Undergraduates’ perceptions and attitudes towards online learning at Jordanian universities during COVID-19

The evolution of Internet has provided an opportunity for offering online learning. The old online learning models are getting replaced by new e-learning models. Many universities worldwide have started offering e-learning or online learning through a variety of online learning methods. In fact, the current e-learning models are revolutionizing the instructional content delivery, learning activities, and social communication. Although online learning environments are becoming popular, there is minimal research on learners’ attitudes toward online learning environments. The purpose of this study is to explore learners’ attitudes toward online learning. Over 300 participants participated. The findings of this study of students’ perceptions and attitudes toward online learning not only will help assess pedagogical approach but also help university officials prepare Internet-based online education delivery.

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Zoom Sessions in Distant Learning: Algerian EFL Students’ Perceptions and Attitudes

Arab World English Journal ◽

10.24093/awej/covid.20 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 264-280

Author(s):

Benmansour Souheyla

Keyword(s):

Online Learning ◽

Asynchronous Learning ◽

Learning Approach ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Web Conferencing ◽

Distant Learning ◽

Perceptions And Attitudes ◽

Teachers And Students ◽

Efl Students

During the COVID-19 pandemic, when classroom instructions are interrupted, teachers and students approach digitalization and become familiar with web conferencing. The present research aims to examine Algerian EFL students’ motivation about the use of Zoom, as an asynchronous learning approach, to help ‘bridge the gaps’, and cope with the changes they encounter while exploring online learning. As such, the main questions that set the study are: How academically appropriate is the Zoom’s integration for enhancing EFL students’ motivation? How can the perceived obstacles be challenged for the proper integration of Zoom? To answer these problematic questions, the researcher conducted a case study with twenty EFL students at Oran university of Algeria. Informal, structured interviews and semi-structured questionnaires were employed. This study concluded that participant students have overall positive perspectives about using Zoom sessions with some limitations. Training students to use ICTs and developing positive perceptions about using online educational platforms and applications were the main recommendations for using zoom classes.

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Perception, Attitude, and Student Awareness in Working on Online Tasks During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Jurnal Pendidikan Sains Indonesia ◽

10.24815/jpsi.v9i1.18039 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 108-118

Author(s):

Maison Maison ◽

Dwi Agus Kurniawan* ◽

Lika Anggraini

Keyword(s):

Online Learning ◽

Mixed Methods ◽

Physics Education ◽

Research Method ◽

Total Sample ◽

Face To Face ◽

Transmission Chain ◽

Perceptions And Attitudes ◽

Online Assignments ◽

The University

Pandemic Covid-19 requires people to carry out their activities from home, or in other words, online. Likewise, all educational activities are carried out online to avoid and break the pandemic virus's transmission chain. This study examines the effect of students’ perceptions and attitudes on student awareness of doing online assignments due to the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic affecting learning in education. Learning that initially took place traditionally (face to face) shifted to virtual learning (online learning). The research method uses mixed methods with a sequential explanatory design with a total sample of 312 students of physics education at the University of Jambi. The instruments in this study used questionnaires and interviews. The data will be analyzed using SPSS 21. The research results show that students' perceptions, attitudes, and awareness in carrying out their assignments online are in a good category. This fact shows a significant effect of perceptions and attitudes on students' awareness of doing assignments online. It is evidenced by the effect of 70.5% of students 'perceptions and attitudes on students' awareness of doing assignments online. The remaining 29.5% is influenced by other variables not found in this study.

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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Dental Education: An Online Survey of Students’ Perceptions and Attitudes

Dentistry Journal ◽

10.3390/dj9100116 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (10) ◽

pp. 116

Author(s):

Ana Badovinac ◽

Matej Par ◽

Laura Plančak ◽

Marcela Daria Balić ◽

Domagoj Vražić ◽

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Keyword(s):

Online Learning ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

Educational System ◽

Online Teaching ◽

Positive Attitude ◽

Online Survey ◽

Dental Education ◽

Online Lectures ◽

Perceptions And Attitudes ◽

The Impact

Purpose: Dental education institutions worldwide experienced disruptive changes amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with a rapid switch to the online learning format. Thus, this study aimed to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on dental education and evaluates the perceptions and attitudes of students towards the introduction of online learning in the School of Dental Medicine in Zagreb, Croatia. Methods: A survey was conducted on a population of undergraduate students. It was comprised of perceptions and attitudes of students on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their psychoemotional status, changes introduced in the educational system, and online learning in particular. Results: Of the 352 students that completed the survey, 66.2% of students reported being psychoemotionally affected by the lockdown. The most significant impact of the switch from in-person to online learning was observed in terms of missing contact with lecturers (60.3%) and peers (90.3%) and loss of practical courses, regarding which 65% of students agreed that they could not be compensated. While only 36.1% reported that online teaching fully met their expectations, the majority of the students (61.9%) agreed that online lectures were as valuable as in-person lectures and that the theoretical courses could be carried out online in the future as well (69.9%). Conclusions: Students reported relative satisfaction with changes in the learning format and a positive attitude towards online learning; however, several challenges and obstacles were identified.

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Investigating the Attitude of Students Towards Online Learning

E-Adoption and Technologies for Empowering Developing Countries ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-0041-6.ch012 ◽

2012 ◽

pp. 156-169

Author(s):

Zerrin Ayvaz Reis

Keyword(s):

Online Learning ◽

Online Education ◽

Learning Environments ◽

Learning Models ◽

Online Learning Environments ◽

Instructional Content ◽

Perceptions And Attitudes ◽

E Learning ◽

Education Delivery ◽

University Officials

The evolution of Internet has provided an opportunity for offering online learning. The old online learning models are getting replaced by new e-learning models. Many universities worldwide have started offering e-learning or online learning through a variety of online learning methods. In fact, the current e-learning models are revolutionizing the instructional content delivery, learning activities, and social communication. Although online learning environments are becoming popular, there is minimal research on learners’ attitudes toward online learning environments. The purpose of this study is to explore learners’ attitudes toward online learning. Over 300 participants participated. The findings of this study of students’ perceptions and attitudes toward online learning not only will help assess pedagogical approach but also help university officials prepare Internet-based online education delivery.

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