This document compares e-learning and classroom training for students of traditional medicine at the Mongolian University of Pharmaceutical Sciences during the COVID-19 pandemic. A survey of 552 students found that while online lectures allowed continued education, students had more difficulty comprehending content and consolidating knowledge without in-person seminars and practice. Evaluation scores indicated lectures were clearest for first-year students at 76-100% agreement, while fifth-year students gave the highest ratings for comprehension. Overall, the transition to fully online learning highlighted challenges but also opportunities to improve future e-learning approaches.
Adoption of Online Courses Teaching in Tanzania's Universities after World He...eraser Juan José Calderón
Adoption of Online Courses Teaching in Tanzania's Universities after World Health Organization Declares the COVID-19 a Pandemic Disease: Opportunities and Barriers.
Mackfallen Anasel
Mzumbe University - Department of Health Systems Management
Idda Swai
School of Public Administration and Management, Department of Local Government Management, Mzumbe University
Investigating the institutional policies that contribute toward the students’...Sam Rany
The purpose of the study is to investigate the institutional policies that contributed to the enhancement of students’ academic success and educational quality in a Cambodian university. In a context of knowledge-based economy, higher education plays an important role to develop the citizen physically, mentally, and spiritually as well as to enhance the economic, social, political and cultural values of the nation. In the aftermath of the civil war in 1998, the Royal Government of Cambodia has strived to restore its education system in order to be integrated into the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Community by 2015 through adopting various strategies and policies to advance educational quality for Cambodia students’ academic success. This paper will investigate and discuss the status of institutional policies that can facilitate in reforming the educational system in Cambodian tertiary education. Astin’s theory (1984, 1993, 1999) is adopted to link the idea of institutional policies and Cambodian student’s academic success; the documents and data of governmental ministries, development partners, and higher education institutions will be employed in the study of such policies.
Learning Management System LMS Challenges During Pandemic A Case Study of Goo...ijtsrd
The recent transitions of online learning during crisis have changed the entire perception of e learning. Learning Management System LMS has occupied a major role in providing resources on learning due to the advancement in technology. There should a qualitative approach towards learning through online in these services with the aim of sustainable education. This research paper is trying to critically analyse two major platforms for online learning Google classroom and Talent LMS by stressing the areas like the content management, compliance management, evaluation system, participatory platform, customised learning. The study also brings out the significance of various models and theories including TAM, diffusion of innovation, blended learning in connection to online learning. The researcher has done a case study on the relationship between two major LMS and their role on better education for future generation. There is an area in the study which gave special reference and suggestions for better usability and utilisation of these online platforms. Dr. Saranya Thaloor "Learning Management System (LMS) Challenges During Pandemic: A Case Study of Google Class Room versus Talent LMS" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-4 | Issue-4 , June 2020, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd31228.pdf Paper Url :https://www.ijtsrd.com/humanities-and-the-arts/journalism/31228/learning-management-system-lms-challenges-during-pandemic-a-case-study-of-google-class-room-versus-talent-lms/dr-saranya-thaloor
A study on impact of ict in teaching economics during covid 19Dr. C.V. Suresh Babu
International virtual conference 2021 on Post COVID global scenario: Threats and Opportunities organized by St. Joseph's College, Irinjalakuda, Kerala in collaboration with Graduate Business, Christian Brothers University, USA on 27th - 29th January 2021
Student Preference and Perception towards Online Education in Hyderabad Cityijtsrd
The purpose of study an online education industry in its totality and appreciate the use of an integrated approach in understanding the environmental issues and problems. From the last few years the technological advancement and increased users of internet made everything's easier for everyone. If you want to purchase anything you will access online Shopping sites and order product to get at your hand. Whereas new way of getting education is online education virtual education E learning. Like shopping sites, internet also made easier to get education via online. This is really made easy for those who want to work as well as study further. In this report I compared both online education and traditional way of education. We also listed out top 10 international educational sites as well as top 5 Indian online educational sites. Mr. Anjum Pasha | Jarupla Gorya ""Student Preference and Perception towards Online Education in Hyderabad City"" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-3 | Issue-3 , April 2019, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd22876.pdf
Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/management/marketing/22876/student-preference-and-perception-towards-online-education-in-hyderabad-city/mr-anjum-pasha
Adoption of Online Courses Teaching in Tanzania's Universities after World He...eraser Juan José Calderón
Adoption of Online Courses Teaching in Tanzania's Universities after World Health Organization Declares the COVID-19 a Pandemic Disease: Opportunities and Barriers.
Mackfallen Anasel
Mzumbe University - Department of Health Systems Management
Idda Swai
School of Public Administration and Management, Department of Local Government Management, Mzumbe University
Investigating the institutional policies that contribute toward the students’...Sam Rany
The purpose of the study is to investigate the institutional policies that contributed to the enhancement of students’ academic success and educational quality in a Cambodian university. In a context of knowledge-based economy, higher education plays an important role to develop the citizen physically, mentally, and spiritually as well as to enhance the economic, social, political and cultural values of the nation. In the aftermath of the civil war in 1998, the Royal Government of Cambodia has strived to restore its education system in order to be integrated into the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Community by 2015 through adopting various strategies and policies to advance educational quality for Cambodia students’ academic success. This paper will investigate and discuss the status of institutional policies that can facilitate in reforming the educational system in Cambodian tertiary education. Astin’s theory (1984, 1993, 1999) is adopted to link the idea of institutional policies and Cambodian student’s academic success; the documents and data of governmental ministries, development partners, and higher education institutions will be employed in the study of such policies.
Learning Management System LMS Challenges During Pandemic A Case Study of Goo...ijtsrd
The recent transitions of online learning during crisis have changed the entire perception of e learning. Learning Management System LMS has occupied a major role in providing resources on learning due to the advancement in technology. There should a qualitative approach towards learning through online in these services with the aim of sustainable education. This research paper is trying to critically analyse two major platforms for online learning Google classroom and Talent LMS by stressing the areas like the content management, compliance management, evaluation system, participatory platform, customised learning. The study also brings out the significance of various models and theories including TAM, diffusion of innovation, blended learning in connection to online learning. The researcher has done a case study on the relationship between two major LMS and their role on better education for future generation. There is an area in the study which gave special reference and suggestions for better usability and utilisation of these online platforms. Dr. Saranya Thaloor "Learning Management System (LMS) Challenges During Pandemic: A Case Study of Google Class Room versus Talent LMS" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-4 | Issue-4 , June 2020, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd31228.pdf Paper Url :https://www.ijtsrd.com/humanities-and-the-arts/journalism/31228/learning-management-system-lms-challenges-during-pandemic-a-case-study-of-google-class-room-versus-talent-lms/dr-saranya-thaloor
A study on impact of ict in teaching economics during covid 19Dr. C.V. Suresh Babu
International virtual conference 2021 on Post COVID global scenario: Threats and Opportunities organized by St. Joseph's College, Irinjalakuda, Kerala in collaboration with Graduate Business, Christian Brothers University, USA on 27th - 29th January 2021
Student Preference and Perception towards Online Education in Hyderabad Cityijtsrd
The purpose of study an online education industry in its totality and appreciate the use of an integrated approach in understanding the environmental issues and problems. From the last few years the technological advancement and increased users of internet made everything's easier for everyone. If you want to purchase anything you will access online Shopping sites and order product to get at your hand. Whereas new way of getting education is online education virtual education E learning. Like shopping sites, internet also made easier to get education via online. This is really made easy for those who want to work as well as study further. In this report I compared both online education and traditional way of education. We also listed out top 10 international educational sites as well as top 5 Indian online educational sites. Mr. Anjum Pasha | Jarupla Gorya ""Student Preference and Perception towards Online Education in Hyderabad City"" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-3 | Issue-3 , April 2019, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd22876.pdf
Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/management/marketing/22876/student-preference-and-perception-towards-online-education-in-hyderabad-city/mr-anjum-pasha
The article describes a proposed model for assessing the quality of higher distance education based on the technologies of the Information and Communication. This model can be adopted by higher education institutions in order to ensure proper use of Information Technologies and Communication in teaching and learning processes, and strategic processes that support the distance education. This research will use models and success stories from other countries as a basis for generating a preliminary model. Furthermore, this research contains initial reports and results as to justify the contribution of it.
This article describes how to design a management model that enables the accreditation and quality assurance of the School of Engineering and Business, College of Administrative Sciences of the National Polytechnic School of Ecuador. These criteria are: i) educational objectives, ii) curriculum, iii) infrastructure and equipment, iv) faculty, v) student academic management, vi) learning outcomes or achievements, vii) student environment, viii) formative research, ix) links with the community. In this sense, the change is also in the integration of four new criteria that are considered primary as mentioned in the Higher Education Act-LOES-its General Regulation and the Law of Transparency and Access to Public Information,-LOTAIP, and other regulations. It includes a criterion that is related to the criterion number 4-Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology. In conclusion, the model presented is composed of 13 criteria, which allowed us to evaluate the quality of the Business Engineering program. It is estimated that the results achieved can become the baseline, for, on the one hand, create an action plan to improve quality of education in the Engineering Company of the National Polytechnic School.
International Journal of Business and Management Invention (IJBMI) is an international journal intended for professionals and researchers in all fields of Business and Management. IJBMI publishes research articles and reviews within the whole field Business and Management, new teaching methods, assessment, validation and the impact of new technologies and it will continue to provide information on the latest trends and developments in this ever-expanding subject. The publications of papers are selected through double peer reviewed to ensure originality, relevance, and readability. The articles published in our journal can be accessed online.
This study surveyed Information and Communications Technology (ICT) awareness, utilization and challenges in managing secondary schools in Onitsha Education Zone. Three research questions guided the study. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design. The population comprised 80 respondents made up of all the 32 principals and 48 Computer Science teachers in Secondary Schools in Onitsha Education Zone of Anambra State. The researchers studied the entire population since it was not large. The instrument for data collection was a structured type questionnaire developed by the researcher. It validated by experts and the reliability was established using the split half method which yielded a coefficient value of 0.80 using the Pearson product moment correlation coefficient. Data was analyzed using the mean method for the three research questions. From the findings of the study, it was found that principals to a high extent are aware of ICT facilities used in school management but utilize them to a low extent. Recommendations were proffered based on the findings of the study and they include: increased provision of ICT facilities used in school management by the government, training and retraining of principals on ICT utilization and testing of principals skills on ICT before appointment amongst others.
THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IMPACT ON CHILDREN’S EDUCATION IN DISADVANTAGED AND RUR...ijejournal
This study used a mixed methods approach to capture key findings on COVID-19 impacts on education and
challenges that hinder continued education particularly in disadvantaged and rural areas. The respondents
were 900 parents, 943 children, 15 teachers and education officials in 594 villages in 9 provinces of
Indonesia. The results showed that 1 out of 3 children stopped learning and children learned less. Children
had limited access to widely supported online learning. While the offline method was more applicable, still
it had some challenges. Children’s mental health was affected and they experienced excessive emotions of
fear and anxiety. Many parents were not ready to support children in learning school subjects while doing
livelihood activities at the same time. Some children experienced domestic violence. Parents did not have a
spare budget to provide distance learning facilities and had to sacrifice education over basic needs. The
risk of drop out of school was heightened.
This study assessed Information Communication Technology (ICT)integration in four state Colleges
of Education in North Western, Nigeria. The study focuses on three criteria of technology adoption: availability,
utilization and integration. This becomes imperative given that the prospective teachers the colleges produce
will operate in school systems and with students that were influenced by global trends in information explosion.
Also, like most educational innovations, the use of ICT in schools should satisfy the key demands of availability
and accessibility to learners who demand its effective utilization, and, above all, integration into all facets of
curricular and pedagogical practices. The study used the cross-sectional survey design since it aims at a
description and evaluation of existing characteristics of a large population of respondents, by concurrently
studying different samples drawn from the population. Data werecollated using questionnaires administered on
lecturers and computer laboratory technicians of the selected Colleges. The data was analyzed using
percentages and means. The major finding of the study is that ICT presence in these colleges was still
peripheral due to lack of access to internet connectivity. It was therefore recommended that the schools should
expand their ICT capability, the students be given proper orientation and training on the uses and benefits of
ICT and that ICT integration must begin from the teacher training curriculum of the institutions.
Authors: Daniela Tuparova, Georgi Tuparov.
The study discusses the development and the state of affairs of e-Learning in Bulgaria in recent years. Statistical data is introduced regarding the educational system in the country. The main catalysts of development in this sphere of education in Bulgaria are introduced and analysed.
PERCEIVED MENTAL HEALTH AND LEARNING ENVIRONMENT OF STUDENTS IN NEPAL DURING ...sajjalp
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought into attention the mental health of various affected populations including children and
youth. The objective of the study was to assess the perceived mental health and learning environment of college students in
Nepal during COVID-19 outbreak.
The college students enrolled in bachelor’s degree completed a self-administered questionnaire survey. The students
were approached through text messaging and email and selected with non-probability sampling during the pandemic. The
study assessed information on demographic characteristics, academic difficulties, financial and family difficulties, and mental
health issues with coping mechanism during the outbreak.
Descriptive findings revealed that the academic difficulties were more likely to be reported by high percentage of
students. The students also described they were facing family and financial problems. High percentage of students was
associated with depressive thought. To cope with anxiety and depressive thoughts, more than half students have pursued
support from family and friends, helped themselves with self-management activities during the pandemic.
The COVID-19 pandemic situation is making a significant negative impact on mental health and learning
environment of college students. The study suggests that health service providers and educators need to consider proactive
measures to support the mental health and learning environment of students.
KEYWORDS: COVID-19, Mental Health, Learning Environment, Academic Difficulties, Financial Problems,
Depressive Thought, Coping Mechanism, Self-management.
Increasing Access to and Quality of Open and Distance Learning Programmes thr...iosrjce
This study sought to explore how technology-driven pedagogy can be utilised in order to increase
access to and quality of Open and Distance Learning (ODL) programmes at Zimbabwe Open University (ZOU).
The study adopted the qualitative research methodology and utilised the case study design. The population of
the study comprised all Regional Programme Coordinators (RPCs) in the 10 regional centres of ZOU. A sample
of 30 (N=30) RPCs from all the Regional Centres was used while Convenience sampling was adopted in coming
up with the sample. The researchers were the primary research instruments and they utilised Questerviews and
Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) in gathering data. Thematic content analysis (TCA) was used to discuss and
analyse research findings. The study found out that ZOU’s Regional Centres have functional computer
laboratories and that students accessed e-resources including e-books and journals from regional libraries.
Face-to-face tutorials and use of print modules are still dominant and in instances where students do not have
hard copy modules, RPCs emailed them soft copies for use. The study also revealed that RPCs encourage
students to utilise technology for research and communication and ZOU has since introduced Students Chatgroup
and the use of Turnitin originality check as well as My-Vista which are both platforms for ODL through
ICT use. The study concluded that technology-driven pedagogy has the potential to increase access to and
improve the quality of ODL programmes. It further concluded that despite the perceived challenges, ZOU is on
course to embrace technology-driven pedagogy as evidenced by its current level of ICT utilisation. The study
recommended that there is need for a University policy to guide the implementation of technology-driven
pedagogy and that ZOU as well as other similar institutions should maximally utilize technology in teaching
and learning in order to increase access to and quality of ODL. Future research on technology driven-driven
pedagogy should be university wide instead of focusing on a single area as in the current study.
Discovering rules for nursery students using apriori algorithmjournalBEEI
Over recent years, there has been a rise in the number of students completing nursery education in Bangladesh. However, in order to achieve a sustainable education goal, the dropout rate in education needs to be reduced. Therefore, this research worked on providing insights that would help to understand the possible causes of dropout from education. Since primary education is the starting point for every student, this research has been conducted on this part of education. The research used data obtained from a European country, Slovenia to use the insights of a developed country. The study was conducted using association rule mining where several mining rules were generated using the Apriori algorithm. The rules obtained had the confidence of 0.95 and support of 0.04. The result showed three major rules of dropping out children in nursery education and eventually helps to ensure higher education for all children.
The shift of learning activities from face-to-face classroom interaction to online learning beyond the classroom due to the global pandemic has caused technological anxiety in teaching and learning. This study analyzed strategies to overcome learning challenges in the COVID-19 pandemic with user-friendly platforms. This study was in the State Institute of Islamic Studies (IAIN) Surakarta, Indonesia, involving 469 lecturers who taught 983 classes as the respondents. The required data were collected using a webbased questionnaire using Google Forms. The data were analyzed descriptively in percentages and elaborated using focus group discussion. The data analysis showed that most teachers used WhatsApp group to overcome learning obstacles during the COVID-19 pandemic. Among the considerations are the lack of information technology infrastructure, the lack of e-learning platforms, the lack of time to adapt, and the difficulty of internet access in some regions. This study contributes to the strategy performed by the lecturers to deal with these challenges is selecting a userfriendly and affordable platform for learning.
Undergraduate Student’s Perspectives on E-learning during COVID-19 Outbreak i...Dr. Amarjeet Singh
As education moves e-learning all over the world due to COIVD-19 pandemic, students spend more time on e-learning than ever before. This is also equally applied to the Sri Lankan education system. Thus this study examines the undergraduate students’ perspectives on e-learning during the COVID-19 outbreak in universities in Sri Lanka. Primary data was obtained from undergraduate students in Sri Lankan university using a structured questionnaire via Google form. The perspectives on e-learning education during the COVID-19 pandemic was investigated using descriptive statistics and frequency analysis. The majority of the undergraduate students felt that the e-learning version of education saved travel time and cost of accommodation. Furthermore, the study revealed that the majority of students were happy with the e-learning form of education during the pandemic since it allowed them to finish their degrees faster and access the labor market without a delay. The biggest challenges with e-learning, according to the student responses, were internet access, device availability, visionary issues, technical issues, and stress. As a result of this COVID -19 pandemic, if higher education officials in Sri Lankan universities want to keep e-learning education on going, they must focus on offering cost-effective, high-speed data connections while minimizing technological hurdles. At the same time, it is important to update and revise the curriculum content according to this new mode of education since this is a completely new situation for all. There is relatively little research on students’ perspectives on e-learning education during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Sri Lankan context and it will provide some important highlights to the researchers, parent and academics as well.
The article describes a proposed model for assessing the quality of higher distance education based on the technologies of the Information and Communication. This model can be adopted by higher education institutions in order to ensure proper use of Information Technologies and Communication in teaching and learning processes, and strategic processes that support the distance education. This research will use models and success stories from other countries as a basis for generating a preliminary model. Furthermore, this research contains initial reports and results as to justify the contribution of it.
This article describes how to design a management model that enables the accreditation and quality assurance of the School of Engineering and Business, College of Administrative Sciences of the National Polytechnic School of Ecuador. These criteria are: i) educational objectives, ii) curriculum, iii) infrastructure and equipment, iv) faculty, v) student academic management, vi) learning outcomes or achievements, vii) student environment, viii) formative research, ix) links with the community. In this sense, the change is also in the integration of four new criteria that are considered primary as mentioned in the Higher Education Act-LOES-its General Regulation and the Law of Transparency and Access to Public Information,-LOTAIP, and other regulations. It includes a criterion that is related to the criterion number 4-Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology. In conclusion, the model presented is composed of 13 criteria, which allowed us to evaluate the quality of the Business Engineering program. It is estimated that the results achieved can become the baseline, for, on the one hand, create an action plan to improve quality of education in the Engineering Company of the National Polytechnic School.
International Journal of Business and Management Invention (IJBMI) is an international journal intended for professionals and researchers in all fields of Business and Management. IJBMI publishes research articles and reviews within the whole field Business and Management, new teaching methods, assessment, validation and the impact of new technologies and it will continue to provide information on the latest trends and developments in this ever-expanding subject. The publications of papers are selected through double peer reviewed to ensure originality, relevance, and readability. The articles published in our journal can be accessed online.
This study surveyed Information and Communications Technology (ICT) awareness, utilization and challenges in managing secondary schools in Onitsha Education Zone. Three research questions guided the study. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design. The population comprised 80 respondents made up of all the 32 principals and 48 Computer Science teachers in Secondary Schools in Onitsha Education Zone of Anambra State. The researchers studied the entire population since it was not large. The instrument for data collection was a structured type questionnaire developed by the researcher. It validated by experts and the reliability was established using the split half method which yielded a coefficient value of 0.80 using the Pearson product moment correlation coefficient. Data was analyzed using the mean method for the three research questions. From the findings of the study, it was found that principals to a high extent are aware of ICT facilities used in school management but utilize them to a low extent. Recommendations were proffered based on the findings of the study and they include: increased provision of ICT facilities used in school management by the government, training and retraining of principals on ICT utilization and testing of principals skills on ICT before appointment amongst others.
THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IMPACT ON CHILDREN’S EDUCATION IN DISADVANTAGED AND RUR...ijejournal
This study used a mixed methods approach to capture key findings on COVID-19 impacts on education and
challenges that hinder continued education particularly in disadvantaged and rural areas. The respondents
were 900 parents, 943 children, 15 teachers and education officials in 594 villages in 9 provinces of
Indonesia. The results showed that 1 out of 3 children stopped learning and children learned less. Children
had limited access to widely supported online learning. While the offline method was more applicable, still
it had some challenges. Children’s mental health was affected and they experienced excessive emotions of
fear and anxiety. Many parents were not ready to support children in learning school subjects while doing
livelihood activities at the same time. Some children experienced domestic violence. Parents did not have a
spare budget to provide distance learning facilities and had to sacrifice education over basic needs. The
risk of drop out of school was heightened.
This study assessed Information Communication Technology (ICT)integration in four state Colleges
of Education in North Western, Nigeria. The study focuses on three criteria of technology adoption: availability,
utilization and integration. This becomes imperative given that the prospective teachers the colleges produce
will operate in school systems and with students that were influenced by global trends in information explosion.
Also, like most educational innovations, the use of ICT in schools should satisfy the key demands of availability
and accessibility to learners who demand its effective utilization, and, above all, integration into all facets of
curricular and pedagogical practices. The study used the cross-sectional survey design since it aims at a
description and evaluation of existing characteristics of a large population of respondents, by concurrently
studying different samples drawn from the population. Data werecollated using questionnaires administered on
lecturers and computer laboratory technicians of the selected Colleges. The data was analyzed using
percentages and means. The major finding of the study is that ICT presence in these colleges was still
peripheral due to lack of access to internet connectivity. It was therefore recommended that the schools should
expand their ICT capability, the students be given proper orientation and training on the uses and benefits of
ICT and that ICT integration must begin from the teacher training curriculum of the institutions.
Authors: Daniela Tuparova, Georgi Tuparov.
The study discusses the development and the state of affairs of e-Learning in Bulgaria in recent years. Statistical data is introduced regarding the educational system in the country. The main catalysts of development in this sphere of education in Bulgaria are introduced and analysed.
PERCEIVED MENTAL HEALTH AND LEARNING ENVIRONMENT OF STUDENTS IN NEPAL DURING ...sajjalp
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought into attention the mental health of various affected populations including children and
youth. The objective of the study was to assess the perceived mental health and learning environment of college students in
Nepal during COVID-19 outbreak.
The college students enrolled in bachelor’s degree completed a self-administered questionnaire survey. The students
were approached through text messaging and email and selected with non-probability sampling during the pandemic. The
study assessed information on demographic characteristics, academic difficulties, financial and family difficulties, and mental
health issues with coping mechanism during the outbreak.
Descriptive findings revealed that the academic difficulties were more likely to be reported by high percentage of
students. The students also described they were facing family and financial problems. High percentage of students was
associated with depressive thought. To cope with anxiety and depressive thoughts, more than half students have pursued
support from family and friends, helped themselves with self-management activities during the pandemic.
The COVID-19 pandemic situation is making a significant negative impact on mental health and learning
environment of college students. The study suggests that health service providers and educators need to consider proactive
measures to support the mental health and learning environment of students.
KEYWORDS: COVID-19, Mental Health, Learning Environment, Academic Difficulties, Financial Problems,
Depressive Thought, Coping Mechanism, Self-management.
Increasing Access to and Quality of Open and Distance Learning Programmes thr...iosrjce
This study sought to explore how technology-driven pedagogy can be utilised in order to increase
access to and quality of Open and Distance Learning (ODL) programmes at Zimbabwe Open University (ZOU).
The study adopted the qualitative research methodology and utilised the case study design. The population of
the study comprised all Regional Programme Coordinators (RPCs) in the 10 regional centres of ZOU. A sample
of 30 (N=30) RPCs from all the Regional Centres was used while Convenience sampling was adopted in coming
up with the sample. The researchers were the primary research instruments and they utilised Questerviews and
Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) in gathering data. Thematic content analysis (TCA) was used to discuss and
analyse research findings. The study found out that ZOU’s Regional Centres have functional computer
laboratories and that students accessed e-resources including e-books and journals from regional libraries.
Face-to-face tutorials and use of print modules are still dominant and in instances where students do not have
hard copy modules, RPCs emailed them soft copies for use. The study also revealed that RPCs encourage
students to utilise technology for research and communication and ZOU has since introduced Students Chatgroup
and the use of Turnitin originality check as well as My-Vista which are both platforms for ODL through
ICT use. The study concluded that technology-driven pedagogy has the potential to increase access to and
improve the quality of ODL programmes. It further concluded that despite the perceived challenges, ZOU is on
course to embrace technology-driven pedagogy as evidenced by its current level of ICT utilisation. The study
recommended that there is need for a University policy to guide the implementation of technology-driven
pedagogy and that ZOU as well as other similar institutions should maximally utilize technology in teaching
and learning in order to increase access to and quality of ODL. Future research on technology driven-driven
pedagogy should be university wide instead of focusing on a single area as in the current study.
Discovering rules for nursery students using apriori algorithmjournalBEEI
Over recent years, there has been a rise in the number of students completing nursery education in Bangladesh. However, in order to achieve a sustainable education goal, the dropout rate in education needs to be reduced. Therefore, this research worked on providing insights that would help to understand the possible causes of dropout from education. Since primary education is the starting point for every student, this research has been conducted on this part of education. The research used data obtained from a European country, Slovenia to use the insights of a developed country. The study was conducted using association rule mining where several mining rules were generated using the Apriori algorithm. The rules obtained had the confidence of 0.95 and support of 0.04. The result showed three major rules of dropping out children in nursery education and eventually helps to ensure higher education for all children.
The shift of learning activities from face-to-face classroom interaction to online learning beyond the classroom due to the global pandemic has caused technological anxiety in teaching and learning. This study analyzed strategies to overcome learning challenges in the COVID-19 pandemic with user-friendly platforms. This study was in the State Institute of Islamic Studies (IAIN) Surakarta, Indonesia, involving 469 lecturers who taught 983 classes as the respondents. The required data were collected using a webbased questionnaire using Google Forms. The data were analyzed descriptively in percentages and elaborated using focus group discussion. The data analysis showed that most teachers used WhatsApp group to overcome learning obstacles during the COVID-19 pandemic. Among the considerations are the lack of information technology infrastructure, the lack of e-learning platforms, the lack of time to adapt, and the difficulty of internet access in some regions. This study contributes to the strategy performed by the lecturers to deal with these challenges is selecting a userfriendly and affordable platform for learning.
Undergraduate Student’s Perspectives on E-learning during COVID-19 Outbreak i...Dr. Amarjeet Singh
As education moves e-learning all over the world due to COIVD-19 pandemic, students spend more time on e-learning than ever before. This is also equally applied to the Sri Lankan education system. Thus this study examines the undergraduate students’ perspectives on e-learning during the COVID-19 outbreak in universities in Sri Lanka. Primary data was obtained from undergraduate students in Sri Lankan university using a structured questionnaire via Google form. The perspectives on e-learning education during the COVID-19 pandemic was investigated using descriptive statistics and frequency analysis. The majority of the undergraduate students felt that the e-learning version of education saved travel time and cost of accommodation. Furthermore, the study revealed that the majority of students were happy with the e-learning form of education during the pandemic since it allowed them to finish their degrees faster and access the labor market without a delay. The biggest challenges with e-learning, according to the student responses, were internet access, device availability, visionary issues, technical issues, and stress. As a result of this COVID -19 pandemic, if higher education officials in Sri Lankan universities want to keep e-learning education on going, they must focus on offering cost-effective, high-speed data connections while minimizing technological hurdles. At the same time, it is important to update and revise the curriculum content according to this new mode of education since this is a completely new situation for all. There is relatively little research on students’ perspectives on e-learning education during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Sri Lankan context and it will provide some important highlights to the researchers, parent and academics as well.
THE OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES OF LEARNING ONLINE DURING THE PANDEMIC: THAI...ijejournal
This paper investigates students' online learning experience during COVID-19, specifically aiming to
identify points of improvement within the current distance-learning infrastructure in Thailand. The
research consolidates students ’opinions toward online learning, their ease in adapting to the new learning
environment, which depends not only on each student's learning style but also on their teachers as well as
social and economic factors. Identifying the advantages and disadvantages of learning from home, the
research presents students' needs and suggestions for improvement. As such, this work may guide future
adjustments to online learning.
Factors Influencing Online Education during COVID-19 Pandemic: Sri Lankan Stu...Dr. Amarjeet Singh
This study examines the factors influencing online education for selected Sri Lankan universities during the COVID-19 pandemic. It also analyses the moderate effect of gender and type of the university on online education. Primary data were collected using a questionnaire via google form from Management students in Sri Lankan selected universities. Data analysis was done through structural equations using analysis of moment structures (AMOS) version 22.0. Attitude, internet and related facilities, curriculum, and self-motivation were found to have a significant positive impact on online education, while workload & time have no significant effect on online education. Among four factors, the strongest influence was derived from self-motivation followed by the curriculum. We have not found significant differences among male and female students’ views on online education, while the impact from the type of university is different among the two categories. This study effectively guides policy makers and university administrators across the educational institutes to decide on continuing online education. It reveals some insights to the teachers, students, and parents to understand the significance of the modern online learning environment and its positive impact on the new learning mode. There is no study related to the factors associated with the impact of online education during the Covid-19 pandemic in the Sri Lankan context.
During the COVID -19 pandemic, educational institutions around the world faced problems that have to do
with the frustration of students for whom traditional education has been replaced by the online format.
Students are experiencing technical difficulties in the digitalization of education. International monitoring
of education systems has shown that quite a few countries were ready to move to distance learning, both for
technical and economic reasons. The covid pandemic has caused an increase in educational inequality. Elearning systems were expected to reduce inequality in education, but empirical research has shown that
learning in this format not only does not reduce, but can increase inequality, increasing the gap in
educational outcomes between students with different socioeconomic status. The article describes
applications of using voice recognition technology based on artificial intelligence which, by our opinion,
may reduce educational inequality during covid-19. We presented a comparative analysis of existing
examples artificial intelligence in the educational process.
USING VOICE RECOGNITION IN E-LEARNING SYSTEM TO REDUCE EDUCATIONAL INEQUALITY...IJCSEA Journal
During the COVID -19 pandemic, educational institutions around the world faced problems that have to do
with the frustration of students for whom traditional education has been replaced by the online format.
Students are experiencing technical difficulties in the digitalization of education. International monitoring
of education systems has shown that quite a few countries were ready to move to distance learning, both for
technical and economic reasons. The covid pandemic has caused an increase in educational inequality. Elearning systems were expected to reduce inequality in education, but empirical research has shown that
learning in this format not only does not reduce, but can increase inequality, increasing the gap in
educational outcomes between students with different socioeconomic status. The article describes
applications of using voice recognition technology based on artificial intelligence which, by our opinion,
may reduce educational inequality during covid-19. We presented a comparative analysis of existing
examples artificial intelligence in the educational process. Artificial intelligence uses in specialized software
it makes educational process more convenient for both the students and the teachers. There is a description
of an application “Academic phrase bank" developed by author. The application consists of two specialising
actions for Google assistant. The application allows to increase academic vocabulary, train of creating
grammatically correct academic expressions, and memorize templates of academic phrases. In active mode,
this application helps to create correct phrases of academic English and improve the abilities of
understanding English speech
Using Voice Recognition in E-Learning System to Reduce Educational Inequality...IJCSEA Journal
During the COVID -19 pandemic, educational institutions around the world faced problems that have to do with the frustration of students for whom traditional education has been replaced by the online format. Students are experiencing technical difficulties in the digitalization of education. International monitoring of education systems has shown that quite a few countries were ready to move to distance learning, both for technical and economic reasons. The covid pandemic has caused an increase in educational inequality. E learning systems were expected to reduce inequality in education, but empirical research has shown that learning in this format not only does not reduce, but can increase inequality, increasing the gap in educational outcomes between students with different socioeconomic status. The article describes applications of using voice recognition technology based on artificial intelligence which, by our opinion, may reduce educational inequality during covid-19. We presented a comparative analysis of existing examples artificial intelligence in the educational process. Artificial intelligence uses in specialized software it makes educational process more convenient for both the students and the teachers. There is a description of an application “Academic phrase bank" developed by author. The application consists of two specialising actions for Google assistant. The application allows to increase academic vocabulary, train of creating grammatically correct academic expressions, and memorize templates of academic phrases. In active mode, this application helps to create correct phrases of academic English and improve the abilities of understanding English speech.
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted changing the model of learning
activities. Teaching and learning activities that have usually been done faceto-face
have now turned into online learning. This study identified student
perspectives on online learning activities for Department of Civics
Education students at the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education at Halu
Oleo University, Indonesia during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study used
a survey method by distributing questionnaires in the form of Google Forms
to students, and a total of 227 students participated in this study. Our study
focused on online learning media, learning effectiveness, lecturers' abilities,
obstacles, and student recommendations regarding online learning during the
COVID-19 pandemic. Data analysis in this study was carried out
descriptively, presented in the form of frequency, percentage, and graph. The
study results found that the most effective online learning media felt by
students at the Department of Civics Education were Google Meet and
Zoom Cloud Meetings. Besides, the majority of students considered online
learning to be no more effective than face-to-face lectures. Lecturers need to
provide two-way learning materials through discussion as well as question
and answer. Furthermore, the main determining factors that cause online
learning to be ineffective are network constraints and internet quotas.
Therefore, students expected the lecturers to understand the network
constraints experienced by students during online learning and recommend
implementing learning activities for blended learning (combination of online
and offline) while still complying with the health protocols.
This research is based on the problem of the outbreak of the coronavirus
which has become a global pandemic and a national disaster. The purpose of
this study was to describe the perceptions of lecturers and students on online
learning problems during the COVID-19 pandemic. The data was collected
with the help of questionnaires. This quantitative descriptive study was
conducted among lectures and students who selectedd randomly. Data
analysis used a Likert scale and the results of perceptions used descriptive
analysis. The results of the study show that the perceptions of lecturers and
students on online learning problems during the pandemic consisted of six
aspects (lecture plans, online lecture activities, online lecture recording and
evaluation, lecture assistance services, and lecture support facilities).
Furthermore, it can be agreed that effective online learning occurs due to the
interaction of students and lecturers as well as technology connected
to education.
A Sudden Screen Learning Student Acceptance Model (SSL)Dr. Amarjeet Singh
COVID-19 pandemic has forced schools and academic institutions all over the world to shift to remote online learning overnight. This is the longest disruption to the traditional face-to-face (physical) classroom learning ever. As the shift was unexpected, many stakeholders including teachers, administrators, parents and the students themselves have to embrace the Sudden Screen Learning (SSL) with or without sufficient resources, strategy and plans. As a result of social distancing in order to curb the spread of the pandemic, some students struggled to catch up with online learning challenges as family incomes deteriorated. This research intended to investigate the factors that push private university students to accept and adopt the sudden, remote online learning by applying the UTAUT constructs namely Performance Expectancy (PE), Effort Expectancy (EE), Subjective Norms (SN) and Facilitating Conditions (FC), taking into account the students’ Learning Styles as well as the moderating effect of Trusting Beliefs. The expected outcomes of the research will provide useful insights to the school administrators and regulators in understanding students’ SSL actual usage behaviour, thus, devising effective e-curriculums that will adhere to the same or even better quality of education as an assurance to the future of the younger generations.
Medical Education in Times of Covid 19 Pandemicijtsrd
The COVID 19 pandemic has required medical educators across the world to deal with the huge responsibility of rethinking how they can continue to deliver high quality medical education at a time when medical schools are closing face to face teaching due to social isolation strategies and educators have to cope with their enormous clinical responsibilities. In response to the COVID 19 pandemic, most medical schools across the world have started to rapidly transfer their curricula from face to face to online teaching. Thus there is a need to discuss how the changes after the pandemic can have an impact on both educators and students across the world. Namrata Bhutani | Deepak Tangadi | Neha Bhutani "Medical Education in Times of Covid-19 Pandemic" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-4 | Issue-4 , June 2020, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd31318.pdf Paper Url :https://www.ijtsrd.com/humanities-and-the-arts/education/31318/medical-education-in-times-of-covid19-pandemic/namrata-bhutani
“School’s Out, But Class’s On”, The Largest Online Education in the World Tod...eraser Juan José Calderón
“School’s Out, But Class’s On”, The Largest Online Education in the World Today: Taking China’s Practical Exploration During The COVID-19 Epidemic Prevention and Control as An Example
Longjun Zhou,1,2
Fangmei Li,3
Shanshan Wu,3 Ming Zhou 4
1. Jiangsu Second Normal University, Nanjing 211200, Jiangsu, China
2. Engineering Research Center of Digital Learning Support Technology, Ministry of Education, Changchun 130000, Jilin, China
3. Nanjing Dianji Institute of Psychological Education, Nanjing 210000, Jiangsu, China
4. Jiangnan School, Zhenjiang 212008, Jiangsu, China
STUDENTS E-READINESS IN INSTITUTIONS OF THE ROYAL COMMISSION IN JUBAILijait
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) provide a rich integrated educational environment, which capable of changing the lives of students. The purpose of this research paper is to investigating ereadiness of the students in the affiliate Institutions of the Royal Commission in Jubail, and whether their experience in using ICTs influences their judgement towards ICTs, and whether their judgement and experience toward ICTs influence their use of ICTs or not. Survey methodology is facilitated through the use of the questionnaires. Survey domain is a random sampling of studentsin Institutions of the Royal Commission of Jubail. With a 95% confidence level of a possible sample frame of 669, the study sampled 1032 respondents (15%). Results showed that students’judgement towards ICTs is highly positive, which reflect their e-readiness and willingness to use ICTs, but the analysis showed that the experience with ICTs did not significantly predict students’judgement about ICTs use. It was discovered that the following set of ICTs requires the most attention in the future adoption planning by the Royal Commission for its three affiliate Higher education institutions (HEIs): “Blackboard”, “smart devices”, “e-bulletin boards”, and “e-materials”. This set of ICTs receives the least scores of use and experience responses from study participants.The result of this study provides valuable insights into students’ e-readiness. This information may be used to develop and support factors that enhance strategies for adopting ICTs by students.
STUDENTS E-READINESS IN INSTITUTIONS OF THE ROYAL COMMISSION IN JUBAILijait
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) provide a rich integrated educational environment, which capable of changing the lives of students. The purpose of this research paper is to investigating ereadiness of the students in the affiliate Institutions of the Royal Commission in Jubail, and whether their experience in using ICTs influences their judgement towards ICTs, and whether their judgement and experience toward ICTs influence their use of ICTs or not. Survey methodology is facilitated through the use of the questionnaires. Survey domain is a random sampling of studentsin Institutions of the Royal Commission of Jubail. With a 95% confidence level of a possible sample frame of 669, the study sampled 1032 respondents (15%). Results showed that students’judgement towards ICTs is highly positive, which reflect their e-readiness and willingness to use ICTs, but the analysis showed that the experience with ICTs did not significantly predict students’judgement about ICTs use. It was discovered that the following set of ICTs requires the most attention in the future adoption planning by the Royal Commission for its three affiliate Higher education institutions (HEIs): “Blackboard”, “smart devices”, “e-bulletin boards”, and “e-materials”. This set of ICTs receives the least scores of use and experience responses from study participants.The result of this study provides valuable insights into students’ e-readiness. This information may be used to develop and support factors that enhance strategies for adopting ICTs by students.
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COMPARISON OF E-LEARNING AND CLASSROOM TRAINING FOR BACHELOR STUDENTS OF TRADITIONAL MEDICINE
1. International Journal on Integrating Technology in Education (IJITE) Vol.10, No.2, June 2021
DOI: 10.5121/ijite.2021.10205 55
COMPARISON OF E-LEARNING AND
CLASSROOM TRAINING FOR BACHELOR
STUDENTS OF TRADITIONAL MEDICINE
Bazarragchaa Sodnom1
, Uranchimeg Tudevdagva2, 3
,
Tserendulam Luvsandorj1
*, Selenge Erdenechimeg1*
1
Mongolian University of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mongolia
2
Faculty of Computer Science, Technical University of Chemnitz, Germany
3
Power Engineering School, Mongolian University
of Science and Technology, Mongolia
ABSTRACT
This paper describes a test and case study of self-evaluation of online courses during the pandemic time.
Due to the Covid-19, the whole world needs to sit on lockdown in different periods. Many things need to be
done in all kinds of business including education sector of countries. To sustain the education development,
teaching methods had to switch from traditional face-to-face teaching to online courses. The government
made decisions quickly, and educational institutions had no time to prepare the materials for online
education. All classes of the Mongolian University of Pharmaceutical Sciences switched to online lessons.
Challenges were raised before professors and tutors during online teaching. Our university did not have a
specific learning management system for online education and e-learning. Therefore, professors used
different platforms for their online instructions, such as Zoom and Google meet.
Moreover, different social networking platforms played an active role in communication between students
and professors. The situation is challenging for professors and students. To measure the quality of online
courses and figure out the positive and weak points of online teaching, we need to evaluate e-learning.
KEYWORDS
E-learning, classroom training, evaluation, traditional medicine, Mongolian university of pharmaceutical
sciences.
1. INTRODUCTION
The Mongolian University of Pharmaceutical Sciences, the leading private university in
pharmacy was founded in 2000 and it offers courses in Pharmacy, Traditional Medicine,
Pharmaceutical Engineering and Technology, and Nursing. The Drug Research Institute and the
GMP-Pharmaceutical Industry are the main components of the Mongolian University of
Pharmaceutical Sciences (MUPS), and it has the great advantage of training to conduct a
combination of Training-Research-Industry.
Pharmacists have a huge responsibility to human health and can work in many fields, including
research, manufacturing, drug marketing, foreign relations, pharmacist, and clinical pharmacist.
As of 2018, there were 2,169 pharmacists who work for drug-stores, hospitals, pharmaceutical
industry throughout Mongolia, of which 395 new graduates, 31.6% or 125, were graduates of the
MUPS [1].
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Due to the global pandemic, it was moved on public alert in Mongolia by Resolution No. 62 of
February 12, 2020, and Resolution No. 178 of November 11, 2020 of the Government of
Mongolia, and classroom learning at Universities and Colleges were temporarily closed and
continue to move to a form of online learning [2]. E-learning has expanded since last year in all
kind of education.
As of April 15, 2021, the total number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 pandemic in Mongolia has
reached 18,565, and it has spread rapidly in Mongolia and around the world, killing many people
and causing irreparable damage and social and economic hardship in many countries.
Starting from the second semester of 2019-2020, the MUPS moved from classroom learning to
online learning. As well as the first semester of 2019-2020, a total of 3001 video lessons, 489
enclosed files, and 41056 online test databases were created and 18,534 hours of electronic
lectures, seminars and workshops were organized under basis of the cloud program [2]. From
here, a total of 36 subjects of 93 credit hours, including general academic, professional
foundation, and specialization, are taught online to first to fifth year students in pharmacy. As of
the first quarter of 2020, a total of 1277 students are studying at the MUPS, of which 1062 are
studying in the Pharmacy Department. Our study involved 552 students, including 52 male and
500 female students.
The MUPS is a branch of a large group of companies in Mongolia and provides internships in
pharmaceutical companies, pharmaceutical research institutes, drug suppliers, and pharmacies,
and conducts training that combines theoretical knowledge and practical skills. Due to the Covid-
19 epidemic, internships in these areas have been limited, nevertheless we aim to demonstrate the
practical application of all science subjects online. Therefore, we conducted a comparative study
of classroom and online lessons to determine what to look for in online lessons in the future.
-The “Vision-2050” long-term development policy of Mongolia, the medium-term development
plan of the education sector of Mongolia 2021-2030, and the Government action plan set the goal
of “creating equal opportunities for everyone to receive quality education and strengthening the
system of equal inclusion” [3]. In the future, it is necessary to reform the legal environment of the
education sector in order to live and work in the age of digital technology, and to develop a
humane and ethical citizen with active social participation and continuous development potential.
In order to implement these policy objectives, there is an urgent need to reform the legal
environment in the education sector.
A draft law on education has been drafted and a nationwide online voting and discussion has
been organized since November 5 this year. The project was accessed by more than 59,000
citizens, teachers, staff, parents and students, and 24,381 comments were received. Of the more
than three million people in our country, one million are students and two million are their
parents, families and future employers. Therefore, there are almost no citizens and families who
are not involved in the activities of the education sector and do not receive their services.
The draft law includes many new regulations. Priorities include reforming the purpose and
content of education, respecting and protecting the rights of students, ensuring their learning
environment, strengthening the reputation of teachers, establishing working conditions, and
ensuring social security. It also seeks to change the classification and type of educational
institutions, to adhere to the principle of merit in appointing education officials, to ensure the
right of students with disabilities to education in order to make education accessible and equal as
well as to provide equal opportunities to obtain educational services regardless of where children
with disabilities live.
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In addition, for the first time, the draft law regulates global development trends, the electric
transition in education, online-learning, distance learning, and open educational resources to
provide citizens with equal and accessible access to education. This is the first time that electric
learning, technology and content have been legalized.
Mongolia needs to have a well-structured, integrated research university that combines teaching
and research in present and future, when the world needs to improve its competitiveness,
efficiency, and rapid development of communication and information technology. Consequently
we need to compete as a world-class university.
In one day, 45,000 urban and rural children were connected to the online learning for high school
students. In this way, online learning and online communication are being rapidly introduced to
the education sector. Therefore, the new law provides for the organization of trainings and
activities in kindergartens and secondary schools in addition to classroom training in the form of
distance, electronic and mixed forms; the law provides for the publication of general education
textbooks in both print and electronic formats.
Accordingly, the teacher must have the knowledge and ability to organize non-classroom, mixed
forms of training; to support the continuous development of the teaching profession at the
national level by organizing trainings on teaching methods and professional skills development in
a centralized, regional, distance and electronic form. In addition, communication, information
technology infrastructure, software and hardware for distance and electronic education are the
responsibility of the relevant departments [4]
It has been a long time since the introduction of online learning management system in the
Mongolian education system. A common challenge for today's educational institutions is to
manage online learning activities, disseminate training content, monitor student learning,
motivate teachers and students in the learning process, and required the development of a
learning environment to improve indicators, methodologies, and models for evaluating learning
activities.
Although there are many examples and experiences of universities in developed countries using
electronic learning systems, and it’s clear that the most important thing is to adapt these systems
to the characteristics of the country's education system and to develop a new system that suits the
country's education system and reflects the needs of educational institutions [5].
Due to the outbreak of Covid-19, a new corona virus pandemic, classroom learning was banned
from the spring semester of the 2019-2020 academic years. The introduction of fully online
learning was a major challenge for the entire community, as many teachers who were not
systematically trained in online learning techniques conducted the full course online for the first
time throughout the semester.
Each teacher went online and faced various problems, but each of them was able to solve the
problem on their own and continue the training. However, in this article, we have selected our
own assessment for a bachelor's degree in Pharmacy in order to evaluate our learning process,
draw conclusions, and clarify our focus on future electric learning.
2. EVALUATION OF E-LEARNING
Evaluation of e-learning is one of main points of discussion for researchers. Many researchers
and educators developed different methods for evaluation of e-learning. A successful e-learning
can run as result of collaboration where many different groups are working together: Professors,
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Technical people, Administration, Tutors, Students and others. Therefore evaluation of e-learning
can be done in different complexity and level. As defined Christopher Pappas, evaluation of e-
learning was done before, during and end of e-learning. These are so called assessment, formative
and summative evaluations [6]. The e-learning and multimedia evaluations developed by Sage
Learning Systems 17 major categories and 105 separate criteria on which e-learning courses can
be applied for evaluation [7]. Prasad explains how an evaluation of e-learning should be done. By
his idea understanding own value is important. Counting benefits of e-learning, convenient and
flexible access, budget-friendly, measurable results and reporting are key points of Prasad view
[8]. Petrone offers to use a famous method for evaluation from Kirkpatrick. He thinks that
Kirkpatrick model can be applied to measure learning effectiveness of e-learning evaluation in
best way [9]. Donald Kirkpatrick developed an evaluation method for educational programs in
four level during his dissertation [10]. Level 1 focuses on reaction, level 2 focuses on learning,
level 3 is for behavior and level 4 focuses on results. Kirkpatrick’s four level evaluation
methodology is well known and wide distributed model. Anstey and Watson established a
method called “Rubric for E-Learning Tool” Evaluation. Main aim of this method is to identify
functionality and success of e-learning. They defined categories: functionality, accessibility,
technical, mobile design, privacy, data protection and rights, social presence, teaching presence,
cognitive presence. Each category consists of several covering spaces [11]. Bates described nine
steps for evaluation of online courses. Decide how you want to teach online is stands as main
question for first step. Decide on what kind of online course stands for second step. Work on
team defines third step. Build on existing resources explains fourth step. Master the technology
describes fifth step. Set appropriate learning goals is linked to sixth step. Design course structure
and learning activities is standing for seventh step. Communicate, formulates eighth step and
innovate explains ninth step [12].William Horton Consulting offers checklists for course
comparison [13]. The quick and systematic way for evaluation is key point of Horton. eLSE
Methodology: a Systematic Approach to the e-Learning Systems Evaluation focuses on the most
important aspects like Technology, Interaction, Content, Services [14]. The user system
interaction is an emphasizing aspect of eLSE method.
3. METHODS
The survey included a random sample of 60 students in years first to sixth studying for a
bachelor's degree in traditional medicine at the university, with questions related to lectures and
seminars, and a 0-100 percent comparison of e-learning and classroom training (Table 1 and 2).
Table 1. Evaluation of lectures during e-learning and classroom training
№ Evaluation indicators
Disagree
at all
Up to 30
percent
agree
31-50
percent
agree
51-75
percen
t agree
76-100
percen
t agree
1 The content of the lecture was clear
2 Lecture is comprehensible
3 The teacher was able to use the class
time perfectly for the lecture content
4 It was convenient to teach the lecture
online directly in accordance with
the schedule
5 It was convenient to watch the
lecture on video and study it
independently
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Table 2. Assessment of questions related to non-lecture forms
during e-learning and classroom training
№ Evaluation indicators
Disagree
at all
Up to 30
percent
agree
31-50
percent
agree
51-75
percent
agree
76-100
percent
agree
1 In practice/seminar, I was able to
consolidate the theoretical
knowledge I gained from the
lectures.
2 The practice/seminar has
improved my skills.
3 The practice/seminar was student-
centered.
4 The practice/seminar was aimed at
understanding the profession.
5 It was convenient to go directly to
the practice/seminar online
according to the schedule.
6 It was convenient to watch the
practice/seminar offline and learn
independently.
It consists of five questions to assess the knowledge and skills of the teacher who uses the
information technology, five questions to evaluate the suitability of some e-learning activities,
and three open-ended questions to name three advantages of the classroom and e-learning. The
group surveyed 29 questions in late February 2021 using the Google Form research platform.
Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS 26.0 software. Descriptive statistics are calculated
as averages and standard deviations for numerical variables, and categorical variables are
expressed as frequency and percentage. The survey was conducted using a one-moment model
using a questionnaire. The reliability of the survey was 0.97 when the Cronbach's alpha
coefficient was used, indicating that the study was very well developed.
4. RESULTS OF EVALUATION
1062 students studied professional “Pharmacy” but only 552 students sent responses and it was
51.98% of total enrolled students. From them 500 were female and 52 were male students. Out of
97 students studying in a physician of traditional medicine, 60 students or 61.85% (50 female, 10
male), 25 students or 60.97% (17 female, 8 male) out of 41 students studying in Pharmaceutical
Engineering and Technology, 56 students or 72.72% out of 77 students studying in Nursing %
(54 female, 2 male) students took part in evaluation process. Reason for some students not
participating in process was the hard accessibility to the Internet in rural areas.
Of the 80 students studying traditional medicine, 60 (75%) participated in the study
voluntarily, with an average age of 25.6 ± 1.5. Of the 60 students surveyed, 73.9% were
female, 85% were in years from second to sixth, or about 70% of the 2019-2020 academic
year were online.When asked about the environment in which students can use computers,
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82.7% said they were at home, 13.2% said they were in a laboratory, 57% said they could use
the Internet on a public network, and 41% said they could only use data.
Figure 1. Number of students involved in the survey (Course, percentage)
Of the total students surveyed, 10.0% were first-year students, 8.3% were second-year students,
23.3% were third-year students, 21.7% were fourth-year students, 18.3% were fifth-year students,
and 18.3% were sixth-year students. The most enrolled class was the fourth year, and there was
no statistical significance between the courses (P ≤ 0.05).
Table 3. The course with the highest score in e-learning
№ Evaluation indicators
Disagree at
all
Up to 30
percent
agree
31-50
percent
agree
51-75
percent
agree
76-100
percent
agree
1. The content of the lecture was
clear
2nd
year
20%
5th
year
27.3%
4th
year
38.5%
5th
year
36.4%
1st
year
66.7%
2. Lecture is comprehensible 2nd
year
20%
4th
year
23.1%
6th
year
45.5%
4th
year46
.2%
1st
year
66.7%
3. The teacher was able to use
the class time perfectly for the
lecture content
2nd
year
40.0%
5th
year
18.2%
6th
year
27.3%
3rd
year
42.9%
1st
year
50.0%
4. It was convenient to teach the
lecture online directly in
accordance with the schedule
2nd
year
40.0%
3rd
year
28.6%
2nd
year
40.0%
1st
year33
.3%
6th
year
36.4%
5. It was convenient to watch
the lecture on video and study
it independently
2nd
year
40.0%
5th
year
27.3%
3rd
year
40.0%
3rd
year
35.7%
6th
year
36.4%
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In Table 3, 33.3% of the students surveyed said that the content of the lectures was apparent
during the e-learning. The highest score was 66.7% of first-year students who said that the
lecture's content was straightforward, while the worst score was that 20% of second-year students
did not agree (P ≤ 0.56).
33.3% of the surveyed students agreed that 76-100 percent agreed with whether the teacher was
able to use the class time for the lecture content, and 6.7% disagreed. Fifty percent of first-year
students said that the teacher could make full use of class time for lecture content, while 40% of
second-year students said they did not agree (P ≤ 0.40).
26.7% of the students who participated in the survey said it would be appropriate (76-100%
agree) to go online according to the lecture schedule, while 8.3% disagreed. 36.4% of 6th-year
students agreed that online classes were appropriate, while 40% of 2nd-year students disagreed (P
≤ 0.15).
26.7% of the students in the survey agreed that it would be appropriate (31-50% agree) to study
the lecture offline independently, while 5% disagreed. 36.4% of 5th-year and 6th-year students
considered it appropriate to study independently, while 40% of 2nd-year students disagreed (P ≤
0.06).
Table 4. The course with the highest score during the classroom training
№ Evaluation indicators
Disagree
at all
Up to 30
percent
agree
31-50
percent
agree
51-75
percent
agree
76-100
percent
agree
1 The content of the lecture was clear - - 3rd
year
30.8%
3rd
year
53.8%
1st
year
80.0%
2 Lecture is comprehensible - - 1st
year
33.3%
2nd
year
50.0%
2nd
year
80%
3 The teacher was able to use the class
time perfectly for the lecture content
- - 1st
year
50%
3rd
year
50%
2nd
year
80%
In Table 4, 38.3% of the students surveyed said that the lecture's content was straightforward
during the classroom training, while no student disagreed. The highest score was given by 80% of
first-year students who said that the content of the lecture was clear (P = 0.005, P ≤ 0.05).
While 40% of the students surveyed said that the lecture was apparent during the classroom, no
students disagreed. 80% of 2nd year students rated the lecture as clear (P = 0.00, P ≤ 0.05).
During the classroom training, 46.7% of the students surveyed said that the teacher could make
full use of the class time for the lecture content, but no student disagreed. Eighty percent of the
second-year students rated the teacher to use the class time ideally for the lecture content (P ≤
0.08).
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Table 5. Online practice/seminar
№ Evaluation indicators
Disagree
at all
Up to 30
percent
agree
31-50
percen
t agree
51-75
percent
agree
76-100
percen
t agree
1 In practice/seminar, I was able to
consolidate the theoretical knowledge I
gained from the lectures.
2nd
year
20%
5th
year
27.3%
4th
year
38.5%
5th
year
36.4%
6th
year
36.4
2 The practice/seminar has improved my
skills.
1st
year
16,7%
2nd
year
60%
4th
year
42.9%
5th
year
36.4%
6th
year
27.3%
3 The practice/seminar was student-
centered.
1st
year
16,7%
5th
year
27.3%
4th
year
38.5%
5th
year
36.4%
1st
year
50%
4 The practice/seminar was aimed at
understanding the profession.
1st
year
16,7%
2nd
year40%
1st
year
45.5%
3rd
year
35.4%
6th
year
45%
5 It was convenient to go directly to the
practice/seminar online according to the
schedule.
1st
year
16,7%
2nd
year
40%
1st
year
50%
3rd
year
37.4%
6th
year
36.4%
6 It was convenient to watch the
practice/seminar offline and learn
independently.
1st
year
33.3%
2nd
year
40%
3rd
year
57.3%
1st
year
50%
6th
year
36.4
In Table 5, 26.7% of the students surveyed said they had consolidated 50% of the theoretical
knowledge gained from the lectures during the e-learning practice. In comparison, 6.7% said it
was not enough. 36.4% of 6th-year students answered that they had confirmed their theoretical
knowledge, while 20% of 2nd-year students said they failed (P = 0.188 P ≤ 0.05). 31.7% of the
students who participated in the survey said that 50 percent of the practice/seminar improved
their skills during e-learning, while 6.7% said that it was not enough. 27.3% of 6th-year students
answered that they had improved their skills (76-100), and 16.7% of 1st-year students said they
failed (P = 0.15).
28.7% of the students surveyed said that the e-learning course was student-centered, while 5%
said it was insufficient. 50% of first-year students could have student-centered training, and
16.7% of first-year students were unsuccessful (P ≤ 0.56).
26.7% of the students surveyed assessed the practice/seminar as moderate (31-50), and 3.3%
considered it insufficient. Forty-five percent of sixth-year students evaluated it as a way to
understand their profession, while 16.7% of first-year students said they did not (P = 0.13).
In e-learning, 30% of the students surveyed evaluated it as moderate (31-50), while 10% rated it
insufficient. 36.4% of 6th-year students considered it appropriate (76-100%) to go online
according to the schedule, while 16.7% of 1st-year students did not (P = 0.09).
In e-learning, 28.3% of the students surveyed said that it was appropriate (51-75%) to study the
internship independently, and 10% said that it was not enough. 36.4% of 6th-year students
considered it appropriate (76-100%) to study independently, while 33.3% of 1st-year students did
not (P = 0.02, P ≤ 0.05).
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Table 6. High marks given in the classroom training
№ Evaluation indicators
Disagree
at all
Up to 30
percent
agree
31-50
percent
agree
51-75
percent
agree
76-100
percent
agree
1 In practice/seminar, I was able to
consolidate the theoretical
knowledge I gained from the
lectures.
- -
4th
year
53.8%
3rd
year
50%
2nd
year
80%
2 The practice/seminar has improved
my skills. - -
4th
year
61.5%
3rd
year
42.7%
2nd
year
80%
3 The practice/seminar was student-
centered. - -
4th
year
46.5%
3rd
year
57.3%
2nd
year
80%
4 The practice/seminar was aimed at
understanding the profession. - -
1st
year
45.5%
3rd
year
35.4%
5th
year
54%
In Table 6, 31.3% of the students surveyed said they could consolidate the theoretical knowledge
gained from the lectures in the classroom, while none of the students disagreed. Eighty percent of
second-year students said they had consolidated their theoretical knowledge (P ≤ 0.05).
33.3% of the students who participated in the survey said that the internship improved their skills
during the classroom training, but no student disagreed. Of these, 80% of 2nd-year students said
they improved (76-100%) my skills P ≤ 0.05).
While 35% of the students surveyed said that practice/seminar could be student-centered during
classroom training, no students disagreed. Of these, 80% of 2nd-year students were rated as
student-centered (76-100%) (P = 0.03) (P ≤ 0.05).
33.3% of the students surveyed said that the practice/seminar aimed to understand their
profession during the classroom training, while no students disagreed. Of these, 54% of 5th year
students evaluated their understanding of their profession (76-100%) (P = 0.14) (P> 0.05).
5. CONCLUSIONS
Main aim of this paper is to share evaluation case of online courses during pandemic period in
Mongolian University of Pharmaceutical Sciences. This evaluation was the first case of self-
evaluation of online courses for the professors. Self-evaluations such as this helps the professors
get deeper understanding about e-learning process, different roles and functions of involved
groups, expectations of students during online teaching [15]. The assessment of the students
involved in the study varies depending on the year of study. In particular, second-year students
took most of the courses online, and self-study of e-lectures (40%) and online practice/seminar
(80%) were considered inappropriate. In e-learning, lectures are clear (P = 0.01) (P> 0.05).Eighty
percent of the first-year students surveyed said that the content of the lectures was
straightforward during the classroom training (P = 0.005, P ≤ 0.05). In e-learning, 36.4% of 6th-
year students considered it appropriate to study the internship on video and study independently,
while 33.3% of 1st-year students did not. The responses are statistically significant. Although the
undergraduate medical practice is more effective in a hospital environment, the study found that
e-learning and classroom training can be combined, depending on the circumstances.
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