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Online Teaching during COVID-19
Research Guide
What is Online Teaching during COVID-19?
Online Teaching during COVID-19 examines the rapid shift to remote and hybrid learning models enforced by pandemic lockdowns, focusing on student perceptions, teacher challenges, and institutional adaptations across global higher education contexts.
This subtopic analyzes case studies from Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, and Ghana on online learning transitions (Agung et al., 2020; Joaquin et al., 2020; Yusuf, 2020). Key papers report over 365 citations for student perception studies and 195 for policy responses. Research highlights platform usage, engagement drops, and equity gaps during 2020-2021 outbreaks.
Why It Matters
Studies like Agung et al. (2020, 365 citations) reveal student dissatisfaction with online platforms in Indonesia, informing hybrid model designs in post-pandemic Asia. Joaquin et al. (2020, 195 citations) compare Philippine HEI responses to Southeast Asian peers, guiding crisis policy in developing nations. Yusuf (2020, 174 citations) documents Malaysian lecturer struggles with Movement Control Order platforms, influencing equitable tech access reforms. These insights shape ongoing educational equity policies, as seen in OECD (2023) Australian outlooks.
Key Research Challenges
Student Engagement Decline
Remote learning reduced interaction, with Indonesian students reporting low satisfaction via surveys (Agung et al., 2020, 365 citations). Ghanaian cases show awareness gaps exacerbating dropout risks (Upoalkpajor & Upoalkpajor, 2020, 103 citations). Platforms failed to replicate classroom dynamics.
Teacher Tech Adaptation
Malaysian ESL teachers faced e-learning implementation barriers amid COVID restrictions (Lukas & Yunus, 2021, 111 citations). Philippine HEIs varied in platform readiness (Joaquin et al., 2020, 195 citations). Training shortages hindered effective shifts.
Equity and Access Gaps
Private Malaysian institutions struggled with online readiness under lockdowns (Yusuf, 2020, 174 citations). Ghana education faced broad disruptions from virus awareness issues (Upoalkpajor & Upoalkpajor, 2020). Socioeconomic divides widened learning disparities.
Essential Papers
Students’ Perception of Online Learning during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study on the English Students of STKIP Pamane Talino
Antonius Setyawan Sugeng Nur Agung, Monika Widyastuti Surtikanti, Monika Widyastuti Surtikanti et al. · 2020 · Soshum Jurnal Sosial dan Humaniora · 365 citations
The pandemic of COVID-19 has forced the Indonesian government through its Ministry of Education and Culture to implement policies moving conventional classroom to online classroom. The current stud...
The Philippine Higher Education Sector in the Time of COVID-19
Jeremiah Joven Joaquin, Hazel T. Biana, Mark Anthony Dacela · 2020 · Frontiers in Education · 195 citations
This paper reports the policy-responses of different Philippine higher education institutions (HEIs) to the novel coronavirus, COVD-19 pandemic. It compares these responses with those made by HEIs ...
ARE WE PREPARED ENOUGH? A CASE STUDY OF CHALLENGES IN ONLINE LEARNING IN A PRIVATE HIGHER LEARNING INSTITUTION DURING THE COVID-19 OUTBREAKS
Bibi Noraini Mohd Yusuf · 2020 · Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal · 174 citations
Online learning is a learning methodology implemented during the recent COVID-19 outbreaks.Lecturers and students need to use appropriate online platformsarising from the Movement Control Order (MC...
ESL Teachers’ Challenges in Implementing E-learning during COVID-19
Brenda Anak Lukas, Melor Md Yunus · 2021 · International Journal of Learning Teaching and Educational Research · 111 citations
Education sector in Malaysia had put emphasis on the use of online learning or e-learning with technology and devices as a mediator of communication to replace face-to-face learning during the COVI...
The Impact of COVID-19 on Education in Ghana
Joshua Luther Ndoye Upoalkpajor, Cornelius Bawa Upoalkpajor · 2020 · Asian Journal of Education and Social Studies · 103 citations
This study was intended to examine the effect of COVID-19 on education in Ghana. This study was guided by the following objectives; to evaluate the awareness of COVID-19 virus among students in Gha...
Impact of School Culture on School Effectiveness in Government Schools in Maldives
Mamdooha Ismail, Ali Khatibi, S. M. Ferdous Azam · 2021 · Participatory Educational Research · 34 citations
School culture is considered to be a system of meanings that influence every aspect of the school including school effectiveness. The aim of this study is to examine the impact of school culture on...
Representation of disasters in school textbooks for children with intellectual disabilities in Iran: A qualitative content analysis
Hamed Seddighi, Homeira Sajjadi, Sepideh Yousefzadeh et al. · 2020 · International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction · 33 citations
Reading Guide
Foundational Papers
No pre-2015 foundational papers available; start with highest-cited 2020 works: Agung et al. (365 citations) for student views, Joaquin et al. (195 citations) for policy comparisons.
Recent Advances
Prioritize Ghamrawi et al. (2023, 26 citations) on post-pandemic teacher leadership in Qatar; OECD (2023, 20 citations) for Australian policy outlooks; Caratiquit & Pablo (2021, 24 citations) on observation practices.
Core Methods
Survey-based case studies (Agung et al., 2020); policy document analysis (Joaquin et al., 2020); phenomenological interviews (Ghamrawi et al., 2023); qualitative content analysis (Seddighi et al., 2020).
How PapersFlow Helps You Research Online Teaching during COVID-19
Discover & Search
Research Agent uses searchPapers and exaSearch to find top-cited works like Agung et al. (2020, 365 citations) on Indonesian student perceptions, then citationGraph maps 195+ related papers from Joaquin et al. (2020) across Southeast Asia.
Analyze & Verify
Analysis Agent applies readPaperContent to extract challenges from Yusuf (2020), verifies claims with CoVe against Lukas & Yunus (2021), and runs PythonAnalysis on citation data for statistical trends in engagement drops using pandas for cross-study comparisons with GRADE scoring.
Synthesize & Write
Synthesis Agent detects gaps in equity research post-2021 via contradiction flagging between Agung et al. (2020) and OECD (2023); Writing Agent uses latexEditText, latexSyncCitations for 10-paper reviews, and latexCompile for policy report exports with exportMermaid for adaptation timelines.
Use Cases
"Compare student engagement stats in Agung et al. 2020 vs Philippine studies"
Research Agent → searchPapers + findSimilarPapers → Analysis Agent → runPythonAnalysis (pandas aggregation of survey data) → CSV export of normalized engagement metrics across 5 papers.
"Draft LaTeX review on Malaysian teacher challenges during COVID"
Synthesis Agent → gap detection on Yusuf 2020 + Lukas 2021 → Writing Agent → latexEditText + latexSyncCitations (10 refs) + latexCompile → PDF of 5-page structured review with tables.
"Find code for analyzing online learning survey data from COVID papers"
Research Agent → paperExtractUrls on Upoalkpajor 2020 → Code Discovery → paperFindGithubRepo + githubRepoInspect → Python scripts for sentiment analysis on student feedback datasets.
Automated Workflows
Deep Research workflow scans 50+ papers via searchPapers on 'online teaching COVID Asia', chains to DeepScan for 7-step verification of engagement claims from Agung et al. (2020), producing structured equity report. Theorizer generates hypotheses on post-pandemic hybrid models from Joaquin et al. (2020) contradictions, using CoVe checkpoints.
Frequently Asked Questions
What defines online teaching during COVID-19?
It covers the 2020-2021 shift to remote platforms due to lockdowns, studied via case analyses in Indonesia (Agung et al., 2020), Philippines (Joaquin et al., 2020), and Malaysia (Yusuf, 2020).
What methods dominate this research?
Collective case studies and surveys prevail, as in Agung et al. (2020) student perceptions and Lukas & Yunus (2021) ESL teacher interviews; qualitative content analysis appears in disaster education contexts (Seddighi et al., 2020).
Which papers have highest citations?
Agung et al. (2020) leads with 365 citations on Indonesian English students; Joaquin et al. (2020) follows at 195 on Philippine HEIs; Yusuf (2020) at 174 on Malaysian challenges.
What open problems persist?
Long-term equity impacts remain underexplored beyond 2021; post-pandemic teacher leadership declines need study (Ghamrawi et al., 2023); hybrid model effectiveness lacks longitudinal data.
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