Fashion CAD education during the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea: comparison of online and offline learning achievements

ABSTRACT The 2019 Coronavirus Infectious Disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic has maximized interest in the need for and the effectiveness of e-learning classes as an alternative to face-to-face classes in schools. This study aimed to identify the factors that determine the successful implementation of e-learning classes. In this study, 99 fashion majors who attended the computer-aided design (CAD) programming classes held in the spring semesters of 2019 and 2020 participated. This study analyzed and evaluated the students’ achievement process to see how self-motivated learning and interactive learning affected the process in face-to-face classes and real-time online Zoom classes. The results demonstrated the potential of creating an efficient e-learning environment for fashion CAD education where students could learn concepts and achieve academic competence even in the absence of face-to-face introduction.