The Effectiveness of Online Education During Covid-19 Pandemic-A Comparative Analysis Between the Perceptions of High School Students and Primary School Students from Bangladesh & the United Arab Emirates
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https://doi.org/10.54536/ajiri.v1i3.947Keywords:
Online Education, E-Learning, Covid-19, Bangladesh, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Elementary Students, Primary SchoolsAbstract
The students in primary and high schools were the most at risk of being impacted by the Covid-19 outbreak in terms of their educational status. The whole education system slowly transited from in-class to online as per the time’s demand. By examining students’ online learning experiences during the COVID-19 epidemic in various situations, this study aims to present student voices of online education and explain why the implications are significant for student learning. Two nations are studied on a comparative window-Bangladesh and the United Arab Emirates-having different levels of socioeconomic development, the severity of the COVID-19 outbreak, pandemic preparedness measures, and the growth of online learning. A total of 125 students from Bangladesh and the UAE were surveyed quantitatively on the efficiency of online learning. To determine the efficacy of online education, constructs were created, and a questionnaire based on the structures was established. This study is cross-sectional and uses an inferred deductive methodology. Although many studies assert that online learning is just as successful as traditional learning, relatively few studies have examined the effectiveness of online instruction, particularly when switching from traditional learning methods to online learning. Additionally, no paper has investigated how elementary school pupils perceive the system, despite the fact that they were the most susceptible during the changeover. This essay seeks to close that gap. The results imply that students respond in a different way to virtual learning, and their response is centered around their competence in applying online devices, their capability to technically use virtual classes, and the teachers’ approach in organizing education activities.
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