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Is the Virtual Classroom a Window Into the Future During COVID-19?: A Comparative Study of Undergraduate and Postgraduate University Students in India

Is the Virtual Classroom a Window Into the Future During COVID-19?: A Comparative Study of Undergraduate and Postgraduate University Students in India

Sourabh Sharma, Megha Sharma
Copyright: © 2022 |Volume: 12 |Issue: 1 |Pages: 13
ISSN: 1947-8518|EISSN: 1947-8526|EISBN13: 9781683181279|DOI: 10.4018/IJVPLE.285602
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Sharma, Sourabh, and Megha Sharma. "Is the Virtual Classroom a Window Into the Future During COVID-19?: A Comparative Study of Undergraduate and Postgraduate University Students in India." IJVPLE vol.12, no.1 2022: pp.1-13. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJVPLE.285602

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Sharma, S. & Sharma, M. (2022). Is the Virtual Classroom a Window Into the Future During COVID-19?: A Comparative Study of Undergraduate and Postgraduate University Students in India. International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments (IJVPLE), 12(1), 1-13. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJVPLE.285602

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Sharma, Sourabh, and Megha Sharma. "Is the Virtual Classroom a Window Into the Future During COVID-19?: A Comparative Study of Undergraduate and Postgraduate University Students in India," International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments (IJVPLE) 12, no.1: 1-13. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJVPLE.285602

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Abstract

Education in today’s epidemic time is possible only through virtual learning platforms. COVID-19 has changed the mode of learning and shown the power of learning in virtual mode. In this paper a self-designed questionnaire on virtual learning was developed to analyse the impact of virtual learning on undergraduate and postgraduate university students. The self-developed questionnaire containing 25 items is tested for validity and reliability. 25 items are further segregated into 5 factors using exploratory factor analysis. These five factors are: Virtual Learning Environment; Virtual Learning and Health Related Issues; Virtual Learning and Interpersonal Issues; Virtual Learning and Technological Issues; Virtual Learning Deliverables. To have the comparative study of undergraduate and postgraduate students for the use of virtual learning platforms, one-way ANOVA is implemented. One-way ANOVA is implemented for each factor and it was found that virtual learning effectiveness increases when students move from Under graduation (UG) to Post Graduation (PG) in India.

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