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(B) and subsequently separating the participants from government HEIs and
private universities

(C) The numerical value on top of each bar corresponds to an explicit percent
response and is mentioned for better clarity

The researchers also tried to analyse learners to be more self- disciplined.
the quality of online teaching-
learning processes based on the Importance of class environment for
type of HEIs. Black bars in Fig.-1C learning
represent students' responses from The sample students have been
government organizations whereas accustomed to the offline mode of
grey bars are responses from students campus learning throughout their
enrolled in private institutes. There lives and hence, not surprisingly, a
is no considerable difference in the unanimous consensus (97percent)
effectiveness of an online mode of reiterates the importance of a
teaching as perceived by students. One conventional class environment for
reason could be that 90 percent of the learning (Highly important-72percent,
respondents are from Delhi-NCR and Sometimes important-25 percent & Not
are tech- savvy, having easy access to that important-3 percent).
resources and network connectivity.

On comparing the online curriculum to Problems in online learning as
the regular on-campus classes, it was specified by the respondents
inferred that the majority of students Anticipating the lack of experience
(76 percent) had to put in additional or and expertise in using online tools
similar time in absorbing the contents as barriers for the smooth conduct
clearly. Also, 75 percent of students of online classes, the attitude of the
acknowledged the fact that it required surveys to adapt to computer-based
more self-discipline to attend classes technology was assessed by asking if
online. This falls in with the existing they were open to expanding their skill
belief that in the absence of F2F sets. A positive finding of the study is
interaction with teachers or classmates, that 91 percent of the respondents,
successful outcome necessitates online
representing Generation Z or Zoomers,

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