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. 2023 Jun 13;11:100310. doi: 10.1016/j.chbr.2023.100310

Table 4.

Summary of key findings from surveys with students and the expert's evaluation for each research question.

Research Question Finding from Student's Survey Expert's Evaluation
  • RQ1:

  • How was online learning situation in Myanmar during the national crises?

  • Digital accessibility divide:

  • 40% have access to a desktop computer, notebook, or laptop

  • 80% have access to a smartphone

  • 60% have good internet access

  • EI-01, 02, 05, 06:

  • Computers are superior for online learning

  • Smartphones provide only limited access to software and graphics and are often less stable

  • EI-04, 05, 07:

  • Evaluation of good internet access doubted

  • Digital capability divide:

  • skills to use computers in the midrange

  • sources of support were:
    • o
      family (∼60%)
    • o
      teacher (∼40%)
    • o
      others (∼35%).
  • EI-01, 02, 06:

  • Confirmation of midrange of skills to use computers

  • Issues seen in support from family and teachers as they were often unskilled themselves

  • RQ2:

  • What was the role and impacts of IT on the learning and well-being of students in Myanmar during the national crises?

  • IT in learning methods and its outcome for students in Myanmar:

  • 55% learned better before the pandemic

  • 70% learned better onsite

  • 70% participate more in class when being onsite

  • EI-01,02, 03, 06:

  • Confirmation of students' evaluation

  • Students were often disrupted and passive in online classes

  • IT usage supporting the well-being of students in Myanmar:

  • 40% feel depressed

  • 33% feel lonely

  • 45% feel stressed and under pressure

  • 20% feel hopeless

  • 20% consulted a doctor because of not feeling well

  • EI-01,02, 03, 07:

  • Even higher percentages of students with emotional issues were expected

  • Assume underreported numbers

  • EI-07:

  • Students having internet access can be seen as privileged from a well-being perspective. This may have influenced the results, as students without internet remain underrepresented.