Implementation of E-Learning in Public and Private Schools: Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

The present study aimed to explore the impact of virtual learning on student’s educational progress related to E-learning practices during pandemic, modification of teaching methodology, skills and competencies as well as teaching effectiveness. The study was descriptive survey; in order to investigate the findings the questionnaire was circulated among 500 participants i.e the academic and administrative staff of public and private schools using simple random sampling technique. Data were analyzed by using SPSS. The empirical outcomes of this research work signify that the adoption of virtual-Learning schools drastically improved students' skills towards learning new ideas. There was no significant difference among teachers on gender basis, regarding the student’s competencies, administrative roles, and government initiatives. Moreover, in this research work high level of internal consistency has been pragmatic for scale. These findings advocate that using E-Learning in schools could be an effectual to enhance students learning and teacher’s skill. Government and administration have plenty of digital resources at school level to initiate the digitalization and should start emphasizing on practices of the virtual learning even in the presence of limited resources, not only in the duration of any pandemic but also in future perspectives.