Analysis of Parental Perception Regarding the Online Assessment of Students in Public and Private Sector Schools of Karachi

Abstract

Active involvement of parents in teaching and learning is need of time, infect parents are always a concern, regarding children’s learning and assessment, without parental involvement the holistic assessment of child makes no sense, as online assessment mechanism in developing countries is challenging situation but it is indispensable to adopt these modern and innovative ways to assess students by involving parents. This research was conducted to find out the parents’ perception regarding the online assessments of students at the school level. A quantitative approach was selected, a survey was conducted to find out the perception of parents. A questionnaire based on a five-point Likert scale was used to collect data, the sample of this study consisted of hundred parents from different districts of Karachi. A frequency distribution, mean and standard deviation were calculated, independent sample t-test was used to find significant figures among different demographic variables one-way ANOVA was used to find out the significant difference between calculated variables and demographic variables. The finding of this study shows parents have a positive approach towards online assessment and want to educate their children with the latest technology.

Keywords: Parent’s Perception, Online Assessment