  
Online Classes ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Education Experience

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc and caused world-wide disruptions to daily activities, including education. Numerous mitigation measures were taken to slow down the rapid spread of this pandemic. The situation, subsequently, entailed utilizing technology to ensure the continuation of the educational process. The abrupt shift to online education presented significant challenges to teachers and learners alike. Uncovering students’ perceptions of their online education experience will help address and deal with these challenges. This study attempted to explore the perceptions of Saudi female undergraduate students of their online education experience amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The total of 241 female students at the College of Languages and Translation at King Saud University in Riyadh answered a multi-item online survey. The results revealed that many of the respondents were happy with their online learning experience, enjoyed learning online and looked forward to their online classes. However, when asked to compare online learning to brick-and-mortar classes, more than half of the participants stated that they prefer traditional, face-to-face learning. The results of this study also revealed that the significant problems students faced in online education related to staying motivated, technical issues and the absence of face-to-face interaction. Despite the many challenges they face when learning online, the most cited advantage for online education mentioned by the participants is that it is more convenient. The results also indicated that this education mode seemed to suit shy students more, as they stated that they participate and ask questions more in online classes.

scholarly journals Our Self-Access Experience in Times of COVID

2020 ◽  
pp. 250-262
Author(s):  
Adelina Ruiz-Guerrero
Keyword(s):  
Online Education ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Online Classes ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Language Courses ◽  
Personal Level

The coronavirus pandemic has without a doubt had an enormous impact on every possible way of our lives. We have felt its effects on an individual personal level and as family members, at work, as members of a community, and particularly as students and teachers. Even in institutions and departments such as ours where online education has been at the forefront of our work for years now, the challenge to survive a fully virtual new reality has left us with a lot of lessons learned and has opened doors to more opportunities for growth. For years now, the Language Department at ITESO has had its language courses in LMS platforms and has offered courses in blended and fully virtual options alongside face-to-face classes. In the English Certificate Programme, we have regular teletandem sessions with universities in other countries. The Language Hub, our self-access centre, offers writing support through an emailing writing desk service and we run virtual conversation clubs on Zoom alongside face-to-face sessions. We are certainly no strangers to online work, but up until now, that was just an option both students and teachers could consider. As of March, this year, our whole university had to move to online classes and the services of our self-access centre had to be adapted to virtual options as well. This report presents our answer to the questions posed by SISAL for this open call to the special issue on how we have lived the experience of self-access during the pandemic.

scholarly journals Experiences and perception of dentistry students and professors regarding online classes during the COVID-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 1165
Author(s):  
Roberto Zimmer ◽  
Guilherme Arossi ◽  
Eduardo Galia Reston ◽  
Fernando Freitas Portella
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Environments ◽  
Social Isolation ◽  
Online Classes ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Virtual Classes ◽  
The Face

The present study aimed to describe the perception of Dentistry professors and students regarding the activities developed in virtual environments during the period of social isolation. Through self-administered questionnaires, professors and students from four Dentistry courses were invited to answer objective and subjective questions about their experiences and sensations during the period. Both professors and students consider that the learning in this period was inferior to the face-to-face, however, they agree with the maintenance of the virtual classes during the pandemic period.

scholarly journals Comparative Analysis of Program Outcomes Achievement between Face-to-Face and Virtual Classes during COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
M Tanseer Ali ◽  
Md. Abdur Rahman ◽  
Carmen Z. Lamagna
Keyword(s):  
Online Education ◽  
Engineering Education ◽  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Program Outcomes ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Outcome Based Education ◽  
Electronic Engineering ◽  
Virtual Classes ◽  
Education Platform

Outcome based engineering education is a paradigm shift from traditional knowledge-based education to modern skill-based education. After the Washington Accord, the engineering education all over the world has adopted the new pedagogy for Engineering Education. But last year, after the hit of COVID – 19 pandemics, most of the education system has to move online. The online education platform raised a new challenge for Outcome Based Education. In this paper, the effect of Online education on OBE implemented B.Sc. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering program has been analyzed and the attainment performance of the Program Outcomes has been presented. With this empirical evidence it has been demonstrated that with careful implementation and encouragement OBE can achieve its potential even with Online education.

Engineering Education for All

2018 ◽  
pp. 1280-1294
Author(s):  
Roofia Galeshi
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Access To Higher Education ◽  
Computer Engineering ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
American University ◽  
Face To Face

For many men and women across the world, distance education has improved access to higher education. Distance education could potentially help bridge the gap that divides the East and the West. A group of highly motivated young men and women from the Middle-East with undergraduate degrees in electrical engineering, computer engineering, and computer science students were given an opportunity to earn a Ph.D. degree from a high ranking American university. These highly motivated men and women then were asked to participate in an online survey that aimed at comparing their perception of online education versus face-to-face education. The result indicated that there was no association between the students' degree of self-efficacy and feeling of inclusion in online versus face-to-face courses. Moreover, the result indicated that there was no association between gender and self-efficacy regardless of the medium of the choice.

scholarly journals The Relationships among Quality of Online Education, Learning Immersion, Learning Satisfaction, and Academic Achievement in Cooking-Practice Subject

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (21) ◽  
pp. 12152
Author(s):  
Yae-Ji Kim ◽  
Seung-Hoo Lee
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
Online Classes ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Learning Satisfaction ◽  
Online Lectures ◽  
Structural Influence

The purpose of this study was to identify the problems of online education perceived by learners in a time when non-face-to-face online lectures are conducted due to the spread of COVID-19, and suggest measures to improve educational outcomes. Therefore, the structural influence of cooking practice on the quality of online lessons, learning immersion, learning satisfaction, and the achievement felt by learners was verified. The sample of the study was a college student majoring in cooking, and a total of 509 responses were used for analysis. The results of the study are as follows: First, it was analyzed that there was a significant influence on learning immersion in the order of content, interaction, and educational environment among the quality of online classes. Second, among the quality of online classes, class content and educational environment showed positive (+) influence on learning satisfaction. Third, learning immersion and learning satisfaction showed a positive influence on academic achievement. Fourth, in the direct effect of online class quality on academic achievement, it was analyzed that only class content had a positive (+) effect. Based on the results of this study, the provision of learning materials with detailed explanations was suggested in the online cooking practice class rather than providing a simple cooking video. In addition, it was suggested that as a way to improve academic achievement of online education, it is necessary to provide content that allows learners to immerse themselves in class, as well as class content and educational environment, and consider learning satisfaction.

scholarly journals Faculty Perception toward Online Education in a State College in the Philippines during the Coronavirus Disease 19 (COVID-19) Pandemic

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rome B. Moralista ◽  
Ryan Michael Flores Oducado
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Academic Dishonesty ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Academic Rank ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
State College ◽  
Research Findings

This research determined the perception toward online education among faculty in a State College in the Philippines. This study used a descriptive online survey involving a sample of 27 faculty members. Statistical tools employed were descriptive statistics, Mann-Whitney U test and Kruskal-Wallis test. Research findings indicated that the majority of faculty had intermediate computer competency and had no training in online teaching with only a few having a very stable internet connection. Faculty considered that online education will result to more academic dishonesty, will be impersonal and lack feeling compared to face-to-face classes, and will be difficult to manage in terms of technology. Additionally, faculty were undecided if they are in favor of online education. The faculty significantly differed whether they are in favor of online education based on age, sex, college, educational attainment, years in teaching, academic rank, level taught and employment status. Faculty of Higher Education Institutions must be provided with continued support and training as they adapt into the new normal in the higher education landscape and as they embrace the instructional challenges brought by the Coronavirus disease 19 pandemic.

scholarly journals Responding in a time of crisis: Assessing extension efforts during COVID-19

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 12-23
Author(s):  
Lendel Narine ◽  
Cristian Meier
Keyword(s):  
Online Education ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
State University ◽  
Online Classes ◽  
Assessment Framework ◽  
Utah State University ◽  
Delivery Methods ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Extension Professionals ◽  
And Shifts

Extension was forced to rapidly adjust its efforts and program delivery methods to respond to clientele needs during the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020. The pandemic presents a range of unique challenges to Extension including revisions to resource allocations and shifts in programmatic focus. Guided by a needs assessment framework, this paper assesses the rapid response of Utah State University (USU) Extension to meet residents needs during COVID-19. This correlational study gathered data from 199 Extension professionals (n = 199) at USU Extension. Findings show Extension professionals had good capacity to implement outreach activities related to online education, engaging residents, and external partnerships. Further, Extension took rapid actions in several areas in response to COVID-19, including providing online learning activities for youth, and conducting online classes in place of traditional face-to-face classes. Findings show professionals’ outreach capacity was positively related to the total number of actions taken in response to COVID-19. Extension professionals addressed COVID-19 topics such as telehealth, temporary homeschooling kids, and stress management. This study demonstrates the adaptability of Extension to an unpredictable event and provides a framework to assess response. Findings are geared towards effective resource allocation to support Extension’s role in meeting residents’ needs during COVID-19.

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