Abstract:

The novel Corona Virus (COVID-19) has created significant challenges in the teaching, learning and evaluation process. The pandemic has significantly disrupted the school education across the country especially in the state of Assam. The process of teaching, learning as well as assessment methodologies are severely affected by this pandemic situation. Only a handful of private schools could adopt online teaching methods. On the other hand, government schools and few private schools especially in rural areas have been completely shut down for not having access to the e- resources. It is a great challenge to keep children’s education on the track while they are staying indoors. Hence, the investigators attempted to examine the present status of teaching, learning and evaluation in the secondary schools of Assam. Further, an investigation has also been done to find out the problems faced by the students in practicing online classes in rural areas. Lastly, the paper tries to find out the challenges faced by the teachers and parents during the pandemic period. The study has been conducted in the Barkhetri Block of Nalbari district, Assam. From the study it has been found that the secondary school students in rural areas are facing lots of problems in practicing online classes. The teachers and parents also faced lots of incongruities to keep their children active in the learning process similar to the regular classroom teaching activities.

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