Improvements in Online Education System of Covid-19 Pandemic and Role of Media: A Follow Up Study

Abstract

The ongoing COVID-19-pandemic has particularly affected the education sector. Globally all educational intuitions have been shifted towards the online education system. Online system was perceived challenging due to different barriers and issues. For this reason, different research studies were conducted on online education system. However, it is not known whether any improvements have occurred in the online education system? Keeping this in mind, this study has examined improvements in online education system by looking at role of media. For this purpose, a longitudinal design was selected, and data were collected through the online-self-administeredquestionnaire from 707 students studying in a public sector university of Pakistan. Data was analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistics. Results showed that with passage of time improvements had occurred in online educational system of COVID-19. This study recommends that Government should continuously work on further improving online education system towards sustainability.

Computer Literacy and Academic Performance in Universities of Southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan

“…Despite these efforts by the Government of Pakistan, computer literacy among students in Pakistan is not that much high. Moreover, except few studies like e.g., Ahmad and Rafiq (2016), (Ahmad (2018), Anwar, Khan and Sultan (2020) and Khan, Anwar and Jan (2021) there are less empirical research studies conducted on effects of computer literacy in Pakistan universities, particularly in the southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. This show a considerable research gap.…”