PERCEPTION OF PARENTS ON ONLINE LEARNING DURING COVID 19 – A SURVEY STUDY

2020 is a hard time for the global community around the globe. This COVID-19 Pandemic has shut down the entire world and has resulted in a tremendous crisis. It is the virtual world that has come to the rescue. It has not only enormous consequences but having a devastating impact on global education. Everyone shifting to the digital arena in the education sector. Online learning has dramatically changed the learning process, replacing traditional face-to-face interaction and gaining ground around the globe. Online learning at home requires children to rely on intrinsic motivation and self-directed learning. Parents play a fundamental role in supporting children's learning. The study explores the perception of parents of online learning during deadly Corona Virus Disease-19. For this purpose, a survey has been organized using a five-point Likert scale to collect data from parents through WhatsApp, one of the social media application software. This study has been conducted by taking a sample of 52 parents of children who are studying from pre-nursery to fifth class. The data has been analyzed with the help of Google forms qualitatively. As a response of parents due to the COVID-19 crisis, this study indicated that the majority of parents are capable to support their child's learning at home but some parents considered that homeschooling is a burden for their child. Nearly one-third of them reported that their child becomes techno-savvy through online learning but the concentration level of the child has reduced. Half of them (50%) considered that they help their child in his/her homework to reduce academic stress. Also, the findings lay bare that an equal number of respondents reveal that online learning make their children independent but they also have views that the purpose of online learning is just to collect fees from parents. Nearly less than half of the parents receive all the information from the child's teacher to support online learning.