Challenges Faced By Teachers in Classroom Teaching Practices with Digital Transformation during Covid-19: A Survey Study
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Challenges, Transformation, Covid-19, Senior Secondary, TechnologyAbstract
The global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis has disrupted the learning activities of many educational institutions around the world. During this period, all schools in Sri Lanka were closed and online classes were held. Thus, students and teachers faced many unexpected challenges. New evolutions of 21st century technology emerged. Sudden digital transformation has seen changes in online teaching methods, learning content, and non-face-to-face teaching resources. Due to this, teachers faced many challenges in many areas like technological conditions, students' relationship and communication, emotions and society. The study focused more on students' experience, perceptions and overall exposure to digital education and recent changes. Also, the survey includes questions about technology preparation and infrastructure. The responses are processed by well-known statistical data analysis tools. Based on the study results, students received digital education properly. Many are ready to continue this in the future and more students prefer to use their own devices during online teaching practice, digital transformation and integration of many concepts in online classes. In that way, 5 schools including 120 senior secondary teachers, 90students, 60 parents and 02 ADS/ISA in Kalkudah zone of Batticaloa district were selected as samples. Sample collection instruments such as questionnaires, interviews and documents were collected and all the selected schools were monitored. The collected data was thoroughly analysed using descriptive and inferential statistical methods via SPSS software. Finally conclusions and recommendations were drawn and data for future research were included.
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