Difficulties in Online Classes with Reading Comprehension among the Engineering Undergraduates during the CoVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to examine the reading challenges experienced by Engineering College pupils and the strategies they used to overcome those issues during the 2009 covid-19 epidemic. The research strategy for this study is descriptive qualitative research. Six Engineering College students in Chittoor, A.P. participated in the study; two each were selected from the higher and highest-achieving levels. Students' reading comprehension challenges were studied using direct observation, interviews, and written records. The findings indicate that both internal and external variables contributed to pupils' difficulty with reading comprehension. and students' efforts to overcome their reading challenges were increasingly mediated through their usage of the internet.