Framework to measure effects of digital learning on students’ mental health
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https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20254463Keywords:
Digital learning, Online learning, Mental health, COVID-19 lockdown, Depression, Anxiety, Mental well-beingAbstract
COVID-19 has had a severe impact on the education sector with the closure of schools. The attempts for continuum of education during lockdown, particularly at school level, through digital learning mediums had limited success. The review brought out that very limited literature are available to assess the effect of digital learning on mental health of students. The review developed the operational definition of digital learning and mental health to make it as much inclusive of all mediums and elements for establishing connectedness between digital learning and mental health. The measuring framework, based on the secondary review, have 13 Likert-type five-point rating scale-based statements to capture the negative and positive effects of digital learning on mental health of the students. The measuring framework will be a useful tool for policy makers, counsellors and academicians to assess the interlinkage between digital learning and mental health outcomes, both positive and negative.
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