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The Challenges in E-Learning among Tamilnadu Students in the Covid-19 Induced Crisis

M. Abisha Meji *, Milon Selvam Dennison **, M. Mobisha ***, Malik Mohamed Umar ****

* Department of Physical Science, Kampala International University - Western Campus, Uganda.

** Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kampala International University - Western Campus, Uganda.

*** Bethlahem College of Education, Tamilnadu, India.

**** Department of Electrical and Telecommunications Engineering, Kampala International University - Western Campus, Uganda.

Periodicity:June - August'2020
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jhss.1.4.17650

Abstract

This academic research is carried out to confront the challenges in e-Learning among Tamilnadu students in the COVID-19 induced crisis. This investigation was conducted among different age groups of students studying in various Schools, Colleges, or Universities in Tamilnadu. The dataset is descriptive and a total of 335 students participated in this survey, among whom 34.6% are male students and 65.4% are female students. A statistical run was made with the aid of SPSS Version 20 software to evaluate the significance level (P-Value<0.05) of each question among the localities. Many interesting facts were revealed from this survey.

Keywords

Student, Academic, e-Learning, Challenge, Tamilnadu, Pandemic, COVID-19, Lockdown.

How to Cite this Article?

Meji, M. A., Dennison, M. S., Mobisha, M., and Umar, M. M. (2020). The Challenges in E-Learning among Tamilnadu Students in the Covid-19 Induced Crisis. i-manager's Journal on Humanities & Social Sciences, 1(4), 25-32. https://doi.org/10.26634/jhss.1.4.17650

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The Challenges in E-Learning among Tamilnadu Students in the Covid-19 Induced Crisis

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