Abstract: The COVID-19 disease which first appeared in Wuhan, in the Hubei province of China, in December 2019 was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization in March 2020.Within a very short span of time it lead to an unexperienced worldwide public health crisis. In order to prevent the worldwide spread of the novel coronavirus disease universities, schools, and many other educational institutions have been either partially or completely closed in many countries, by national governments. Problem of disengagement, shortage of attendance and deterioration in academic achievement was experienced by many children and youth during the pandemic. With the closure of schools and the postponement of face-to-face lessons in many countries due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the education activities at all levels primary, secondary, high school and higher education level as well were soon affected. In order to compensate the interrupted educational activities, due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, it became important for educational institutions to develop and implement effective strategies in order to remodel the changes that occurred due to pandemic. Shifting towards fully-online learning was a speedy yet necessary reflex to the coronavirus crisis. Therefore in order to provide effective learning-teaching environment increased importance was given to the use of information technologies in education from the beginning. Countries took quick steps towards digital transformation in education, and focus was given to the use of distance learning, teaching, and assessment approaches, which was not very common prior to the pandemic. The present situation is considered as the biggest education crisis in human history.
Keywords: Novel coronavirus, Pandemic, online learning, digital transformation, information technologies.
Title: Impact of Covid-19 on Education: Challenges Faced By Students, Teachers and Parents
Author: Sushma
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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