Design, Implementation, and Performance Evaluation of a Digital Teaching-Learning Platform for Traditional Sanskrit Education

Abstract

In this paper, digital technology into education systems has gained more and more emphasis in the process of making education more accessible and more effective. The present study aims to explore the degree of computer literacy and digital readiness among the learners of the Traditional Sanskrit Teaching System in Uttarakhand and to assess the effectiveness of Digital Teaching–Learning Platform (DTLP) as an aid to Sanskrit teaching-learning process. Online and offline survey was used to collect data from the school students, college students and university students and other Sanskrit learners. Data analysis was conducted using quantitative techniques (frequency and percentage techniques) to look at patterns of digital awareness, technological resources and learners' preferences. The results show that 76.5% of the school students have incomplete computer know-how information, and 70.5% of college and university students need more support of computer literacy. In addition, 69.4% of other Sanskrit learners indicated that they needed an interactive online platform with some computer terminology. Based on the experimental results, it can be stated that in using the DTLP, the learning outcomes of the students are increasingly good, as evidenced by the percentage of 75.2% of university students, 71.2% of Sanskrit school students and 71.8% of other Sanskrit learners who experienced an improvement in their knowledge. The study therefore finds that if the digital infrastructure is provided and digital literacy training is provided, digital platform can play an important role in improving the traditional mode of teaching and learning in Sanskrit. The results underscore the need to combine the use of contemporary digital resources with traditional teaching methods to enhance learners' involvement and accessibility.