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To Analyze the Potential of e-Learning in Indian Education System
A THESISSubmitted for the Award of Ph.D. degree of
PACIFIC ACADEMY OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH UNIVERSITY
by Jayshree Jain
Under the Supervision ofDr. S K Sharma
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
UDAIPUR (Raj) – 313001
2013
Learning
Learning is the process of acquiring new knowledge, modifying
the existing knowledge, behavior, skills and values which may
involve synthesizing different types of information.
Learning may also be viewed as a process, rather than a
collection of factual and procedural knowledge. Learning is
based on experience. Learning produces changes in the organism
and the changes produced are relatively permanent.
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e-Learning
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e-Learning is defined as acquisition of knowledge and
skill using electronic technologies such as computer,
Internet, local and wide area networks.
e-Learning may also be referred as the use of Information
and Communication Technology to deliver learning and
training programs to enhance and support the tertiary
education.
Objectives
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Transformation of Learning with New Technologies
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e-Learning Tools
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Collection of Data
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• Structured questionnaire was prepared to collect primary information from students of regular learning and distance learning.
• The data were collected from both primary and secondary sources.
• During our primary research, two questionnaires were prepared i.e. appendix 1 and appendix 2.
• The data were mainly collected from colleges and various education institutions
Sample Size (Appendix 1)
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S. No. Sample Selected from Colleges Sample Size
1 Pacific Institute of Computer Application, Udaipur 792 Bhopal Nobel’s PG College and School, Udaipur 593 IICE College, Udaipur 394 Pacific Institute of Technology, Udaipur 335 Vidhya College, Bhilwara 236 Pacific Institute of Hotel Management, Udaipur 197 L.B.S College, Pratapgarh 188 Buddha Group of Institution, Udaipur 179 Techno India NJR, Udaipur 17
10 Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Udaipur 611 Pacific Institute of Engineering, Udaipur 512 Online Survey (Through
www.surveymonkey.com)15
Total 330
Sample Size (Appendix 1)
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24%
18%
12%10%
7%
6%
5%
5%
5%
2%1%
5%
Sample SizePacific Institute of ComputerApplicationBhopal Nobel's PG Collegeand SchoolIICE College
Pacific Institute ofTechnologyVidhya College
Pacific Institute of HotelManagementL.B.S College
Buddha Group of Institution
Techno India NTR
Rajasthan College ofAgriculturePacific Institute ofEngineeringOnline Survey
24%
18%
12%10%
7%
6%
5%
5%
5%
2%1%
5%
Sample SizePacific Institute of ComputerApplicationBhopal Nobel's PG Collegeand SchoolIICE College
Pacific Institute ofTechnologyVidhya College
Pacific Institute of HotelManagementL.B.S College
Buddha Group of Institution
Techno India NTR
Rajasthan College ofAgriculturePacific Institute ofEngineeringOnline Survey
Sample Profile (Appendix 1)
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Basis NumberAge Group
<25 248>=25 and <50 79
>=50 3Qualification
Under Graduate 84Graduate 150
Post Graduate 96Gender Group
Male 211Female 119
StreamEngineering 28
Science 58Commerce 27
Arts 71Agriculture 6
I.T. 140Mode of Education
Regular 279Distance 51
B1 - Contributions of Individual Factors for Learning (Part-1)
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19 342 7 8 16
5016
41
8 14 1726
3459
71
40
69 5768
60
110
86
79
10682
92
93
12698
201
134166
12893
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
Rank 5
Rank 4
Rank 3
Rank 2
Rank 1
19 342 7 8 16
5016
41
8 14 1726
3459
71
40
69 5768
60
110
86
79
10682
92
93
12698
201
134166
12893
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
Rank 5
Rank 4
Rank 3
Rank 2
Rank 1
B1 - Contributions of Individual Factors for Learning (Part-2)
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Marks of Different Ranks
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Different Ranks Weightage Marks
Rank 5 Very High 10
Rank 4 High 8
Rank 3 Medium 6
Rank 2 Low 4
Rank 1 Very Low 2
B1 - List of Individual Factors for Learning
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S. No. List of Individual Factors Total Score
1 Use of Technology 2918
2 Knowledge of Faculty 2860
3 Live Practical Project 2742
4 Any Time Learning (24*7) 2706
5 Course Content 2672
6 Participation of Students 2626
7 Role of Assignment 2596
8 Students Placement 2594
9 Library Facility 2560
10 Students Attendance 2552
11 Easy Access to Masses 2532
12 Faculty-Student Interaction 2514
13 Cost of Education 2326
14 Travel Time and Cost 2270
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B2-Traditional Learning V/S e-Learning (Part-1)
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B2-Traditional Learning V/S e-Learning (Part-2)
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B2-Traditional Learning V/S e-Learning (Part-3)
Sample Size (Appendix 2)
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S. No. Sample Selected from Sample Size
1 Traditional Students 40
2 e-Learning Students 40
Total 80
Sample Profile (Appendix 2)
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Basis e-Learning StudentsTraditional
Students
Age Group
<25 31 28
>=25 and <50 9 12
>=50 0 0
Qualification
Graduate 40 40
Gender Group
Male 24 26
Female 16 14
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Evaluation of Performance
Contribution of Individual Factors (Part 1)
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Contribution to Overall Learning
Course Content
Personal Interest
Ability to AskQuestions
Participation of Students
Improve- ment
inLearning
Rank 5e-Learning 15 15 8 18 20
Traditional Learning 11 12 16 9 16
Rank 4e-Learning 12 14 9 12 9
Traditional Learning 13 10 11 7 14
Rank 3e-Learning 7 6 7 5 6
Traditional Learning 8 7 6 8 5
Rank 2e-Learning 4 3 13 2 3
Traditional Learning 5 8 5 12 2
Rank 1e-Learning 2 2 3 3 2
Traditional Learning 3 3 2 4 3
Contribution of Individual Factors (Part 2)
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Contribution to Overall Learning
Clarityof
Topics
Facultyand
StudentInteraction
Discussionwith
Classmates/ Groups
Level ofDifficulty
inLearning
Availabilityof extra
help in theClass / Session
Rank 5e-Learning 14 4 2 16 15
Traditional Learning 13 17 16 6 9
Rank 4e-Learning 16 6 4 9 13
Traditional Learning 14 14 15 4 8
Rank 3e-Learning 5 9 7 8 6
Traditional Learning 6 4 4 7 11
Rank 2e-Learning 2 8 11 4 4
Traditional Learning 5 3 2 9 5
Rank 1e-Learning 3 13 16 3 2
Traditional Learning 2 2 3 14 7
Hypotheses
S. No. HypothesesResult @ 5% level
Ho1. Level of student’s awareness about e-Learning is independent of their current age. Accepted
Ho2. Study in the e-Learning environment is independent of the student’s stream. Accepted
Ho3.Improvement of knowledge through e-Learning is independent to student’s education mode (regular/distance).
Accepted
Ho4.Ability of solving typical problems through e-Learning is independent of their stream.
Accepted
Ho5. Availability of e-Learning tools for study is independent of place. Rejected
Ho6. The opinion “e-Learning can bring a social change in India” is independent of age. Accepted
Ho7.The opinion “e-Learning has the ability to improve mass awareness in Indian Education System” is independent of the gender.
Accepted
Ho8.The opinion “Face to Face Learning is more important for in-depth and practical teaching” is independent of age.
Accepted
Ho9.There is no significant difference between the achievement of students who used e-Learning and the achievement of students who used traditional learning.
Accepted
Ho10.There is no significant difference between the attitudes of students who used e-Learning and the attitudes of students who used traditional learning.
Accepted
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Future of e-Learning Environments
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21%
5%
70%
4%
Learning Environment
Online Learning
Traditional Learning
Mixture of Online andTraditional Learning
Any other
21%
5%
70%
4%
Learning Environment
Online Learning
Traditional Learning
Mixture of Online andTraditional Learning
Any other
Various e-Learning Barriers
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28%
37%
14%
21%
Barriers while using e-Learning tools
Bandwidth/Connection
Access to the Internet
Privacy
Any other
28%
37%
14%
21%
Barriers while using e-Learning tools
Bandwidth/Connection
Access to the Internet
Privacy
Any other
Conclusions
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• The respondents has shown the inclination towards cost of education, use of technology, course content, travel time and cost, knowledge of faculty, any time learning, participation of students and easy access to masses of e-Learning.
• On the other hand, the respondents has shown the inclination towards the role of assignment, live practical projects, library facility, faculty-student interaction, students attendance and students placement of traditional learning.
• The myth that traditional learning is better is now changing and people prefer e-Learning over the traditional learning.
Scope for Future Research
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Thank you!
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General Questionnaire
• Definition: e-Learning is the use of technology to enable people to learn anytime (24*7), anywhere and any number of times. It is defined as acquisition of knowledge and skill using electronic technologies such as
computer, internet, VSAT, local and wide area networks.
Part – A1 Have you ever got any training to study in the e-Learning environment?
Yes No
If yes, then up to what extent it has improved your performance?
(i) 0-25% (ii) 26 %- 50 % (iii) 51% -75%
(iv) > 75% (v) No comments
2 Do you believe that improving knowledge through e-Learning is better than traditional Learning?
Yes No
3 Do you think face to face learning is more important for in-depth and practical teaching?
Yes No
4 Can e-Learning bring a social change in India?
Yes No30
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5 If you could get a chance to select the method of education, then what percentage would you prefer to study through e-Learning? (i) 0-25% (ii) 26 %- 50 % (iii) 51% -75% (iv) > 75% (v) No comments
6 Is your campus is providing e-learning tools / techniques for study? Yes No
If yes, then up to what extend e-Learning is used for the study? (i) 0-25% (ii) 26 %- 50 % (iii) 51% -75% (iv) > 75% (v) No comments 7 Have you ever used e-Learning facility? Yes No
8 While using e-Learning tools, what are the barriers you find? 1)Bandwidth /Connection 2)Access to the internet3)Privacy4)Any Other
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9 Are you able to solve your typical problems through e-Learning? Yes No
10 In future, what would you like for e-Learning environment? (1) I would like to spend more time for online learning as compared to traditional study through class-room lectures.(2) I would prefer to go back to traditional learning. (3) I am happy with the current mixture of online and (4) traditional learning. (5) Any other 11 What is required to be done to make e-Learning reachable to each individual and implement it at grass root level in India?
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Q. No.Contribution to overall
Learning
Rate-5
(Highest)Rate-4 Rate-3 Rate-2
Rate-1
(Lowest)
1 Role of Assignment
2 Cost of Education
3 Use of Technology
4 Course Content
5 Live Practical Projects
6 Library Facility
7 Travel Time and Cost
8 Knowledge of Faculty
9 Any time Learning (24*7)
10 Participation of Students
11 Faculty-Student Interaction
12 Students Attendance
13 Easy access to masses
14 Students Placement
Part –B B1: Contribution of individual factors for learning (tick any one)
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Q. No. Learning ParametersTraditional Learning
e –Learning
15 Role of Assignment
16 Cost of Education
17 Use of Technology
18 Course Content
19 Live Practical Projects
20 Library Facility
21 Travel Time and Cost
22 Knowledge of Faculty
23 Any time Learning (24*7)
24 Participation of Students
25 Faculty-Student Interaction
26 Students Attendance
27 Easy access to masses
28 Students Placement
B2: Select (√) whichever options suit the best Traditional Learning V / S e-Learning:
Name and Address: ..................................…………………...................................................….................…....................................................…………………...................................................….................…..................Age…......................................Gender.…….…………….. Qualification …………..................Contact No.....…………..Name of Stream.....................Regular/Distance mode ……..………Name of College / Institution........................................................................................................ Signature…………… * Thank you for your support
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Q.
No.
Contribution to
e-Learning
Rate-5
(Highest)Rate-4 Rate-3 Rate-2
Rate-1
(Lowest)
1 Course Content
2 Personal Interest
3 Ability to ask Questions
4 Participation of Students
5 Improvement in Learning
6 Clarity of Chapters/Topics
7 Faculty-Student Interaction
8 Discussion with Classmates
9Level of Difficulty in Learning
10Availability of extra help for the class
Appendix: 2(A) Questionnaire for e-Learning StudentsDefinition: e-Learning is the use of technology to enable people to learn anytime (24*7), anywhere and any number of times. It is defined as acquisition of knowledge and skill using electronic technologies such as computer, internet, VSAT, local and wide area networks.Contribution of individual factors for e-Learning (tick any one)
Name and Address: ..................................…………………...................................................….................…....................................................…………………...................................................….................…..................Age…......................................Gender.…….…………….. Qualification …………..................Contact No.....…………..Name of Stream.....................Regular/Distance mode ……..………Name of College / Institution........................................................................................................ Signature…………… * Thank you for your support
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Q.
No.
Contribution to
Traditional Learning
Rate-5
(Highest)Rate-4 Rate-3 Rate-2
Rate-1
(Lowest)
1 Course Content
2 Personal Interest
3 Ability to ask Questions
4 Participation of Students
5 Improvement in Learning
6 Clarity of Chapters/Topics
7 Faculty-Student Interaction
8 Discussion with Classmates
9Level of Difficulty in Learning
10Availability of extra help for the class
Appendix: 2(B) Questionnaire for Traditional Learning StudentsDefinition: Traditional learning is classroom-based or practical- meaning the student can see their teacher and classmates. Traditional education focuses on teaching, not learning.
Contribution of individual factors for Traditional learning (tick any one)
Name and Address: ..................................…………………...................................................….................…....................................................…………………...................................................….................…..................Age…......................................Gender.…….…………….. Qualification …………..................Contact No.....…………..Name of Stream.....................Regular/Distance mode ……..………Name of College / Institution........................................................................................................ Signature…………… * Thank you for your support