Transitioning from in-person classroom and campus experiences to virtual ones was a necessity during COVID-19 Pandemic to ensure the continuity in the education of students. The need of the hour is to rethink the traditional model of learning and the shift towards blended learning. Prior studies on online learning during the epidemic mostly aimed to comprehend either students’ or teachers' experiences. We, therefore, aim to bridge the gap by comprehending teachers' and students’ perspectives pertaining to online education. This research will provide valuable information to educational institutions and management for making e-education a part of the “new normal” by identifying and understanding first-hand experiences of teachers and students. Two separate structured questionnaires consisting of 27 and 38 study questions were circulated to both the groups. A sample of 360 and 127 was accumulated from both the populations respectively. There after, exploratory, and confirmatory factor analysis have been used to identify the perceptions of both teachers and students. Students’ Efficacy (SE), Student Readiness (SR) and Students’ Learning Ability (SLA) were identified for students’ perception. A positive and significant impact of Students Efficacy (SE) & Student Readiness (SR) was identified on student's learning ability. Student Engagement (SE),
Teachers’ Training & Development (TAD), Teachers’ Efforts (TE) and Teachers Adaptability (TA) were discovered for understanding teachers’ perceptions. Second order two factor model revealed Teachers’ Involvement (Tl) and Teachers' Skill (TS) as distinct factors of teachers’ perception.
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36th Edition of DTR Oct 2021 – Mar 2022
Students' and Teachers’ Perception Towards Online Education: A Confirmatory Study
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Published 2022-03-30
Pages 48-59
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Online Education
Students' Perception
Teachers' Perception
Blended Learning
Factor Analysis
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