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

Autor/inn/en	Nassr, Rasheed Mohammad; Alkhnbashi, Omer S.; Aldossary, Alia Ahmed; Bamasoud, Doaa M.; Amiruddin, Ungku Nurshakira binti Ungku
Titel	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
Quelle	In: Journal of Educators Online, 20 (2023) 2, (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; COVID-19; Pandemics; School Closing; Educational Technology; Electronic Learning; Student Attitudes; College Students; Gender Differences; Student Characteristics; Age Differences; Geographic Location; Asynchronous Communication; Program Effectiveness; Usability; Student Satisfaction; Intention; Barriers; Malaysia; Saudi Arabia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; School closings; Schule; Schließung; Schließung (von Schulen); Unterrichtsmedien; Schülerverhalten; Collegestudent; Geschlechterkonflikt; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Saudi-Arabien
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. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01