A STUDY ON FACTORS AFFECTING COhICENTRATION ON ONLINE LEARNING OF EASTERN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL II.EFERENCE TO COVID-l9 PANDEMIC

Abstract

In the education sector worldwide universities, schools, other education institutions are temporarily closed. All the governments around the world establish online learning processes due to the closure of educational institutions. In Sri Lanka schools and universities, learning during the pandemic has most happen via online channels. This study main objective is to identifying what factors affecting the concentration on online laming due to covid 19 in Eastern University Sri Lanka. This study was basically benefitting the Students, Lecturers, UGC and Administration of the university. The findings of this study will serve as a basis for these future researchers. With the use of the results of this study the management and students can be take actions to improve concentration. It helps to identify what kind of factors actually affect for the concentration on online learning. So, it will be help for the all the parties who engage with the online learning process in the University system. The researcher mainly studies about three affecting variables. Such as Environment at home, Internet and social media and student's mental health a's the independent variables and concentration on online learning as a dependent variable. In accordance with literature review and findings, there are literature and empirical knolled regarding the relationship and impact of Factors affecting concentration on online laming. The data was collected from 372 respondents from six faculties in Eastern University Sri Lanka, through survey questionnaire. According to the research findings the researcher found there is a significant positive impact of environment at home, internet and social media and student's mental health on dependent variable of concentration on online learning. Therefore, null hypothesis there is no significant positive impact between dependent and independent variable was rejected. According to the result the researcher found those independent variables are highly impact on the Concentration on online learning. So, if the UGC or University administration and Students actively involve to improve concentration everyone can gain positive results even there is pandemic situation.