A STUDY TO ASSESS THE PERCEPTION TOWARDS ONLINE CLASSES AMONG NURSING FACULTY OF SELECTED NURSING COLLEGES AT JAMMU

Objectives: 1. to assess the perception towards online classes among nursing faculty. 2. To determine the association between perceptions towards online classes among nursing faculty with selected socio-demographic variables. Assumptions:Nursing faculty may have positive perception towards online classes. Conceptual Framework:Community of Inquiry Model has been used. Methodology: Quantitative research approach, a descriptive research design was used. 81 Samples were selected from the nursing colleges purposively. After obtaining the consent form, self- structured 5-point Likert scale has been sent to them in the form of Google Form to assess their level of perception towards online classes. The results of the study revealed that 76 (93.8%) nursing faculty had medium level of perception towards online classes and 05 (6.2%) nursing faculty had high perception towards online classes. The mean perception score were found to be 73.5ÃƒÂ‚Ã‚Â± 9.72 among nursing faculty. Conclusion: Nursing faculty had moderate level of perception towards online classes. It can become high if there will be the availability of proper sources to evaluate the students properly as well as to teach them theoretically and practically if pandemic persists.


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This challenge is also augment in medical institution, as it has not only led to an increase in demands for clinical and administrative assistance from medical institutionsbut has also put additional pressure on these institutions to adopt suitable teaching strategies for medical students. In other words, these institutions must ensure that their educational programs remain proper and effective. Moreover, they need to maintain high-quality education for students at all levels. For this reason, medical and other universities have suspended face-to-face, regular tutorials in order to reduce the risk of infection, and have forced professors and students to use online until the epidemic ceases. [6] Between 2002 and 2007, the number of online students increases from 1,602,970 to 3,938,111. Moreover, of the 17,975,830 students enrolled in degree-granting post-secondary institutions in the US in 2007, 21.9% were taking courses online. This upward trend in online admission, which is expected to continue well into the second decade of the 21st century, clearly poses challenges to the education community. [5] So, the question is how the academic institutions will handle this with the help of their faculty. Increasing in the online classes will also increase the burden in the teachers. This study aims to assess the perception of teachers towards online classes. Whether they find it satisfactory or not.
Objectives:-1. To assess the perception towards online classes among nursing faculty. 2. To determine the association between perceptions towards online classes among nursing faculty with selected socio-demographic variables.

Assumption:
1) Nursing faculty may have positive perception towards online classes.

Review of Literature:-
Review of literature was done under the following headings: Section I: Part I: Literature related to online classes Part II:Literature related to perception of students and teachers related to online classes Section II: Literature related to community of inquiry model.

Research Approach
The research approach used for this study was quantitative approach

Research Design
Descriptive research design was used in this study

Research Settings
The study was conducted in the selected nursing colleges at Jammu

Sampling Technique
Purposive sampling technique was used in this study to select the study sample

Samples
The samples for this study were Nursing Faculty who fulfilled the inclusion criteria

Sample Size
The sample size for the study was 81

Criteria for Sample Selection
The samples will be selected based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:
Nursing faculty who were: 191 1. willing to participate in the study 2. teaching in the nursing colleges 3. having knowledge related to Google Forms

Exclusion Criteria
Nursing faculty who were: -Not available at the time of study

Development of the Tool
The development of tool includes the following sources: 1. Review of literature related to perception related to online classes 2. Consultation with experts in the nursing research field.

Validity of the Tool
Validity of tool was determined by opinions and suggestions of experts of different specialties in field of nursing. Consultation with the higher authorities regarding the content and language of the tool.

Data Collection Procedure
Prior permission was taken from the Principal of the respected nursing institutions. The sample were selected on the basis of inclusion and exclusion criteria.  Table 1 depicts that majority of nursing faculty 51 (63%) were under the age group of less than 29, 69 (85.2%) were males, 79 (97.5%) were having 0-5 years of teaching experience among them 80 (98.8%) were sharing content to the students during lockdown with all the modes 40 (49.4%) like Email, WhatsApp and Google classroom. Slightly more than half of the nursing faculty 54 (66.7%) were sharing content more than four times per weekfrom their own smart phone 25 (30.9%). Among them only 06 (7.4%) nursing faculty had taken training (workshops) related to online classes. Less than half of the nursing faculty46 (56.8%) had 1-2 years of online teaching experience and half of them 42 (51.9%) were using their own cellular data for taking online classes through Google meet application 38 (46.9%). During online classes69 (85.2%)nursing faculty admitted average response of the students and among them 36 (44.4%) nursing faculty were complaining about poor network connectivity for proper online classes.

Objective 1:
To assess the perception towards online classes among nursing faculty.  Table 2 exhibits the level of perception towards online classes among nursing faculty. In this, most of the nursing faculty76 (93.8%) had medium level perception towards online classes and few of them i.e. 05 (6.2%) nursing faculty had high perception towards online classes. The mean perception score were found to be 73.5± 9.72 among nursing faculty. Hence, it can be concluded that most of the nursing faculty were having somewhat satisfied (medium) level of perception towards online classes.    Table 3 shows thatthere is no statistically significant relation of level of perception towards online classes with selected socio-demographic profile as p >0.05. Hence, it can be concluded that socio-demographic profile of the nursing faculty has no impact on perception towards online classes statistically.