Do Students Have Equal Perceptions of e-learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic? A Cross-Sectional Study Investigated the Differences in Students’ Perceptions Towards the Determinants That Influence Sole e-learning Use

Mohammed Nassr, Rasheed and Alkhnbashi, Omer S. and Manickam, Selvakumar and Bamasoud, Doaa M. (2023) Do Students Have Equal Perceptions of e-learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic? A Cross-Sectional Study Investigated the Differences in Students’ Perceptions Towards the Determinants That Influence Sole e-learning Use. Journal of Educators Online, 20 (2). ISSN 1547-500X

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Abstract

Lockdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic have forced universities to migrate entirely to eLearning to deliver classes. Students have found themselves using either synchronous, asynchronous, or mixed mode learning methods based on their universities’ preferences. Many studies that investigated difficulties during the lockdown have been mainly concerned about technical difficulties. The reports lacked the investigation of differences among students’ groups, with a few exceptions that highlighted differences among male and female students. Moreover, existing studies were found to focus on singular dimensions (TAM, IS success model, etc.). This study perceives that students, based on the various groups they belong to, can show different levels of perceptions towards determinants that influence the usage of eLearning. This study investigated differences among students in terms of determinants from TRI, TAM, and IS success model. A total of 915 participants from Malaysia and Saudi Arabia reported their perceptions. The findings reported in this study showed significant differences among participants, in particular, among groups of gender, age, country, and eLearning mode. It is noticeable that participants who used the asynchronous mode of eLearning gave more weight to information quality, system quality, service quality, perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, innovation, optimism, satisfaction, and intention to use. Meanwhile, participants who used the synchronous mode experienced more discomfort. It could be said that the significant differences between the usage of synchronous and asynchronous modes should be considered for better quality of online learning.

Item Type:	Article
Identification Number:	10.9743/JEO.2023.20.2.7
Dates:	Date Event 1 March 2023 Accepted 30 March 2023 Published Online
Uncontrolled Keywords:	eLearning, covid-19 pandemic, Malaysia, Saudi, Students' perceptions, TAM, TRI, IS success model
Subjects:	CAH11 - computing > CAH11-01 - computing > CAH11-01-01 - computer science
Divisions:	Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment > College of Computing
Depositing User:	Gemma Tonks
Date Deposited:	12 Apr 2023 13:04
Last Modified:	12 Apr 2023 13:06
URI:	https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/id/eprint/14320

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