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Challenges and Opportunities in Online Learning Amid COVID-19: A Study on Hearing–Speech Impaired Students of Jammu and Kashmir.

METHODOLOGY

POPULATION AND SAMPLE

TYPE OF STUDY

STUDY PHASES

DATA PROCESSING

STUDY OBJECTIVE

Explore and find accessibility, effectiveness and challenges facing hearing impaired students in online learning in Jammu and Kashmir.

Exploratory research aimed at investigating a highly relevant topic that has not been studied in a comprehensive and detailed way focusing on two cities in India where the resources and elements necessary for online learning of students with disabilities are not available auditory.

Study population: students and teachers from institutions in Jammu and Kashmir.

Study sample: 62 students with hearing impairment and 23 teachers teaching online through sign language.

DATA COLLECTION INSTRUMENTS

20 questions questionnaire based on options and open questions for hearing impaired students in Jammu and Kashmir.

Questionnaire of 22 questions for teachers educating students with hearing impairment to understand the challenges teachers face in communicating with their students due to COVID-19 restrictions.

Fourth stage: the results were analysed and determined and then divided and classified into 3 types of tables.

Third stage: the respective questionnaires prepared were applied.

Second phase: Researchers such as teachers teaching their hearing and speaking rooms contacted the tutors by telephone and were asked for guidance in completing the questionnaire.

Phase 1: two questionnaires were developed for online classes, one for 20 questions for students with a genuine disability in Jammu and Kashmir and the other 22-question questionnaire for teachers teaching using sign language.

Results obtained by means of statistical analyses.

Ranking of results

Bar chart

Frequency distribution table

Figure 1. Students' Online Learning Satisfaction Level

Table 1: Accessibility to e-learning.

Table 2: Challenges in e-learning.

Table 3: Teachers and e-learning.

62 students with hearing impairment answered the questionnaire.

* 43.5% (27) of respondents identified themselves as female, and 56.5% (35) were male students.