ATTITUDE OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS TOWARDS ONLINE LEARNING DURING COVID-19

The attitude of students towards online learning can vary depending on several factors, including their personal preferences, previous experiences with online education, and the quality of the online learning platform or resources provided. Online learning became the primary mode of education during the pandemic, and understanding students' attitudes helps identify how well they adapted to this new learning environment. By studying their attitudes, researchers can gauge the effectiveness of online learning methods and identify areas for improvement. To study the attitude of Himachal Pradesh University students towards online learning during covid-19, an online survey method was conducted. Here questionnaire is designed in Google form and sent to 227 university students via social media like WhatsApp, email, and Facebook. Participants for this study were selected using convenience sampling. The students' Attitudes towards Online Learning Scale by Jyothi and Vijayabhinandana (2021) was used in this study. Percentage analysis was used to find out the attitude of Himachal Pradesh University students towards online learning during covid-19. It was found that 27% of university students were experiencing online learning for the first time during COVID-19 and 58% of university students felt that COVID-19 harmed their study. Further, 63% of university students found online learning more difficult than face-to-face. The most common negative impacts as agreed by most of the students were hard to interact online with peers (62%) and teachers (61%). However, almost half (49%) of the respondents agreed online learning is less time-consuming than face-to-face learning. In total, 60 % of university students indicated that their home environment supported online learning. Further, 55% of participants are confident with their computer skills; further 55% of participants believe that academic dishonesty is more in online teaching and learning.