Teacher’s Satisfaction Related to Online Mode of Teaching during COVID-19 in Higher Learning Institutions.

Abstract

The study examined factors related to teacher satisfaction and their perspectives on the benefits and challenges of online teaching mode in colleges and universities during the time of the pandemic. The cross-sectional study used a Google form submitted to college and university faculty via social media platforms and used the snowball sampling technique. The questionnaire collected basic demographic and teaching experience information, opinions on online teaching experiences, satisfaction with it, online platform used, limitations and benefits. The main objective was satisfaction with online teaching. Overall, 36.9 percent of the participants said they were satisfied with their online teaching experience. Satisfaction was related to the course of study taught, and medical and science schools reported significantly lower satisfaction with the online platform (=13.41, P=0.037). Only 11.8 percent of teachers agreed that online instruction resulted in better learning for students, and almost half (49.8 percent) of them agreed that it resulted in poorer learning. Joint efforts by government and academic teaching institutions are required to facilitate the introduction of a meaningful alternative to traditional teaching and learning methods.