Impact of COVID- 19 Pandemic on Undergraduate Life Science Teaching-Learning: A Gender- Based Qualitative Student Survey

Rakheebrita Biswas; Supatra Sen

doi:10.31632/ijalsr.2023.v06i01.004

Rakheebrita Biswas Department of Botany (B.Ed.), Institute of Education (P.G.) for Women, Chandernagore, Hooghly, West Bengal, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7431-1608
Supatra Sen Department of Botany, Asutosh College, Kolkata, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9102-2015

DOI https://doi.org/10.31632/ijalsr.2023.v06i01.004

Abstract

A qualitative survey was carried out on undergraduate students of Life Sciences (viz. Botany, Zoology, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Environmental Science) of different colleges of Kolkata metropolis to study the impact of COVID-19 on the teaching-learning of Life Science. The gender-based survey revealed that lady students are more sensitive to environmental challenges and crises than men. They adapted to online teaching-learning of Life Science, comprehended and understood the theoretical matter better than their male counterparts and did their best to connect with the surrounding natural environment. The results of this study might provide useful guidelines and information for framing future teaching-learning strategies in Life science.

Keywords: Gender,, Life Science teaching,, Pandemic,, Sustainability education

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