Impact of Problems Faced by University Students on the Implementation of Hybrid Model in Karachi, Pakistan
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Education was shifted to online mode during COVID-19 due to the long closure, which created a lot of problems. This research aims to determine the problems faced by the Higher Education students and how those problems affected the implementation of the Hybrid model. It is quantitative research, having a questionnaire as a research instrument. The targeted population was the students of the higher educational institutes. The sample was collected from the students studying in the Social Science faculty of one of the Government Universities of Karachi, Pakistan. A sample of 80 students was collected through a convenient and simple random sampling method. The data was analysed through a statistical package. The dependent variable of the study is the effective Implementation of the Hybrid model, and the independent variables are the interaction of students with technology and teachers, academic workload, students’ attitudes and beliefs, and training of students. The results revealed a positive relationship of all the variables with the implementation of the hybrid Model at Higher Educational institutes except that of the Academic workload of students, which has a negative impact. It was concluded that the effective implementation of the hybrid model will be possible by eliminating these problems.
Keywords:
COVID-19, Digital technology, Higher educational institutes, Implementation of hybrid model, Problems faced by studentsReferences
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