The Effects of COVID-19 on Education in Pakistan: Students’ Perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 217-234
Author(s):  
Fouzia Malik ◽  
Fouzia Ajmal ◽  
Zohran Jumani
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Study ◽  
Internet Access ◽  
Likert Scale ◽  
Online Classes ◽  
Wide Spread ◽  
Educational Activities ◽  
Online Platform ◽  
Postgraduate Level ◽  
The Impact ◽  
At Home

Due to the wide spread of COVID-19, the educational institutes were closed on 20th March, 2020 and the individuals were advised to isolate themselves at home. This lockdown not only adversely affected the economy but all the educational activities were shut down which created a huge gap in students’ learning and knowledge all over the globe. This quantitative study was designed to explore the impact of COVID-19 on the education of higher level students in the context of Pakistan. The five point Likert Scale questionnaire was provided to the learners enrolled in intermediate, undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate level. 74 respondents respond to the questionnaire. The data were analyzed through SPSS 23. The results of the findings revealed that students have been facing a lot of difficulty to grasp certain concepts during e-classes. The students lacked internet access along with not been given any prior guidance related to the usage of online platform. The challenges regarding online classes at the same time are being faced by the teachers as well along with the students. It was also analyzed that although teachers are providing all the necessary resources and feedback to the students but still students have been going through difficulties in grasping the concept, gaining knowledge and communicating with their teachers online. Due to immense number of online classes teachers have a huge workload on their part.

scholarly journals A Study on the Effects of Covid-19 on Student’s Academic Achievement in Education in Pakistan

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-35
Author(s):  
Shabnam Bibi ◽  
Muhammad Hameed Nawaz
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Quantitative Study ◽  
Internet Access ◽  
Online Classes ◽  
Educational Activities ◽  
Online Source ◽  
Postgraduate Level ◽  
Educational Institute ◽  
The World ◽  
The Impact

As it is very bad situation of COVID-19 all over the world they closed their educational institute, same as in Pakistan it isadvised to close their educational institute and isolate the students at their home. In Pakistan the educational institutes were closed in March 2021 this lockdown not only adversely affected the economy but also the educational activities were shut down which created a huge gap in students’ learning and knowledge all over the globe. This quantitative study was designed to walk around the impact of COVID-19 on the education of higher level students in the context of Pakistan. The five point Likert Scale questionnaire was provided to the learners enrolled in intermediate, undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate level. 50 respondents respond to the questionnaire. The data were analyzed through SPSS 23. The results of the findings revealed that learners are facing a lot of difficulty to grasp certain concepts during e-classes. The students lacked internet access along with not been given any prior guidance related to the usage of online source. The challenges concerning online classes at the same time are being faced by the teachers as well along with the students. It was also analyzed that although teachers are providing all the necessary resources and feedback to the students but still students have been going through difficulties in grasping the concept, gaining knowledge and communicating with their teachers online. Due to immense number of online classes teachers have a huge workload on their part.

scholarly journals Pemberian Edukasi tentang Peran Orang Tua dalam Pencegahan COVID-19 pada Anak Pra Sekolah

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-152
Author(s):  
Nidatul Khofiyah ◽  
Fitnaningsih Endang Cahyani
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Parental Anxiety ◽  
Educational Activities ◽  
Information Media ◽  
The Government ◽  
Play Group ◽  
The Impact ◽  
At Home

Abstrak: Berkembangnya virus  corona saat ini tidak hanya berdampak di bidang kesehatan namun juga pada sektor lainnya termasuk pendidikan. Pemerintah mengeluarkan peraturan bahwa proses pendidikan dan pembelajaran dilakukan dirumah dengan pendampingan langsung oleh orang tua. Akibat dari COVID-19 ini juga dapat menyebabkan kecemasan pada berbagai pihak tidak terkecuali para orang tua. Dengan banyaknya pemberitaan mengenai COVID-19 di televisi bahkan media sosial membuat orang tua merasa cemas dan dapat menularkan kecemasan tersebut kepada anak-anak. Dampak dari COVID-19 ini dirasakan oleh semua pihak tidak terkecuali para orang tua wali siswa di Kelompok Bermain/RA Alfa Kids Purworejo. Banyak orang tua yang merasa cemas dan panik dengan adanya COVID-19 ini. Selain cemas karena takut penularan terhadap anak tetapi juga karena pandemi ini memaksa beberapa pekerjaan orang tua menjadi terkendala sehingga membuat kesulitan secara ekonomi. Oleh karena itu, pemberian edukasi pada orangtua diperlukan untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan dan mengurangi kecemasan orangtua terhadap kondisi pandemi. Metode yang digunakan  Luaran yang dihasilkan adalah (1) Tersusunnya video dan booklet sebagai media informasi, (2) edukasi kepada orang tua terlaksana dengan baik via daring, (3) pemberian bantuan untuk orang tua dan guru yang terdampak pandemi COVID-19 ini terdistribusi sesuai yang membutuhkan (4) publikasi. Berdasarkan hal tersebut diharapkan pelaksanaan kegiatan pendidikan anak dirumah dapat berjalan dengan baik, anak-anak dapat menerapkan protokol kesehatan sesuai yang diharapkan.Abstract: The development of the current coronavirus has an impact not only in the health sector but also in other sectors including education. The government issued a regulation that the education and learning process is carried out at home with direct assistance by parents. The consequences of COVID-19 can also cause anxiety to various parties, including parents. With so much news about COVID-19 on television and even social media, it makes parents feel anxious and can transmit this anxiety to children. The impact of COVID-19 is felt by all parties, including the parents of students in the Play Group/Kindergarten Alfa Kids Purworejo. Many parents feel anxious and panic about COVID-19. Apart from being anxious because they are afraid of transmission to children, but also because of this pandemic, they are forcing some of the work of parents to be constrained, thus creating economic difficulties. Therefore, providing education to parents is needed to increase knowledge and reduce parental anxiety about the pandemic conditions. The resulting outputs are (1) Compilation of videos and booklets as information media, (2) education for parents carried out well online, (3) providing assistance to parents and teachers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, distributed according to those requiring (4) publications. Based on this, it is hoped that the implementation of children's educational activities at home can run well, children can apply health protocols as expected.

scholarly journals Family Conditions and the Accessibility of Online Education: The Digital Divide and Mediating Factors

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (15) ◽  
pp. 8590
Author(s):  
Jiafeng Gu
Keyword(s):  
Online Education ◽  
Digital Divide ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Internet Access ◽  
Broadband Internet ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
The Impact ◽  
At Home

This study is an exploration of the digital divide between urban and rural areas, and it was conducted to assess the impact of the minimum living guarantee system on online education in China. The results of the research showed that 83.38% of students in low-income families have been able to participate in online education at home during the pandemic, while 16.62% of students in low-income families have been unable to do so. The absence of computers, smartphones, and broadband Internet access in low-income households reduces the likelihood of children being able to participate in online education at home. In terms of accessing online education at home, students from urban areas have obvious advantages over those from rural ones, and students from minimum living guarantee families have obvious advantages over those from marginal minimum living guarantee ones. This study also showed that the presence of online education-related amenities, including computers, smartphones, and Internet access, mediates the relationship between the subsistence allowance system, Hukou, and accessibility of online education. To address this issue, this paper includes suggestions for bridging the digital divide in online education.

scholarly journals Smartphone Vision Syndrome Associated with Prolonged Use of Digital Screen for Attending Online Classes during COVID-19Pandemic among Medical Students:A Cross-sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jagdish Hundekari ◽  
Rishendra Sisodiya ◽  
Lokendra Kot
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Likert Scale ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Online Classes ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Large Screen ◽  
The Impact

Introduction: Smartphone vision disorder is a complex of eye and vision related problems associated with close work during use of digital screen. It is one of the rising wellbeing concerns identified with innovation (phones and tablets) because of constant utilisation of Smartphones among medical undergraduates particularly during the last five months due to COVID-19 pandemic for attending online classes. Aim: To investigate the impact of online classes on development of Digital Vision Syndrome (DVS) among undergraduate medical students. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in 280 undergraduate medical students from 1st and 2nd professional MBBS course attending online classes regularly from the last five months. The authors evaluated the student’s perception based on the symptoms experienced in the last five months through a pre-tested questionnaire related to DVS which are caused due to two mechanisms: (i) accommodative mechanism; (ii) ocular surface mechanism by using 5-point Likert scale. The association between development of DVS symptoms and risk factors like distance of eyes from the screen, refractive errors, duration of exposure and size of screen was analysed by factor analysis and ANOVA through EpiInfoTM for windows version 7.2.4. Results: In the present study, 78.2% of students were using smartphones and 21.8% were using large screen for reading and attending online classes during the lockdown period. It was observed that the descriptive statistics elaborates the overall mean of approximately score 3 in all 280 students on Likert scale. In regard to distance at which digital screen was kept, students who kept less distance (> arm and forearm length) are at higher risk of DVS development (p<0.001). In case of refractive error, the negative correlation shows that impact with spectacles is less compared to emmetropic eye (p<0.01 and p<0.001). About 75% of the total students score range between occasionally to always which indicates that the majority of the students got DVS. Authors assess the impact of duration of digital screen used and revealed that accommodative and ocular mechanisms responsible for development of DVS were significantly affected as duration of exposure to digital screen increases (p<0.001). We analysed the impact of digital screen size on DVS symptoms and found that participants using small screen are at higher risk (p<0.001) for development of smartphone vision syndrome as compared to large screen digital devices. Conclusion: The students attending online classes are more prone to development of smartphone vision syndrome. This study had shown association between DVS and the risk factors associated with it: duration of exposure, distance from the screen and size of screen used.

Examining the Effects of Two Mindful Eating Exercises on Chocolate Consumption

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 120-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Mantzios ◽  
Kirby Skillett ◽  
Helen Egan
Keyword(s):  
Likert Scale ◽  
News Article ◽  
Mindful Eating ◽  
The Impact

Abstract. The present study aimed to investigate and compare the impact of the Mindful Construal Diary (MCD) and the Mindful Raisin Exercise on the sensory tasting experience of chocolate and participants’ chocolate consumption. Participants were randomly allocated into three conditions (MCD, mindful raisin exercise, and mindless control), and engaged with either the MCD, the mindful raisin exercise, or, were asked to read a news article, respectively, while they ate a piece of chocolate. They then rated their satisfaction and desire to consume more chocolate on a 10-point Likert scale, and filled in a state mindful eating scale. Afterward, participants were informed that the study had ended and were asked to wait while the experimenter recorded some information, and any extra chocolate consumption during this time was recorded. Participants in both mindfulness conditions consumed significantly less chocolate after the exercise than participants in the control condition. No significant differences were found between the three conditions on ratings of satisfaction and desire to consume more chocolate. Both the MCD and the raisin exercise can be used to successfully moderate the intake of calorific foods, while the MCD can be utilized as an alternative practice to the typical meditation-based interventions.

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