Distance education in higher education in Saudi Arabia in the post-COVID-19 era

Alghamdi, Amani K. Hamdan; El-Hassan, Wai Si; Al-Ahdal, Arif Ahmed Mohammed Hassan; Hassan, Asmaa

doi:10.18844/wjet.v13i3.5956

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“…In the area of students' life affected by the pandemic, it was revealed in Figure 5 that the majority of students reported that the pandemic has affected their academic calendar (30%) with examination, instructional period, and movement being the least affected (3%). This study's findings are consistent with those of Alghamdi et al (2021) and Khoshaim et al (2020), studies on Saudi University students, showing that the impact of COVID-19 on students was not just academic but also on social, religious, and environmental. However, they further added that the academic effect was high than the other aspects.…”

Section: Area Of Students' Life Affected By Covid-19supporting

confidence: 90%

Effect of coronavirus on students food security status: A case of University of Cape Coast, Ghana

Selorm¹,

Alexander²,

Comfort³

et al. 2022

J. Dev. Agric. Econ.

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Coronavirus is a novel virus that hit the world starting from developed countries to under-developed countries. Ghana is amongst the countries in Africa that observed some level of confinement by their government leading to the shutdown of various institutions including schools. The resulting impact of the policy saw students being more vulnerable to food insecurity and related issues. This paper examines the effect of Coronavirus on students' food insecurity status at the University of Cape Coast. The research design adopted for this study was the cross-sectional survey design with the University of Cape Coast, Ghana being the study area. A total of 291 students were randomly selected to participate in the study. Structured questionnaire was used for data collection. The findings of the study show that socioeconomic characteristics of students and food insecurity status showed no association. Students rated the extent of the effect of the pandemic as moderate and the major area of academic life affected was the change in the academic calendar. Class attendance was the most perceived effect of the pandemic. Students also reported that they were rarely food insecure. The study further found out that the best predictors of students' food insecurity were age, current level, insurance and employment status. The major challenge faced by students during Coronavirus was difficulties in their academics. This led students to adopt mitigation strategies such as online studies, paying heel to Coronavirus protocols, and self-support to mitigate the pandemic's impact. The study concluded that the academic activities of students of the University of Cape Coast were affected moderately by the pandemic and therefore recommends that the University of Cape Coast should improve its information and communication technology infrastructure to make online classes easier and the school should increase funding opportunity to less privilege students.

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Section: Area Of Students' Life Affected By Covid-19supporting

confidence: 90%

Effect of coronavirus on students food security status: A case of University of Cape Coast, Ghana

Selorm¹,

Alexander²,

Comfort³

et al. 2022

J. Dev. Agric. Econ.

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“…As vaccines became available, many countries started to relax some of their earlier COVID-19 restrictions, allowing teachers and pupils to return to schools once more, albeit with some social distancing and protective measures. In response, researchers such as Alghamdi et al (2021) began researching the educational scenario in the "postpandemic" era.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…To explore learners" perspectives towards the educational and social impacts of the transition to online teaching, Alghamdi et al (2021) conducted a study with 20 postgraduate students in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. Their analysis showed a positive side of online learning in four areas: the developing of educational strategies, testing the efficiency of the educational system, improving teaching and assessment, and providing a variety of educational resources.…”

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Post pandemic Era: English Language Teachers’ Perspectives on Using the Madrasati E-Learning Platform in Saudi Arabian Secondary and Intermediate Schools

Alqahtani¹

2022

WJEL

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Despite numerous studies on the sudden need to switch from conventional classroom-based education to e-learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, general agreement on the method’s efficacy, advantages, disadvantages, challenges, and opportunities has not yet been reached. Investigating the perspectives of a wide range of teachers on this subject is therefore important. This study investigates the perspectives of English language teachers who use the Madrasati online teaching platform in secondary and intermediate schools. Its data was gathered via a questionnaire survey which was distributed to 24 male and female teachers. The findings showed that, while most teachers’ initial response to online learning was negative, over time, their views became more positive. The teachers reported that the Madrasati platform built pupils’ independence and provided major advantages to the educational system. It made marking homework faster and more efficient and facilitated communication with school administrators and pupils’ parents and helped the personal development of teachers and pupils. The study found that the Madrasati platform provided opportunities for self-education, learner autonomy, and acquiring English outside the conventional face-to-face classrooms which can be built upon.

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“…Social media networking is the technique of communication that is most often employed and used by people irrespective of their backgrounds in the contemporary world. Many studies have clearly established that students have a positive attitude toward social media use in education (Alghamdi et al, 2021;Bin-Hady & Al-Tamimi, 2021). In addition, several online networking platforms such as Flickr, Google+, Snapchat, YouTube, Tumblr Facebook, Facebook, Twitter, and Twitter, have added to a new dimension to educational technology expanding the horizons of online networking sites (Kumar et al, 2020).…”

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confidence: 99%

Social Media Platforms: Perceptions and Concerns of Saudi EFL Learners

Al-Ahdal¹,

Aljafen²

2023

WJEL

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This study evaluates the place of social media platforms (SMP) and their use patterns amongst Saudi EFL learners, their preferences, and academic impact at the Department of English and Translation of Qassim University, Saudi Arabia. The study uses a seven item closed-ended questionnaire to conduct a survey to gather the data from male students at the University. A total of 100 randomly chosen (male) students in the department of language and translation were given the questionnaires to answer. Analysis of data shows that most students judiciously utilise SMPs to meet their scholastic or academic demands, with YouTube and Facebook topping log-in time and diversity of use by EFL students. In addition, the use of SMPs helped significantly improve students’ capacity to contribute to information exchange and collaborative education, enhanced their academic standing and strengthened their reading and writing abilities. On an average, most students spend three hours a day on SMP. Among the positive impacts of SMP on students' global development included accessing and sharing updated information in an entertaining format. At the same time, some negative impacts reported were minimized interpersonal contact, non-academic use of the SMPs, and physical ailments (mainly vision centred) due to being glued to electronic devise for long durations of time. The current study demonstrates the efficacy of SMPs for academic purposes, which is a positive factor for their grades and academic competence and recommends that teachers engage their learners to use SMP for both entertainment and academics.

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Distance education in higher education in Saudi Arabia in the post-COVID-19 era

Cited by 15 publications

References 26 publications

Effect of coronavirus on students food security status: A case of University of Cape Coast, Ghana

Effect of coronavirus on students food security status: A case of University of Cape Coast, Ghana

Post pandemic Era: English Language Teachers’ Perspectives on Using the Madrasati E-Learning Platform in Saudi Arabian Secondary and Intermediate Schools

Social Media Platforms: Perceptions and Concerns of Saudi EFL Learners

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