Analyzing the COVID-19 Pandemic’s Effects on College Students: E-Learning Experience, Challenges and Resource Awareness

Abstract

The library and information services of the twenty first century are rapidly changing education learning patterns because of the rapid development of electronic publishing libraries. However, the literature reveals the considerable unpredictability in experience, challenges, and awareness about E-resources among college students during and after the COVID-19 Pandemic scenario. In the aftermath of the pandemic, everyone has been forced to learn and teach E-resources in educational institutions worldwide. Along with their academic demands, college students are confronted by a lack of knowledge of handling e-learning resources and low network connectivity in remote regions. In this aspect, this study commenced to describe the experience, challenges, and awareness about e-learning resources. A descriptive and diagnostic research design was adopted and primary data was collected from college students through Google Forms with participant consent. The basic information about respondents, experience, challenges, and awareness of E-resources are tools of the study. The statistical analysis is to be carried out based on the study’s objective. This analysis was used to identify influential factors and to explore the relationships between e-learning experience, and resource awareness. Subsequently, the analysis is used to discuss recommendations for enhancing the utilization of e-learning resources based on the study’s findings.

Keywords:

• E-resources
• reliability and validity
• frequency measures
• K-S z-test
• mean comparison tests
• structural equation model

MSC:

• 2020: 62P25

Acknowledgments

We express our sincere gratitude to the reviewers for providing constructive feedback that has significantly enhanced the clarity of the manuscript.

Conflict of interest

The authors have no conflicts of interest to report.