Analysis of Online Teaching Environment and Satisfaction in the Context of the Epidemic

Many educational institutions have adopted e-learning under the COVID-19 pandemic to maintain school teaching activities. Most teachers were encouraged to use online instruction in early February 2020. Thus, online education has become a sensitive topic regarding whether online learning fits students’ learning habits and what factors can affect the quality of online teaching. This study examined the online learning of elementary school students in the epidemic context and the factors affecting their satisfaction with online learning. 499 elementary school students and 167 teachers were surveyed and it was found that online teaching and learning activities were conducted orderly. Teachers mainly used the live tutoring, and independent learning model, support services for online learning performed well. A multiple regression model was used to analyze the degree of influence of the teaching objectives, teaching methods and activities of teachers, teaching support, and learning efficiency on student satisfaction in online courses. The results showed that all four dimensions had a positive effect on happiness. Based on the analysis of the data obtained from the survey, coping strategies to improve the quality of online teaching in the post-epidemic period are proposed at the social level, teacher level, and school level. The social group should pay attention to the construction of educational resources, schools should strengthen teachers’ professional development, and teachers should take the initiative to motivate students and give timely feedback to provide references for relevant decisions and related research in the post-epidemic era. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s42979-023-01761-w.