COMPARISON OF LEARNING OUTCOMES BETWEEN ONLINE AND OFFLINE STUDENTS AT MIZORAM UNIVERSITY, INDIA

Abstract

The performance results of students learning at Mizoram University in both online and offline educational environments are discussed in this paper, and the following aspects are dealt with: knowledge, communication, cooperation, ethics and social responsibility, digital literacy, leadership skills, adaptability, self-discipline, and project work. Stratified random sampling was applied while gathering the sample size as 600 students in two halves to ensure proper variation in the online and offline methods of learning. Standardized measurement instruments were used to measure the dimensions of learning results. Thus, reliability and validity were guaranteed. Descriptive analytical statistical software was used to analyze the quantitative data gathered from the subjects. t-Tests comparing the mean values between these two groups concluded that students who had participated in this online course seemed to have increased their communication skills more positively than students receiving traditional educational methods. However, in other areas, such as knowledge gathering and teamwork capabilities, there was no disparity. Therefore, the paper points to education programs oriented toward the goal and most probably would raise the output corresponding to that goal. For the education institution, recommendations will be professional training for the teacher, allocation of resources, and efficient communication of all the involved constituents in a student's success. These studies give insight into effective learning modalities within a higher education context.