investigating engineering students' learning experience and satisfaction with online learning amidst COVID-19.

Abstract

Online learning is increasingly becoming the part of the student learning experiences, especially during the ongoing global crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic that resulted in social restriction and lockdown across the affected countries. Many institutions around the world have no choice but to transform to a fully online mode of delivery to ensure learning continuity. This study investigates the learning experience and satisfaction with online classes of engineering university students during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this study, several constructs relating to students’ learning experiences were examined. A total of 217 respondents participated in the study. A cross sectional survey method has been employed and the obtained data were analyzed quantitatively using the research software SPSS. The study reveals that students confrontnegative experiencestowards online classesdue to the immediate transition from the traditional learning environment.They also showed less satisfaction with the online classes. The result further indicated that technical issue was found to be an important factor in determining student satisfaction with online learning. Similarly, constructs such as perception of online learning and approaches to online learning were found to have a significant effect on students’ online learning satisfaction. The result also shows a direct correlation between satisfaction level and students’ learning experiences.