Effectiveness of Technological based Classroom Engagement

The study investigated critical factors for engagement in online classroom and propose a framework for integrating factors like online community support, Mental Health, Lecture Effectiveness and interaction amongst the teachers and students for their influence on student satification as a outcome. The paper further study the effect of online community support (OCS), mental health (MH), lecture effectiveness (LE), interaction amongst the teachers and students (IL) on student engagement (SE) and student satisfaction (SS). . This research paper aims to analyze all of these factors together and establish relationship amongst all these factors and how they affect the student satisfaction in online classes.Data were obtained using structured questionnaires from 303 undergraduate students of online degree programs in a private university in India. We found that selected variables have equal and moderate effect on student engagement. OCS explains 18 percent variance, LE explains 20 percent variance, IL explains 19 percent variance. Student engagement is negatively influenced by mental health. It explains 10 percent variance in student engagement. Student engagement explains 39 percent variance in student satisfaction.The constant lockdowns and students stuck inside their homes, their anxiety levels have escalated, significantly impacting their class performance. The results of study have important managerial implications to understand the student's behavior towards the technological based classroom engagement and its impact over the student's satisfaction.