Students’ Perception of Online Learning During Covid-19: A Cross Sectional Study in University Campus, Kirtipur

Abstract

Educational sector was adversely affected by lockdown created due to Covid-19, known as Corona Virus. The pandemic created disturbances in the physical class and initiated the online class. This study entitled STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION OF ONLINE LEARNING DURING COVID-19: A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY IN UNIVERSITY CAMPUS, KIRTIPUR tried to analyze effectiveness of online classes. This study has applied quantitative approach and cross sectional survey in which required data were collected from 306 students through reliable (Cronbach's Alpha 0.86) self-administered questionnaires. Besides, the study has no issue of validity as the measurement indicator/instrument wise indices; access of online learning (OL), cognitive efforts of OL, behavioral effort of OL, teacher's method of OL, extrinsic motivation to OL, benefit of OL, problems of OL and effectiveness of OL are positively correlated. Series of data was analyzed by applying descriptive and inferential statistical tools and interpreted through the lens of motivation theory of self-efficacy and goal oriented theory. The study found that majorities (58.2%) of respondents are male groups, almost two- fifth of them belong to Brahmins ethnicity and half of their family occupation is agriculture. About half of them had obtained B+ (3.3/ First Division) in BA and more than three- fifth of respondents had obtained B+ (3.3) in MA. Slightly more than half (51.3%) of them had stayed in home quarantine and more than three-fifth of them had never taken PCR/Antigen test (68%). The majority of students are satisfied with access, cognitive efforts, behavioral effort, teacher's methods, extrinsic motivation, benefits, problems and effectiveness of online learnings. Almost all the students use Facebook as social media. Microsoft team seems popular among university students due to online teaching/learning. About 93 percent of students use laptop for online classes in which three- fifth of students take online classes regularly. Half of respondents used digital learning method for individual assignment, which is 52.6%. Two- fifth of respondents accept that PPT as digital approach motivates them to stay in online sessions, which is 40.2%. About two- fifth of respondents found online teaching- learning effective due to availability of PPTs in front of every students, which is 36.3%. About two- fifth of respondents agreed that their friends, family members, roommate and neighbor occasionally disturb them, which is 40.8%. Three-fifth of respondents was satisfied with online classes, which is 60.1%. In contrast, the students are also facing problems in online learning and not satisfied with absence of physical classes. Still many students look electrical disturbance as major problem of online classes.The multiple regressions models show that dependent variables multiple effort scale, motivation scale, benefit scale and effectiveness scale have been described or explained 11%, 21.7%, 20% and 16.9% respectively by the independent variables. Finally, the findings of the study can be fruitful to the authority of Tribhuvan University including respected faculties deans, central departments as well as students and teachers.