This paper is a case study of Samtse Higher Secondary School to study the impact of the covid-19 pandemic in the school during the year 2020 academic session. The study will assess and evaluate how the school performed in both academic and non-academic by its students and how it was affected by the pandemic, in particular the student learning performance. The paper is a situational analysis of the school remote learning amidst the covid-19 pandemic. The purpose of the paper is to see the relationship of remote learning with normal learning situations in terms of its efficacy in quality learning of the student. Furthermore, it is also an attempt to understand the school’s strength, weakness, threat and opportunities vis-à-vis the current state of situation and to chart a way forward.
For instance, post 2019, the school saw decreased academic performance and also experienced increased frequency of students staying absent in 2020 as compared to previous year. The school also experienced an increased number of dropout rates of students in 2020. There were 13 students who dropped out of the school in the 2020 academic session which is 2.29% (n = 566 in 2020) which is a very alarming figure. Besides, the pass percentage of students in class 9 and 11 combined together was just 90.9% which was less than 4.9% as against the pass percentage in the year 2019.
Thus, the paper reveals that the intervention such as remote learning strategy during the time of pandemic in 2020 did not effectively replace the normal classroom teaching learning in terms of its efficacy. The recommendation and the strategy provided through this situational analysis may help to bridge the learning gap and help achieve the overall school goal without compromising the quality standards and delivery of educational services. Keywords: Covid-19; Remote Learning; Chemistry
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