PERCEPTION OF ONLINE EXAMINATION STRESS AMONG STUDENTS OF TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAMME

Abstract

The outbreak of the pandemic, due to the spread of COVID-19, has catapulted the educational scenario throughout the globe. After the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the situation as a global pandemic on March 11, 2020, most of the countries went into a complete lockdown. Millions of stakeholders in the field of education, like researchers, academicians as well as students were forced to stay safe indoors by isolating themselves from the physical campuses. Thus, teaching-learning suffered the most and the mental health of learners stood threatened. To save the situation from getting worse, the conduct of classes switched over to online mode and e-learning environments were built in order to keep the process of education in momentum. In India, since face to face mode of teaching has been more prevalent, to stay connected, both the teachers and students were acclimatized with the collaborative technologies through workshops, webinars, and training in online mode. But the successful implementation of e-Learning systems came to depend on the receptivity and skill development of the learners, the attitude of the instructors, and the quality of learning content.