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Vol. 7, Issue 5, Part D (2021)
Online learning amidst Covid-19 pandemic: Teachers’ perspective
Online learning amidst Covid-19 pandemic: Teachers’ perspective
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Background of the study: The outbreak COVID-19 has resulted in shutting down of educational institutions all across the country. In the worldwide, more than 1.2 billion children are out of the classroom. As a result, education has changed dramatically, with the distinctive rise of e-learning in primary schools whereby teaching is undertaken remotely and on digital platforms. With students being outside the classroom, schools have shifted their base to virtual platforms to conduct classes online. Consequently, all stages of education from pre-primary to university level, online education has emerged as an alternative to ordinary face to face classes. Accordingly, various stakeholders such as government and private organizations are striving to help each other by sprucing up their existing online platforms, apps and providing training to teachers to use virtual platforms to the optimum level.
Background of the study: The outbreak COVID-19 has resulted in shutting down of educational institutions all across the country. In the worldwide, more than 1.2 billion children are out of the classroom. As a result, education has changed dramatically, with the distinctive rise of e-learning in primary schools whereby teaching is undertaken remotely and on digital platforms. With students being outside the classroom, schools have shifted their base to virtual platforms to conduct classes online. Consequently, all stages of education from pre-primary to university level, online education has emerged as an alternative to ordinary face to face classes. Accordingly, various stakeholders such as government and private organizations are striving to help each other by sprucing up their existing online platforms, apps and providing training to teachers to use virtual platforms to the optimum level.
Aim: The aim of this study was done to identify teachers’ perception of e-learning in primary schools.
Materials and Methods: This was a quantitative study with survey research design which comprises of 50 primary school teachers. The researchers developed questionnaire which included two sections to collect the data. Section-I addressed the demographic characteristics of the participants. Section-II addressed questionnaire on perception of teachers on online learning due to COVID-19 pandemic. Descriptive and inferential statistics was used to analyze the data.
Results: This study explored the perceptions of primary school teachers on online learning during the COVID-19 Pandemic. The impact of online learning has affected the performance of the teachers and the quality of education due to the lack of teacher’s experience in using virtual platform and due to the short time during which that they had to adapt their teaching style to the new conditions. As educators, it is likely that the teachers will have to put in additional efforts to incorporate online learning programmes into the curriculum in the most suitable manner.
Conclusion: Online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the educational systems of all countries across the globe significantly. Until the situation is settled down, changes in national curricula must be made to increase flexibility, and technological readiness must be accelerated. Lastly, education must be viewed as collaborative community effort among government, teachers, parents, and schools to increase the efficacy of teaching-and-learning methods that have been adversely affected and ensure that students do not fall behind.
Pages: 251-254 | 618 Views 73 Downloads
How to cite this article:
Gauthami H, Yumnam Chanu Superior. Online learning amidst Covid-19 pandemic: Teachers’ perspective. Int J Appl Res 2021;7(5):251-254.
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