An analysis of the problems faced during COVID-19 and their impact on student's academic learning at the university level in Faisalabad, Pakistan

Abstract

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by the newly discovered coronavirus. The year 2020 will go down in history as the year of the new coronavirus (COVID-19). Hundreds of thousands of people died from the plague around the world, schools and companies closed their doors, masks became popular in public areas, and unemployment skyrocketed. The population of the research was all post-graduate students of the public sector universities of Faisalabad. The population consists of 326 postgraduate students of 2nd semester, out of which, 143 students were selected by using the online sampling calculator www.surveysystem.com with a 95% confidence level and 5% confidence interval. The questionnaire was used as a research instrument for data collection. The data was analyzed through a statistical package for social science (SPSS). The top most 1st ranked problem faced by students relating to research during COVID-19 was less interaction with other research students with 525 weightage score and 2nd ranked problem found to be lack of communication with 522 weightage score. Cost of internet was the 1st and the top most technological impact on students’ academic learning during COVID-19 situation with 547 weightage score. The 2nd ranked was problem in LMS login, due to burden on website with weightage score 533. We all students and educational institutions need to work together to resolve the issues that are slowing us down in the development of academic life.