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PROSPECTS of ONLINE MODE of LEARNING in POST PANDEMIC TIMES: a STUDY AMONGST the STUDENTS of SILCHAR CITY in ASSAM *Dr Cosmos An International Journal of Art & Higher Education A Refereed Research Journal Vol 10 / No 2 / Jul-Dec 2021 ISSN: 2319-8966 PROSPECTS OF ONLINE MODE OF LEARNING IN POST PANDEMIC TIMES: A STUDY AMONGST THE STUDENTS OF SILCHAR CITY IN ASSAM *Dr. D. Ghose **Deepraj Chakrabarty Paper Received: 01.07.2021 / Paper Accepted: 08.08.2021 / Paper Published: 12.08.2021 Corresponding Author: Dr. D. Ghose; Email: [email protected]; doi:10.46360/cosmos.ahe.520212005 Abstract The recent debacle that countries across the globe have witnessed during COVID 19 brought about devising of new strategies and mode of functioning for different professions. Amongst the new mode of functioning ‘work from home’ for IT professionals and ‘imparting online classes’ for the students have been the most common. But along with the compulsive acceptance, there have also been sporadic views of the stakeholders of these professions on the efficacy of the new norm of working. There cannot be a denial to the fact that the role of digital domain of performing the job has been accentuated during the period. In a response to the changing mindset of the people, the study was conducted to evaluate the views of the recipients of online education on the efficacy of the same. The responses for the study were collected from the students of three premier colleges in Silchar. The responses were collected from three groups of respondents who are currently pursuing the final year of their study in the colleges. The groups are identified based on three different streams: Arts, Commerce and Science. Therefore, in selecting the sample respondents, cluster random sampling was followed. The study attempted to achieve two-fold objectives: one was to determine the variation in the responses regarding the efficacy of online education across three different streams and the other was to determine the variation in the responses regarding the efficacy of online education across the three different colleges. In analyzing the responses, ANOVA was used as a statistical tool. The major finding of the study revealed that there exist significant variations amongst the responses of students for the three different streams and was discovered that there is a greater acceptance amongst the students of Science stream regarding online education as compared to the other two streams. It was also discovered that there exist significant variations amongst the responses of students across the three different colleges and among the three colleges considered, Gurucharan College tend to have a greater acceptance towards online education. Keywords: COVID 19, Online Education, Premier Colleges, Learning and Work from Home. Introduction the efficacy of the online education imparted to the The rampaging effect of the recent COVID-19 children during the period. The conceptualization of pandemic has taken a toll on the economy of almost imparting education in online mode has surfaced all the countries across the globe. There has been a long ago. It is just that the COVID-19 pandemic has deluge of lay-offs in many companies in response to accentuated the need of it. The study collected not being able to meet the cost of the retaining responses from the college-going students and employees. The plummeting fall in employment corroborated them from the responses of their passed on panic amongst the people and number of guardians to derive at a more comprehensive people had to pick up a living which in most outcome. The study claims to be of high importance likelihood would otherwise be considered as menial. in determining the future of online platform for But the lesser sufferers are those sectors which had imparting education to the students. But it has to be discovered newer norms of work. The coinage of borne in mind that the use of online mode of new phrases and nomenclatures such as ‘work from education was new for most of the teachers and home’, online education and webinars are the bi- students. Therefore, being naïve in the use of it was product of such discoveries. Along with the a constraint in using the platform in the most discovery, there has also not been a dearth of critical optimum manner. The expertise and the ease of appraisal made by people regarding the new norms implementing the new mode of imparting education of functioning. But nevertheless the urgent to the students will improve with the passing of time. discovery of new norms of functioning has But the outcome of the research can be used as a generated new perspectives. The recognition and the reference for the initial acceptance of the online mode of learning. The responses were collected acknowledgement of diverse ways of functioning st th has been a blessing in disguise for the whole within a period of 1 November to 15 November, episode. The study was undertaken to delve into 2021. The period is considered to be ideal in *Associate Professor, Department of Business Administration, Assam University, Silchar, Assam, India. **Research Scholar, Department of Business Administration, Assam University, Silchar, Assam, India. 18 eliciting appropriate responses as the students belonging from a particular segment. It would make receiving education under the affiliation of Assam the comparisons feasible. In the pursuit of ensuring University had just completed the appearing in that the study encompassed homogenous category of exams in online mode and there was a partial students and their guardians, the study included only opening up of educational institutions as declared by the college-going students. There can be another the Assam Government. reason attributed to the selection of only the college- going students in the sampling frame. The school- Statement of the Problem going students most often remain under the radar of The study was conducted to unveil the attitude of the their guardians. Apart from the education imparted students and the guardians towards online education. from the classes in the school, the guardians The attitude of the students and the guardians can generally are competent enough to provide guidance either be in the form of greater acceptance or greater to the school-going students regarding their studies. resistance to the online mode of education. The The Post-graduate students are generally high-career study also shuns from evaluating the technical centric students. The self-reliance of the post- superiority of different platform of online education graduate students is generally high and the students such as Zoom, Google Meet, and Google are most likely to prepare on their own relying lesser Classroom. Therefore, it is regardless of which on the classes as compared to the college-going specific platform was used for imparting the online students. The college-going students are generally education. Rather, every mode of imparting online the most vulnerable. The different stream chosen by education was included. The purpose was to collect the students in the college make the students rely the responses from the students and the guardians more on classes as they are novice to the new field regarding the overall experience of receiving online of study. Apart from the fact, there is always a mode of education. In the context, the study chance of the students straying in focus as they are attempted to solve the following research problems: compelled to be let a bit loose by their guardians ➢ What is the perception of the students regarding who now may be less competent to guide their wards the efficacy of online mode education across the in studies as a student may select a stream beyond three different streams? the repertoire of their guardians. The study hence ➢ What is the perception of the students regarding excluded collecting responses from any group of the efficacy of online education across the three students other than the college-going students. The different colleges? study denied considering the technical superiority of any online platform for rendering education. Hence The solution to the above two queries would the responses were regarding the experience of the facilitate the policy-makers in incorporating online students about the availing of online classes education as a supporting mode of education for the irrespective of any particular online platform. The future generation. The rising use of Internet amongst scope of the study also incorporated collecting the the younger generation is inevitable. But the fact that responses from the guardians of the students. The needs to be delved at is whether it can be detrimental responses were collected from the students and the in substituting the physical form of education with guardians of three premier colleges in Barak Valley the online mode of education. There can be stray and under the affiliation of the Central University sporadic opinions from many people in the society. located in the region. The research attempted to shape the responses from the respondents and put forth the outcome with a Limitations of Research claim that it would facilitate policy-making with The research suffered from the limitation of time and regard to online education. At the same time, it can space which renders the generalization of the results recast the efficacy with which online form of of the research to be time and space bound. The education functioned during the pandemic. The research was carried out in the select colleges of recast can enable the determination of the loss in the Silchar. The generalization of the results of the field of education during the field. There cannot be research beyond the region in which the research a denial to the fact that pandemic period was was carried out can be misleading and must be done catastrophic and had left a huge vacuum of loss in with utter reservations. At the same time the time of almost all the sectors of the economy.
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