Is the Virtual Classroom a Window Into the Future During COVID-19?: A Comparative Study of Undergraduate and Postgraduate University Students in India

Q3 Social Sciences

International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI:10.4018/ijvple.285602

Sourabh Sharma, Megha Sharma

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Abstract

Education in today’s epidemic time is possible only through virtual learning platforms. COVID-19 has changed the mode of learning and shown the power of learning in virtual mode. In this paper a self-designed questionnaire on virtual learning was developed to analyse the impact of virtual learning on undergraduate and postgraduate university students. The self-developed questionnaire containing 25 items is tested for validity and reliability. 25 items are further segregated into 5 factors using exploratory factor analysis. These five factors are: Virtual Learning Environment; Virtual Learning and Health Related Issues; Virtual Learning and Interpersonal Issues; Virtual Learning and Technological Issues; Virtual Learning Deliverables. To have the comparative study of undergraduate and postgraduate students for the use of virtual learning platforms, one-way ANOVA is implemented. One-way ANOVA is implemented for each factor and it was found that virtual learning effectiveness increases when students move from Under graduation (UG) to Post Graduation (PG) in India.

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COVID-19期间，虚拟教室是通往未来的窗口吗?:印度本科生与研究生的比较研究

在疫情肆虐的今天，教育只有通过虚拟学习平台才能实现。新冠肺炎疫情改变了学习模式，显示了虚拟学习的力量。本文自行设计了一份虚拟学习调查问卷，分析了虚拟学习对本科生和研究生的影响。自行编制的问卷共25项，对问卷进行效度和信度检验。采用探索性因子分析将25个项目进一步分离为5个因子。这五个因素是:虚拟学习环境;虚拟学习与健康相关问题;虚拟学习与人际关系问题虚拟学习与技术问题虚拟学习成果。为了对本科生和研究生使用虚拟学习平台的情况进行比较研究，采用了单因素方差分析。对每个因素进行了单向方差分析，发现当印度学生从本科毕业(UG)转到研究生毕业(PG)时，虚拟学习效果会增加。

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International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments Social Sciences-Education

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