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Survey Finds 55% Students Report Health Issues

by Colleen Fleiss on Jul 25 2021 6:48 PM

Survey Finds 55% Students Report Health Issues
In classes 4 to 12, nearly 55% of students have reported health issues mainly due to prolonged online learning. The health issues mainly include stress, severe eyesight problems and insomnia.
These are the findings of a study -- 'The Impact of Online Teaching during the Pandemic on Learning and Well-being' -- conducted by students of Lucknow-based Spring Dale College (SDC) chain of schools.

The report is based on a survey, including group discussion, of 4,454 respondents -- 3,300 students, 1,000 parents and 154 teachers -- of various schools.

The respondents were queried about the problems and benefits of online classes.

In the study, 54-58 per cent students said that they experienced severe physical strain, eyesight troubles, backache and headache due to postural problems, apart from lethargy, fatigue, irritability and obesity.

About 45-47 per cent of students had problems in interacting with teachers and classmates and said not all people are seen on screen at a time.

Students also complained of loss in confidence and low motivation.

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The positive result of online education, however, is that both students and teachers have become tech savvy.

Over 60 per cent of the students said they got additional leisure time which they used in gardening, art and craft while 65 per cent said they spent free time at home which strengthened family bonding.

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However, both students and teachers yearned to get back to classrooms and felt that physical interaction helped in improving educational standards.

Source-IANS


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