Impact of Covid-19 on Chemistry Education Through the Online Education System. A Survey at The Undergraduate Level

Throughout the world, chemistry is considered a challenging subject, and the number of students declines in every culture. This survey report discusses the impact of COVID- 19 on Chemistry teaching-learning and experimental studies at the undergraduate level. Also, it explores the pros and cons of the sudden implementation of the online education system on chemistry education at undergraduate-level students. Several students in third-world countries like Pakistan don’t have a proper computer or laptop arrangements at their homes. They suffer more as compared to those who were facilitated with the remote system. It was observed that the recent pandemic in the form of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) collapsed the educational aspects around the world from fundamental to advanced levels, especially Chemistry. During this survey, numerous questions regarding the understanding of chemistry were asked to students about online classes and found more opposing towards this system. It was revealed that students became more tense as they could not understand chemistry through the online mechanism, especially the practical part. The current pandemic situation affected not only third-world countries but also developed countries. It was concluded that to cover the damage during the current pandemic, the state should take action regarding chemistry education by providing proper online and in-person education under SOPs to conduct theoretical/ practicals parts.