Nahida Nabi , Mohammad Sayid Bhat
The present paper studied the various issues and
challenges of student’s assessment that has been faced by college teachers and
students of Kashmir division during Covid-19 Pandemic. Assessment is the major
aspect of the education system. The student assessment is the act of evaluating
student’s abilities and achievements. It is ongoing process and integral part
of the teaching and learning process. The teacher makes judgments about the
students learning or to determine student’s interest through assessment. It helps the teacher to reflect on each
student’s level of achievement as well as to customize their teaching plans
accordingly. After Covid-19 Pandemic the student assessment has been shifted
more to the online assessment. The teachers have faced lot of issues due to
lack of access of internet and technology. In every sphere of education there
is a great impact of technology on the students learning that has been done
after Covid-19. The present study was descriptive- survey based study. Both
primary and secondary sources of data were collected. For the secondary sources
of data the investigator had reviewed various national and international papers
related with the present study. The sample comprised of 400 college students
and 400 teachers from various degree colleges of Kashmir Division. Self- developed interview schedule and
self-constructed were used for the data collection. The investigator has
conducted a group interview of 10 college’s students and 10 teachers separately
that constituted of 80 interviews. On the bases of these 80 group interviews
the researcher developed themes of all interviews and analyzed all these into
specific themes. The investigator suggested some recommendations for improving
the better assessment of students through remote learning. The study indicated
that there are major six challenges in the context of online assessment i.e.,
lack of internet connection, language problem, parental attitude, mental
disturbance, heavy work load and inaccessibility of smarts phones.
Assessment, Challenges, College Students, Issues, and
Kashmir Division
VOL.14, ISSUE No.1, March 2022