EFFECT OF ONLINE EDUCATION ON STUDENTS’ ENGAGEMENT AND PERFORMANCE
Abstract
This study investigates - The effect of online education on students’ attendance and academics in India. The main research objective involves explaining how different aspects of online education impact students’ engagement during online classes and, after that, their performance in the assessments. The effects of e-learning on students’ attendance and academics investigation took place with a non-experimental, qualitative, and quantitative study approach. Firstly, a distribution of a five-point Likert scale questionnaire took place that has 17 questions. Four hundred eighty-three students’ from 10 different schools responded to this online survey. Next, the distribution of the second questionnaire started for schools, where the head of institutions responded on how the shift to online education had impacted students’ attendance. This questionnaire had 26 questions. In last, the development of a conceptual model to illustrate the impact of attendance and academic scores took place. And for the data analyses and model testing, the hiring of structural equation modeling with the software ADANCO 2.3.1 came up.
Among the three hypotheses generated for explaining the various direct relationships, all of them are significant. The responses indicate that students’ happily attended online classes and preferred watching recorded videos offline. They showed satisfaction with the online session but needed clarification when asked to choose between offline and online modes, which is visible by the 25% of students’ who could not agree or disagree with the statement. The effectiveness of the online system was because of the interaction of teachers’ and resources provided by the school. Students’ gave mixed responses to the questions when asked to compare the online and offline modes of education, as this shift was forced on them during the pandemic without any preconditioning. However, an urge to attend an offline class could have influenced their response to choose among the two as there was a restriction in moving out of their houses.
Most schools where the survey took place have provided the teachers’ with extensive training to make the shift to online classes smooth and effective. In almost 80% of the schools, the teachers’ transacted the content, which had impacted the students’ attendance and engagement positively during the online classes. All schools said that online learning positively impacts students’ learning through better syllabus coverage through tools and technology and also in the greater understanding for students’ through creative teaching methods. In addition, 50% of the schools agreed that the academic scores of the students’ improved during the online exam, while 30% of schools were neutral.
This study could also contribute to the academic literature and education system in online education development, especially in India, and aims to contribute to the academic by presenting findings from the literature review as a research paper at international conferences.
In these studies, the direction of grade assessment and the comments of schools and teachers’ got considered to analyse the overall teaching process. The findings indicate that the abrupt shift to remote learning amidst the pandemic was not premeditated yet, and did not have an adverse effect on the students’ level of enjoyment in their studies, contrary to expectations.
