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Efficacy and Acceptance of Virtual Classrooms During COVID-19: Bangladesh Perspective

Nabarun Halder, SM Rakibul Islam, Md Sarwar Hosain, Eshtiak Ahmed, Ashraful Islam, Sheak Rashed Haider Noori

2021 3rd International Congress on Human-Computer Interaction, Optimization and Robotic Applications (HORA)

IEEE, pp. 1–6

  • Quality Education — Relevance: 85%
DOI: 10.1109/hora52670.2021.9461390URL

Abstract

The sudden spread of COVID-19 shut down educational institutions worldwide, and Bangladesh was no exception. Educational institutions were forced to start their activities online; there was no alternative to keep the students in the study. Although online education has been seen as part of a futuristic approach, its effectiveness and acceptability still remains questionable when it comes to institutional education. It's yet to be investigated if online education can be as effective as contact teaching. We conducted an online survey to determine what students feel about online classes, how they accepted online classes, and how useful it was for them depending on their current situation. Our survey was open to everyone who has taken online classes during COVID-19, and the number of participants in our survey was 210. The survey provided with both qualitative and quantitative data which were then categorized into themes for analysis. Findings suggest, that most students feel that by rethinking the class style, if teachers can provide well-structured lecture content and have an equal focus on all students, it can be an alternative for them during emergency days.

Keywords

  • Online learning
  • COVID-19 pandemic
  • virtual learning environments
  • student acceptance
  • emergency remote teaching
  • student perceptions
  • Bangladesh

CCDS Authors

Nabarun Halder
Nabarun Halder

Nabarun Halder

  • Research Assistant, CCDS

Published at

UbiComp, IJCNN, HCII, IEEE Access

Research Interests

Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing, Health Informatics, Human-Computer Interaction

Eshtiak Ahmed
Eshtiak Ahmed

Eshtiak Ahmed

  • Collaborator, HCI Wing

Doctoral Researcher

Gamification Group

Tampere University, Finland

Published at

UbiComp, ICIP, HCII, IEEE Access

Research Interests

Human-Computer Interaction, Human-Robot Interaction, Gamification and Assistive Technologies

Ashraful Islam, PhD
Ashraful Islam

Ashraful Islam, PhD

  • Center Director, CCDS
  • Director, HCI Wing

Assistant Professor

Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB)

Published at

CHI, UIST, UbiComp, IJCNN, ICIP, HCII, ICDMW, BLP, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, JMIR, JMIR Human Factors, JMIR Formative Research, IEEE Access, Smart Agricultural Technology, Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, PLOS ONE

Research Interests

Human-Computer Interaction, AI for Social Good, AI for Public Health, AI for Impact

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