Children’s online learning during COVID-19 pandemic: experiences and satisfaction encountered by Indian parents
Background: Online learning by children is pressure for children as well as parents. The Covid-19 lockdown was ended up putting much stress on parents in India. The current study aimed to assess the parental experience and satisfaction on online learning for their children during Covid -19 pandemic...
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| author | Hepsi Bai Joseph Sandhiya Kuppuswamy Asha Prabhakar Shetty |
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| description | Background: Online learning by children is pressure for children as well as parents. The Covid-19 lockdown was ended up putting much stress on parents in India. The current study aimed to assess the parental experience and satisfaction on online learning for their children during Covid -19 pandemic lockdown.
Methods: A cross-sectional web-based survey was conducted among 300 parents of children who attended online learning during the COVID -19 pandemic lockdown. The data was collected using the snowball sampling technique. The survey tool consists of a sociodemographic questionnaire, self-report scales on parent's satisfaction and experiences. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, including mean, frequency, percentage, and inferential statistics such as the Chi-square test.
Results: Out of 300 parents surveyed, 72% were mothers, 65.6% of children who attended online classes were from primary class, through zoom platform (52.2%) using an android mobile phone (71.1%) for a mean duration of 180±30 minutes. 80.4% of parents preferred the traditional learning method comparing to online classes for their children. More than half (52.2%) of parents reported that they were partially satisfied with children's online learning, whereas 26% were not satisfied. More than half of the parents (61.1%) experienced a great challenge and burden of online learning.
Conclusion: Parents were worried that prolonged exposure to screen devices in online learning might affect child health's visual, physical, and psychological aspects. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6f2a72df6edd44c5b756acc2b2bc15ae2023-02-15T16:07:24ZengJournal of Ideas in HealthJournal of Ideas in Health2645-92482021-09-014Special310.47108/jidhealth.Vol4.IssSpecial3.156Children’s online learning during COVID-19 pandemic: experiences and satisfaction encountered by Indian parentsHepsi Bai Joseph0Sandhiya Kuppuswamy1Asha Prabhakar Shetty2College of Nursing, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.College of Nursing, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.College of Nursing, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, IndiaBackground: Online learning by children is pressure for children as well as parents. The Covid-19 lockdown was ended up putting much stress on parents in India. The current study aimed to assess the parental experience and satisfaction on online learning for their children during Covid -19 pandemic lockdown. Methods: A cross-sectional web-based survey was conducted among 300 parents of children who attended online learning during the COVID -19 pandemic lockdown. The data was collected using the snowball sampling technique. The survey tool consists of a sociodemographic questionnaire, self-report scales on parent's satisfaction and experiences. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, including mean, frequency, percentage, and inferential statistics such as the Chi-square test. Results: Out of 300 parents surveyed, 72% were mothers, 65.6% of children who attended online classes were from primary class, through zoom platform (52.2%) using an android mobile phone (71.1%) for a mean duration of 180±30 minutes. 80.4% of parents preferred the traditional learning method comparing to online classes for their children. More than half (52.2%) of parents reported that they were partially satisfied with children's online learning, whereas 26% were not satisfied. More than half of the parents (61.1%) experienced a great challenge and burden of online learning. Conclusion: Parents were worried that prolonged exposure to screen devices in online learning might affect child health's visual, physical, and psychological aspects.https://www.jidhealth.com/index.php/jidhealth/article/view/156Parental Satisfaction, Experience, Online Class, Covid-19 Pandemic, Lockdown, India |
| spellingShingle | Hepsi Bai Joseph Sandhiya Kuppuswamy Asha Prabhakar Shetty Children’s online learning during COVID-19 pandemic: experiences and satisfaction encountered by Indian parents Journal of Ideas in Health Parental Satisfaction, Experience, Online Class, Covid-19 Pandemic, Lockdown, India |
| title | Children’s online learning during COVID-19 pandemic: experiences and satisfaction encountered by Indian parents |
| title_full | Children’s online learning during COVID-19 pandemic: experiences and satisfaction encountered by Indian parents |
| title_fullStr | Children’s online learning during COVID-19 pandemic: experiences and satisfaction encountered by Indian parents |
| title_full_unstemmed | Children’s online learning during COVID-19 pandemic: experiences and satisfaction encountered by Indian parents |
| title_short | Children’s online learning during COVID-19 pandemic: experiences and satisfaction encountered by Indian parents |
| title_sort | children s online learning during covid 19 pandemic experiences and satisfaction encountered by indian parents |
| topic | Parental Satisfaction, Experience, Online Class, Covid-19 Pandemic, Lockdown, India |
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