Comparing the Digital Learning Practices in Public and Private Schools

Digital learning is essential for everyone in this digital world, and specifically for the growth of students. This quantitative research aimed to find out the comparative analysis of digital learning practices in private and public schools. The population of this study was 8th-class students in public and private schools of Sargodha city to explore the digital learning practices. Through a random sampling technique, the 580 students from private and public schools of Sargodha were included in the sample for the study. A rating scale was designed through an extensive literature review to assess the digital learning practices and validated by experts, then pilot tested on 50 students. The value of Cronbach's Alpha of the rating scale was .94. The Data was analysed through descriptive statistics. It was concluded that the majority of students used digital learning practices. The private school students use digital practices and tools for learning as compared to students in public schools. It is recommended that for public school teachers, the school education department may arrange teacher training, integrating advanced digital tools, promoting multimedia and collaboration platforms, ensuring timely digital feedback, and providing equal access to technology for all.