AN IMPACT OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC SITUATION ON PRIVATE TEACHERS – A

STUDY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TOWARDS CHALLENGES ON ONLINE

CLASSES

G. LAVANYA
Assistant Professor
Keshav Memorial Institute of Technology,
Hyderabad.

Abstract

The spread of pandemic Covid-19 has drastically disrupted every aspects of human life including
education. In many educational institutions around the world, campuses are closed and teaching-
learning has moved online. In India, about 32 crore learners stopped to move schools/colleges
and all educational activities brought to an end. This research paper highlights the challenges
faced by the teachers during the online classes due to covid-19. Data were collected through
structured questionnaires administered to 100respondents that consist of private teachers in
Hyderabad. The collected data were analyzed using chi-square test. The main finding of the
study is teachers learned and gain knowledge on way of conduction of online classes and
suggested that there are more challenges ahead for educational system. Some fruitful suggestions
are also pointed to carry out educational activities during the pandemic situation.
Key words: Covid-19, Online classes, Challenges, Pandemic.

Introduction:
The epic Covid illness (COVID-19) first showed up in Wuhan city of China toward the finish of
a year ago. Quick overall spreading of COVID-19 incited the World Health Organization (WHO)
to proclaim it as 'pandemic' on 11 March 2020). The majority of the legislatures around the globe
have started a shared objective to check the spread of this profoundly infectious illness by
forcing lockdown, social/physical removing, staying away from eye to eye instructing learning,
and limitations on migration. Around 600 million school-going students are influenced over the
world because of the shutting down of instructive foundations. It has detailed that around 320
million students are influenced in India.

The principal COVID-19 positive case has been accounted for in India (Kerala) on 30 January
2020. Presently, India has been encountering shone development in COVID-19 cases. The public
authority of India alongside different state governments have started a few procedures to control
the spread of the illness. The terminations of the instructive establishment because of the flare-up
of COVID-19 lead to an extraordinary effect on training. During the lockdown, instructors are
told to educate through web based learning stages. The flare-up of COVID-19 outcomes in the
advanced upset in the training framework through online talks, video chatting, computerized
open books, online assessment, and association at virtual conditions. A critical positive effect of
COVID-19 additionally announced learning proficiency and exhibitions by receiving internet
learning techniques. During this lockdown period, the end of instructive foundations hampered
the schooling framework and the educating learning measure. Understanding the instructing
learning measure in this emergency period is basic to plan viable mediations for the smooth
running of educating and learning. With this background, the current investigation expects to
recognize the, difficulties and issues identified with educators during on the web classes in this
lockdown in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The pandemic Covid-19 has spread over entire world and constrained the human culture to keep
up social separating. It has fundamentally upset the training area which is a basic determinant of
a nation's monetary future. February 11, 2020, the World Health Organization ( proposed an
official name of the infection as COVID abbreviation for Coronavirus sickness 2019. It was first
recognized in Wuhan, China on December 31, 2019. First demise by COVID 19 was the 61-year
elderly person in Wuhan, China 2020. WHO pronounced COVID-19 as a pandemic on 2020.
The principal instance of the COVID-19 pandemic investigated 30 January 2020 in the territory
of Kerala and the influenced had a movement history from Wuhan, China (Wikipedia). The
principal demise because of COVID-19 was accounted for in India on March 12, 2020. It has
influenced more than 4.5 million people groups around the world (WHO). As indicated by the
UNESCO report, it had influenced over 90% of complete world's understudy populace during
mid April 2020 which is currently diminished to almost 67% during June 2020. Flare-up of
COVI-19 has affected in excess of 120 crores of understudies and adolescents over the planet. In
India, in excess of 32 crores of understudies have been influenced by the different limitations and
the cross country lockdown for COVI-19. According to the UNESCO report, around 14 crores of
essential and 13 crores of optional understudies are influenced which are two generally
influenced levels in India. *Corresponding creator: Dr. Pravat Kumar Jena, Assistant Regional
Director, IGNOU Regional Center, Bhubaneswar. ISSN: 0975-833X Article History: Received
xxxxx, 2020 Received in overhauled structure xxxxxx, 2020 Accepted xxxxx, 2020 Published
online xxxxx, 2020 Citation: Dr. Pravat Kumar Jena. 2020. "Effect of pandemic COVID Article
History: Received 07th April, 2020 Received in modified structure 25th May, 2020 Accepted
27th June, 2020 Published online 30th July, 2020 Key Words: Education, COVID-19, Impact,
Govt. of India. s RESEARCH ARTICLE IMPACT OF PANDEMIC COVID-19 ON
EDUCATION IN INDIA *Dr. Pravat Kumar Jena Assistant Regional Director, IGNOU
Regional Center, Bhubaneswar ABSTRACT The effect of pandemic COVID-19 is seen in each
area around the globe. The instruction areas of India just as world are gravely influenced by this.
It has authorized the overall lock down making extremely terrible impact on the understudies'
life. Around 32 crore students halted to move schools/universities and all instructive exercises
stopped in India. The episode of COVID us that change is inescapable. It has functioned as an
impetus for the instructive organizations to grow a for stages with innovations, which have not
been utilized previously. The training area has been battling to endure the emergencies with an
alternate methodology and digitizing the difficulties to wash away the danger of the pandemic.
This paper features a few estimates taken by Govt. of India to give consistent instruction in the
nation. Both the positive and negative effects of COVID are talked about and some productive
recommendations are additionally highlighted do instructive exercises during the pandemic
circumstance. access article appropriated under the Creative Commons Attribution the first work
is appropriately refered to. 19 has spread over entire world and constrained the human culture to
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December 31, 2019. First passing by COVIDyear elderly person in Wuhan, China on January 11,
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groups UNESCO report, it had influenced over 90% of all out world's understudy populace
diminished to almost 67% 19 has affected in excess of 120 crores of understudies and
adolescents over the planet. In India, in excess of 32 crores of understudies have been influenced
by the different limitations and the cross country lockdown for around 14 crores of essential and
13 crores of auxiliary understudies are influenced which Dr. Pravat Kumar Jena, Center,
Bhubaneswar.

In the wake of noticing the Covid pandemic circumstance the WHO encouraged to keep up
social separating as the main avoidance step. In this way, every nation began the activity of
lockdown to isolate the defiled individuals. The training faction including schools, universities
and colleges got shut. Classes suspended and all assessments of schools, schools and colleges
including passage tests were deferred inconclusively. Along these lines, the lockdown devastated
the timetables of each understudy. Despite the fact that it is an uncommon circumstance
throughout the entire existence of instruction, COVID occasions to emerge from the thorough
homeroom instructing model to another period of computerized model.

The lockdown has constrained numerous instructive foundations to drop their classes,
assessments, temporary positions and so forth and to pick the online modes. At first, the
instructors and the understudies were very befuddled and didn't see how to adapt up to the
circumstance of this unexpected emergency that constrained conclusion of the instructive
exercises. However, last on completely understood that the lockdown has instructed endless
exercises to deal with the rise of such pandemics. Hence, COVID made numerous difficulties
and open doors for the instructive organizations to reinforce their t foundation (Pravat, 2020a).
The lockdown has given them a beam of trust in instructors and understudies to proceed with
their instructive exercises through on the web. The educators alloted work to understudies
through web, conveyed addresses video conferencing utilizing distinctive Apps like Zoom,
Google meet, Facebook, Youtube, and Skype and so forth There are WhatsApp gatherings of
watchmen, instructors, understudies and guardians for emotional correspondence through which
they are consistently in contact to share their challenges through this e-medium. In a country like
China that rehearses an extensively more centralization framework, a change to advanced
learning might be easier. Indeed, even in a country like the U.S.A, there are some lowpay
understudies who don't move toward expansive groups and incapable to utilize modernized
learning game plan (Study Abroad Life). The equivalent is the circumstance that occurs with
India where only one out of every odd understudy is well outfitted with the fast web and
advanced devices and are thusly of endure. Various progressed instructive organizations in India
are not likewise furnished with advanced offices right presently to adapt up to abrupt change
from customary schooling set up to the online training framework.
Objective of the Study:
 To study the Covid-19 pandemic situation in India and Educational sector in detail
 To understand the teachers learning and gaining knowledge patterns during pandemic
situation.
 To analyze the institutional practices and challenges faced by teachers during the online
classes due to covid-19 in Greater Hyderabad.

Scope of the Study:

The scope of the study is to identify the challenges faced by primary school teachers during
online classes due to Covid-19 only private institutional teachers in Hyderabad and
Secunderabad only.

Research Methodology:
All the primary school teachers
Population (Private sectorin Greater
Hyderabad
Sample Size 100
Area of Study Greater Hyderabad (Twin cities)
Nature of Population All the Primary school Teachers
Stratified Random Sampling
Sampling Method
method
Primary (Google forms) and
Data Collection Method
Secondary
Tools Chi-square test adopted
Data analysis and interpretation
1. Gender of the respondents
Gende Frequency Cumulative Frequency
r
Male 57 57
Femal 43 100
e
Total 100 100
Interpretation: from the above table, it reveals that more number of male respondents chosen for
the study than the female, reason is males are always primary income source for the family and
female are secondary source.
2. Age of the respondents
Age Frequenc Cumulative Frequency
y
22-30 13 13
31-40 37 50
41-50 31 81
50 and above 19 100
Total 100 100

Interpretation: from the above table, most of the respondents are with an age group of 31-40 with
37%, then 41-50 years of age with 31% and remaining are 32%. So that we can understand that
the family responsibility persons are suffering a lot during pandemic situation because these age
group people used to take loans from banks and lot of commitments have to fulfill the needs of
their family.
3. Experience of the respondents
Experience Frequency Cumulative Frequency
Below 5 Years 22 22
5-10 years 19 41
10-15 years 28 69
15-25 years 23 92
Above 25 8 100
years
Total 100 100
Interpretation: from the above table it interpreted that 10 -15 years of experienced people
suffered a lot because they have experienced and well targeted by the management during this
lockdown and pandemic situation. Most of the cases less experienced people only suffered a lot
due to this lockdown.

4. Do you agree that sufficient computer knowledge and IT skills required for conducting online
classes?
Computer Frequency Cumulative Frequency
Knowledge
Strongly agree 34 34
Agree 31 65
Neutral 18 83
Disagree 8 91
Strongly disagree 9 100
Total 100 100
Interpretation: from the above table, it reveals that 65% of respondents agreed that computer
skills and knowledge required for conducting online classes during online classes.
5. Have you attended any IT workshops on online teaching?
IT Frequency Cumulative Frequency
Workshop
Yes 83 83
No 17 17
Total 100 100
Interpretation: from the above table, it is interpreted that 83% of respondents are felt that
attending workshops helpful them to conduct online classes.
6. Do you agree that training required on conducting online classes?
Training Frequency Cumulative Frequency
Strongly agree 35 35
Agree 22 57
Neutral 21 78
Disagree 16 94
Strongly 6 100
disagree
Total 100 100
Interpretation: from the above table, it reveals that 57% of respondents feel that there is a need of
training to conduct online classes effectively to reach the students.
7. Do you agree that training/guidelines required in preparation of online lecture materials?
Training / Frequency Cumulative Frequency
guidance
Strongly agree 37 37
Agree 28 65
Neutral 14 79
Disagree 9 88
Strongly disagree 12 100
Total 100

Interpretation: from the above table, it reveals that 65% of respondents feel that preparation of
guidelines/ training required to prepare online videos uploading and uploading study materials to
provide to students and can guide to students across globe.
8. Are you aware about the different mode of teaching Plat forms?
Modes of teaching Frequency Cumulative Frequency
Yes 79 79
No 21 100
Total 100
Interpretation: from the above table, it is revealed that 79% of respondents feel that they have
idea on various online plotforms available in market like zoom, google meet, Microsoft team etc.

9. The mode of teaching has been used due to Lockdown.

 Plot form type Frequency Cumulative Frequency
Zoom 53 54
Google Meet 21 75
Microsoft 11 86
Teams
Skype 5 91
Others 9 100
Total 100
Interpretation: from the above table it reveals that most of the respondents are using zoom app
for taking online classes because it is easy to use and user interface is good when compared with
other applications like google meet, Microsoft teams, skype etc.
10. Do you agree that Online tools are easy to use when conducting classes?
Easy to use Frequency Cumulative Frequency
Strongly agree 27 27
Agree 29 56
Neutral 17 73
Disagree 15 88
Strongly 12 100
disagree
Total 100
Interpretation: from the above table it is interpret that 56% of respondents feel that online tools
are easy to use for taking online classes and meetings.
11. Do you agree that your institution provides you the Flexible hours of conducting online
classes?
Flexibility Frequency Cumulative Frequency
Strongly agree 12 12
Agree 16 28
Neutral 21 49
Disagree 36 85
Strongly 15 100
disagree
Total 100
Interpretation: from the above table, only 28% of respondents feels that institution not at all
providing flexible hours to take classes and 51% of the respondents not satisfied with the
institution behavior towards teacher and making them trouble by not paying salaries.
12. Do you agree that the Online classes are effective than traditional/live classroom classes?
Effectiveness Frequency Cumulative Frequency
Strongly agree 18 18
Agree 17 35
Neutral 23 58
Disagree 33 91
Strongly 9 100
disagree
 Total 100
Interpretation: from the above table it reveals that 42% of respondents feel that traditional classes
are better than online classes and physical interaction must be there between students and
teacher. 35% feel that online classes are better to take instead of physical classes due to their
personal reasons the respondents opinioned like this.

13. Do you agree that there is Lack of direct contact with students during online classes?
Lack of direct Frequency Cumulative Frequency
contact
Strongly agree 26 26
Agree 36 62
Neutral 12 74
Disagree 10 84
Strongly disagree 16 100
Total 100
Interpretation: from the above table, the respondents opinioned that, 62% of respondents feel that
there is lack of direct contact with students and 26% of respondents feel that conducting classes
freely and not having trouble with students while handling classes. We can understand that
students interaction is most important to take classes.

14. Do you agree that, it is difficult to teach practical subjects through online?(Ex. Mathematics)
Difficulty in teaching Frequency Cumulative Frequency
Strongly agree 13 13
Agree 28 41
Neutral 32 73
Disagree 13 86
Strongly disagree 14 100
Total 100
Interpretation: from the above table, interpreted that 41% of respondents opinioned that taking
online classes is a difficult activity especially for the problematic papers like mathematics,
engineering core papers, statistics etc. 27% of respondents feel that online classes taking is an
easy activity and 32% respondents not expressed exact opinion on difficulty in conduction of
online classes.
15. Do you agree that home environment is suitable for conducting online classes?
Home Frequency Cumulative Frequency
environment
Strongly agree 24 24
Agree 21 45
Neutral 19 64
Disagree 24 88
Strongly disagree 12 100
Total 100
Interpretation: from the above table, 45% of respondents opinioned that home environment is
comfortable to take online classes and felt that they can also handle home activities easily and
36% of respondents are feel that home environment is not suitable for taking online classes
because lack of proper facilities such as board, internet issues so they feel that institutions are
best place to take classes.

16. do you agree there is a Possibility of distractions from other family members during online
classes
Distraction Frequency Cumulative Frequency
Strongly agree 31 31
Agree 23 54
Neutral 19 73
Disagree 14 87
Strongly 13 100
disagree
Total 100
Interpretation: majority of the respondents feel that they found distraction from the other family
members especially from their children and with the responsibility of elders, so feels that
physical classes are very comfortable to work and online classes not smooth running all the time
like traditional manner.

17. Do you agree that technical support is required while teach online classes?
Technical support Frequency Cumulative Frequency
Strongly agree 33 33
Agree 24 57
Neutral 14 71
Disagree 21 92
Strongly disagree 8 100
Total 100
Interpretation: most of the respondents (57%) feel that technical support is mandatory for taking
online classes and any technical issue occur then the teacher unable to take classes. So at that
moment the respondent feel those traditional classes are better than online.
18. Technical problems do not discourage you from online classes
Discouragemen Frequency Cumulative Frequency
t
Yes 38 38
No 62 100
Total 100
Interpretation: majority of the respondents (62%) opinioned that technical problem discourage
teacher to take online classes.
19. In your opinion, what have been the main challenges for teachers in switching to
online/distance learning?
Main challenges Frequency Cumulative Frequency
Keeping students motivated and engaged 33 33
Teacher access to technology 22 55
Converting activities and content into online 15 70
Other 30 100
Total 100 100
Interpretation: from the above table, 33% of respondents feel that the main challenge is to keep
students motivated and encouraged and 30% of respondents feel that there are so many new
challenges have to fulfill in future than we expected.

20. What would most help teachers to support online learning during the school closure?
Supportive of online Frequency Cumulative Frequency
classes
Workshops 28 28
Webinars 21 49
Seminars and conferences 17 66
Online videos 23 89
Others 11 100
Total 100
Interpretation: from the above table, workshops and videos are very helpful to teacher to handle
online classes effectively and then webinars and seminars are also helpful them to take online
classes.

21. As a teacher, or on behalf of a teacher you know, what has pleasantly surprised you about
online/distance learning?
Surprises Frequency Cumulative Frequency
Wide range of online 38 38
tools
Flexibility 64 65
Others 36 100
Total 100 100
Interpretation: from the above table, during pandemic situation teachers got surprised with the
online courses and online platforms to handle classes. The teacher able to know various tools
available in market to take online classes and understood the flexibility in handling classes. Most
of the teacher are interested to take online classes initially but later they got bore with the online
classes pattern.
22. Do you agree that the conduction of online lectures with conventional lectures after COVID-
19 pandemic over
Conventional Frequency Cumulative Frequency
lectures
 Strongly agree 32 32
Agree 29 61
Neutral 11 72
Disagree 21 93
Strongly disagree 7 100
Total 100
Interpretation: from the above table, it is observed that 61% of respondents opinioned that
conduction of online classes with convectional lectures after covid-19 pandemic.
23. do you agree that the overall educational practices adopted within Lockdown will be
beneficial for the society in the long run
Overall Frequency Cumulative Frequency
performance
Strongly agree 27 27
Agree 16 43
Neutral 11 54
Disagree 21 75
Strongly disagree 25 100
Total 100
Interpretation: from the above table, it is opinioned that only 43% respondents feel that online
classes and overall educational practices adopted in lockdown is not beneficial for the society.

24. do you agree that Covid-19 has negatively affected the Teacher’s career?
Negative impact Frequency Cumulative Frequency
Strongly agree 23 23
Agree 19 42
Neutral 25 67
Disagree 13 80
Strongly 20 100
disagree
Total 100
Interpretation: from the above table, 42% of respondents opinioned that covid 19 negatively
impacting on teachers career and growth, if it is continue in future most of the teachers will
become jobless and worthless. So pandemic situation created so many troubles to teachers.

Chi-square test:
Hypothesis 1
H0: There is no association between the opinions of the respondents and learning pattern of
respondents.
H1: There is an association between the opinions of the respondents and the learning pattern of
respondents.
Level of significance: at 5% significance
Degree of freedom: (R-1) X (C-1) = 2-1 X 5-1 = 1 x 4 = 4 then the table value will be 9.488.
Test static:
Opinion Strongly Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Row total
agree disagree
Training on 35 22 21 16 6 100
online
classes
Training for 37 28 14 9 12 100
preparing
material
Column 72 50 35 25 18 200
Total

S.No Ordinary Expected O-E (O-E)2 (O-E)2/E

value value
1 35 72x100/200 = -1 1 1/36=
36 0.0277
2 22 25 -3 9 0.36
3 21 17.5 3.5 12.25 0.71
4 16 12.5 3.5 12.25 0.98
5 6 9 -3 9 1
6 37 36 1 1 0.027
7 28 25 3 9 0.36
8 14 17.5 -2.5 6.25 0.36
9 9 12.5 -3.5 12.25 0.98
10 12 9 3 9 1
Sum 5.804

Expected value formula: concern cell row total x Column total / Grand Total
Chi square calculated value is 5.804
Decision:
Test value is 5.804
Table value is 9.488,
Then test value is lessthan table value, so null hypothesis rejected.
From this test we can understand that there is a good association between opinions of the
respondents and learning patterns. So respondents aware of learning strategies,
2. Hypothesis: 2
H0: There is no association between opinions and knowledge levels of the respondents.
H1: There is an association between opinions of the respondents and knowledge levels of the
respondents.
Level of significance: at 5% significance
Degree of freedom: (R-1) X (C-1) = 3-1 X 5-1 = 2 x 4 = 8 then the table value will be 15.507.
Test static:
 Opinion Strongly Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Row total
agree disagree
Sufficient 34 31 18 8 9 100
knowledge on
IT skills
User interface 27 29 17 15 12 100
on online apps
Technical 33 24 14 21 8 100
support
Column total 94 84 49 44 29 300

S.No Ordinary Expected O-E (O-E)2 (O-E)2/E

value value
1 34 31.33 2.67 7.1289 0.227542
2 31 28 3 9 0.321429
3 18 16.33 1.67 2.7889 0.170784
4 8 14.67 -6.67 44.4889 3.032645
5 9 9.67 -0.67 0.4489 0.046422
6 27 31.33 4.33 18.7489 0.598433
7 29 28 1 1 0.035714
8 17 16.33 0.67 0.4489 0.027489
9 16 14.67 1.33 1.7689 0.120579
10 12 9.67 2.33 5.4289 0.561417
11 33 31.33 1.67 2.7889 0.089017
12 24 28 -4 16 0.571429
13 14 16.33 2.33 5.4289 0.332449
14 21 14.67 6.33 40.0689 2.73135
15 8 9.67 -1.67 2.7889 0.288407
Sum 9.155106

Expected value formula: concern cell row total x Column total / Grand Total
Chi square calculated value is 9.155106
Decision:
Test value is 9.155
Table value is 15.507,
Then test value is lessthan table value, so null hypothesis rejected.
From this test we can understand that there is a good association between opinions of the
respondents and knowledge levels of respondents. So respondents have good knowledge on
various activities related to online classes,
3. Hypothesis:3
H0: There is no association between opinions of the respondents and online classes conduction
pattern.
H1: There is an association between opinions of the respondents and online classes conduction
pattern.
Level of significance: at 5% significance
Degree of freedom: (R-1) X (C-1) = 3-1 X 5-1 = 2 x 4 = 8 then the table value will be 15.507.
Test static:
Opinion Strongly Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Row total
agree disagree
Flexibility of 12 16 21 36 15 100
conduction
of online
classes
Home 24 21 19 24 12 100
environment
Conventional 32 29 11 21 7 100
lecture
Column total 68 66 51 81 34 300

S.No Ordinary Expected O-E (O-E)2 (O-E)2/E

value value
1 12 22.67 -10.67 113.8489 5.022007
2 16 22 -6 36 1.636364
3 21 17 4 16 0.941176
4 36 27 9 81 3
5 15 11.33 3.67 13.4689 1.188782
6 24 22.67 1.33 1.7689 0.078028
7 21 22 -1 1 0.045455
8 19 17 2 4 0.235294
9 24 27 -3 9 0.333333
10 12 11.33 0.67 0.4489 0.03962
11 32 22.67 9.33 87.0489 3.839828
12 29 22 7 49 2.227273
13 11 17 -6 36 2.117647
14 21 27 -6 36 1.333333
15 7 11.33 -4.33 18.7489 1.654801
Sum 23.69294

Expected value formula: concern cell row total x Column total / Grand Total
Chi square calculated value is 23.69294
Decision:
Test value is 23.692
Table value is 15.507,
Then test value is not lessthan table value, so null hypothesis accepted.
From this test we can understand that there is a no proper association between opinions of the
respondents and online conducting pattern. So the respondents not satisfied with the pattern of
conducting online classes.
4. Hypothesis 4:
H0: There is no association between opinions of the respondents and challenges faced by
respondents while conducting online classes.
H1: There is an association between opinions of the respondents and challenges faced by
respondents while conducting online classes
Level of significance: at 5% significance
Degree of freedom: (R-1) X (C-1) = 5-1 X 5-1 = 4 x 4 = 16 then the table value will be 26.296.
Test static:

Opinion Strongly Agree Neurtal Disagree Strongly Row total

agree disagree
Difficulty in 13 28 32 13 14 100
conducting
problematic
class
Possibility of 31 23 19 14 13 100
distractions
from family
members
Lack of 26 36 12 10 16 100
direct
contact with
students
Adverse 23 19 25 13 20 100
environment
due to covid-
19
Adoption of 27 16 11 21 25 100
new
practices by
educational
institutions
Column total 120 122 99 71 88 500

S.No Ordinary Expected O-E (O-E)2 (O-E)2/E

value value
1 13 24 -11 121 5.041667
2 28 24.4 3.6 12.96 0.531148
 3 32 19.8 12.2 148.84 7.517172
4 13 14.2 -1.2 1.44 0.101408
5 14 17.6 -3.6 12.96 0.736364
6 31 24 7 49 2.041667
7 23 24.4 -1.4 1.96 0.080328
8 19 19.8 -0.8 0.64 0.032323
9 14 14.2 -0.2 0.04 0.002817
10 13 17.6 -4.6 21.16 1.202273
11 26 24 2 4 0.166667
12 36 24.4 11.6 134.56 5.514754
13 12 19.8 -7.8 60.84 3.072727
14 10 14.2 -4.2 17.64 1.242254
15 16 17.6 -1.6 2.56 0.145455
16 23 24 -1 1 0.041667
17 19 24.4 -5.4 29.16 1.195082
18 25 19.8 5.2 27.04 1.365657
19 13 14.2 -1.2 1.44 0.101408
20 20 17.6 2.4 5.76 0.327273
21 27 24 3 9 0.375
22 16 24.4 -8.4 70.56 2.891803
23 11 19.8 -8.8 77.44 3.911111
24 21 14.2 6.8 46.24 3.256338
25 25 17.6 7.4 54.76 3.111364
Sum 44.00572

Expected value formula: concern cell row total x Column total / Grand Total
Chi square calculated value is 44.00572
Decision:
Test value is 44.00572
Table value is 26.296,
Then test value is not lessthan table value, so null hypothesis accepted.
From this test we can understand that there is a no proper association between opinions of the
respondents and challenges faced by respondents. So the respondents feel that there is lot of
challenges institutions and education system face in future with online classes and activities.

Findings of the study:

1. Majority of respondents are male than the female, reason is males are always primary income
source for the family and female are secondary source.
2. Most of the respondents are with an age group of 31-40 with 37%and 41-50 years of age with
31% So that we can understand that the family responsibility persons are suffering a lot during
pandemic situation
3. Mostly the experienced people of 10 -15 years suffered a lot because they have experienced
and well targeted by the management during this lockdown and pandemic situation.
4. 65% of respondents agreed that computer skills and knowledge required for conducting online
classes during online classes.

5. 83% of respondents are felt that attending workshops helpful them to conduct online classes.
6. Majority of the respondents feel that there is a need of training to conduct online classes and
preparation of study material effectively to reach the students.
7. 79% of respondents feel that they have idea on various online plotforms available in market
like zoom, google meet, Microsoft team etc.
8. Majority of the respondents are using zoom app for taking online classes because it is easy to
use and user interface is good when compared with other applications like google meet,
Microsoft teams, skype etc.

9. Majority of the respondents are not satisfied with the institution behavior towards teacher and
making them trouble by not paying salaries.

10. Most of the teachers feel that traditional classes are better than online classes and physical
interaction must be there between students and teacher.
11. 53 % of respondents opinioned that taking online classes is a difficult activity especially for
the problematic papers like mathematics, engineering core papers, statistics etc.
12. Majority of the respondents feel that they found distraction from the other family members
especially from their children and with the responsibility of elders
13. Most of the respondents (57%) feel that technical support is mandatory for taking online
classes and any technical issue occur then the teacher unable to take classes.
14. Majority of the respondents (62%) opinioned that technical problem discourage teacher to
take online classes.
15. Workshops and videos are very helpful to teacher to handle online classes effectively and
then webinars and seminars are also helpful them to take online classes.

16. 42% of respondents opinioned that Covid 19 negatively impacting on teachers career and
growth, if it is continue in future most of the teachers will become jobless and worthless.

Suggestions:
1. Educators and learners should be trained to utilise online teaching learning process using
technology. Policy should be adopted by Government/educational institutions to provide free
internet and free digital gadgets to all learners in order to encourage online learning as a result of
which people would get engaged and remain safe during pandemic.
2. If the pandemic Covid-19 continues, new approaches for academic assessment should be
adopted by educational institutions. Academic assessment of the students may be done through
online mode or through quizzes and small projects.

Conclusion:
Clearly, COVID-19 has been a genuine test for advanced education foundations around the
world as far as their degree of status, adaptability and flexibility in reacting to comparable
worldwide emergencies. By and by, on a brilliant side, it fills in as a compelling 'change
specialist' for advancing quick appropriation of e-learning in such traditionally change-opposing
organizations. As per Lederman (2020), impending standardization of the current crisis e-
Learning doesn't really mean expanding the restrictions put upon eye to eye tutoring, but instead,
it alludes to procedures that outline the common appropriation of internet learning under
COVID-19 as a pathway to another customary as opposed to a crisis reaction. Subsequently, it
very well may be contended that, in spite of the fact that Emergency Remote Teaching has been
at first presented as a wellbeing and safety effort to ensure the network, it will in the end change
the learning scene in the two schools and advanced education foundations. It is significant,
hence, to consider the exercises gained from the current experience so advanced education
establishments will be more ready for a potential augmentation of the crisis e-learning through
the forthcoming Fall semester.

Instances of these educated exercises incorporate, yet not restricted to:

Understudies' equivalent admittance to e-learning conditions ought not be underestimated. It is

fundamental that understudies' necessities and specialized profiles be deliberately evaluated
ahead of time.

It is still ahead of schedule to accept that e-learning is the simply feasible choice to supplant eye
to eye educating. Live collaborations among understudies and instructors would even now
should be provided food for in online conditions.

The evaluation of understudies' exhibition in online conditions stays to be a test to the two
educators and understudies, especially the appraisal of reasonable aptitudes, specialized
capabilities and instructing practicum. It is significant, hence, to fuse different kinds of elective
evaluation strategies and applicable online rubrics.

Albeit advanced education abilities seemed, by all accounts, to be an essential for educators to
show online classes, the requirement for staff preparing in instructional plan is turning into an
undeniably basic preparing need. To lessen the weight from employees, this can be given in a
type of implanted electronic emotionally supportive networks in a type of readymade layouts.

True to form, this crisis e-learning experience indicated that the understudies advanced aptitudes
appear to be far surpassing the majority of their educator' proficiencies. Nonetheless,
understudy's status to e-learning requires a dominance level of inspiration and self-guideline
aptitudes.
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