“…The results of several studies (Devi, Ratnoo, & Bajaj, 2022;Njuguna, 2021) show that students' economic variables, such as social class, residence and father's occupation, affect their academic performance. Omer & Mahmood (2018) found a positive effect of technology and the use of blended learning on students' performance in Saudi universities. K€ onig, J€ ager-Biela, and Glutsch (2020) and Robles, Guerrero, LLinas, and Montero (2019) showed that students prefer virtual teaching over traditional learning because of technical support during the COVID-19 pandemic, and this specialised assistance for students improved their academic performance.…”