Impact of online teaching and learning at high school level during COVID-19 pandemic situation: the stakeholders’ perspectives

Abstract

           The coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic has serious impact, education in particular. As such, an online teaching and learning has been involved. However, there are some negative impacts of such an online teaching and learning. The purpose of the study was to examine the impact of online teaching and learning at high school level on students, teachers, parents and the administrators as the whole stakeholders’ perspectives during COVID-19 pandemic situation.  The population were 1,570 students, (759 males and 811 females) 84 school teachers (35 males and 49 females) in 2021 academic in one university demonstration school in the northern pa rt of Thailand, and also students’ parents and four administrators. The research tools were the questionnaire for students, teachers, parents, the individual interview questions for students, teachers, parents, and the question for interviewing administrators.  The quantitative data were analyzed by using basic statistics such as mean and SD whereas the qualitative data were analyzed by using content analysis technique.  The results showed that online teaching and learning impacted on students’ readiness of online teaching and learning supporting factors at the middle level while impacted on student learning, physical and metal health at high level. It also impacted on teachers’ preparedness, stress, and physical health at high level.  While it impacted on students’ parents concerns and stress about student learning and about student assessment and behaviors in short term and long term impact.  For the impact on administrators, school budget and academic administration policy and communication problems were mentioned.