Assessment of learning environment through instructional tools during COVID-19

Pages: 45-49
Anju Kumari (Directorate of Human Recourse Management, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana)
S. Senthi Vinayagam (Education Systems Management, ICAR-National Academy of Agricultural Research and Management, Hyderabad)
K. Akhila (Education Systems Management, ICAR-National Academy of Agricultural Research and Management, Hyderabad)

Educational institutions have been using different instructional tools for the diffusion of knowledge. In fact, the present crisis has transformed the entire world’s higher education system through videoconferencing based online learning since only the option to compensate for the compromised academic activities. This study aims at using the various kinds of instructional tools by students to engage effectively in the learning process, and constraints faced by them under different environments (Rural & Urban) during COVID. This research was carried by using an exploratory study conducted on 60 students, selected from one of the State Agricultural Universities. The questionnaire was prepared and modified into google form for data collection. The “Mann Whitney U” test was used to assess effectiveness of students by using instructional tools between the 2 groups’, viz., Rural and Urban, which was computed based on p-values, analyzed by using IBM, SPSS version 25. To ascertain constraints, the content analysis, frequency and percentages were used. The knowledge, attitude and awareness showed urban students were more significant than rural expect extent of use of instructional tools. Constraints faced by the students who are from rural areas are internet connectivity and lack of infrastructure facilities and require more training compared to urban. It can be deduced that compared to rural, the students from urban learning environments were having more effectiveness in use of instructional tools during COVID.