Effects of Online Learning in the Epidemic Situation of Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Case Study of Bachelor of Education and Bachelor of Arts Students, Program in English, University of Phayao

Abstract

The research aims to analyze online learning problems arisen under the epidemic situation of COVID-19 of Bachelor of Education and Bachelor of Arts students, Program in English, University of Phayao. The data are collected from 50 students in form of online questionnaires. The statistic used is means and standard deviation.

The results show that the sample group is moderately affected by online learning during this circumstance in three aspects. The advantages of online learning are rated on mean of 2.74 and S.D. of 1.91. The contents of courses are affected with the mean of 2.89 and S.D. of 1.90. Finally, the students’ attitude and learning behavior are affected with the mean of 3.06 and S.D. of 1.91. Moreover, these effects are also mentioned as the results of unreadiness in terms of electronic devices and the internet or the satellite signal which lead them to inefficient learning perception. Therefore, they prefer classroom learning. The body of knowledge indicates that how effectively the online learning would be able to solve the higher education problem under the epidemic situation of COVID-19 depending upon the readiness of students, lecturers, universities, internet signal, programs, and contents of each course. Therefore, it is the major responsibilities of these three groups of people: 1) communication service and educational organizations have to serve and solve teaching and learning equipment, internet signal, and programs; 2) lecturers have to adjust and develop online teaching skill to achieve expect learning outcome of each course and reinforce positive learning behavior of the students; 3) students have to understand the situation and require self-discipline.