The Effects of Online Learning on Students’ Performance: A Comparison Between UK and Jordan Universities

The global pandemic of Covid-19 has caused lockdowns across the globe, causing education institutions to shut down. As a result, classes have been held online. This study investigates the impact of online learning on student performance by comparing the impact on Jordan and the UK. Both countries ha...

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Autores principales: Husam Yaseen, Anas Ratib Alsoud, Muhmmad Nofal, Omar Abdeljaber, Ahmad Samed Al-Adwan
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:ab8f275ec21d403c80ddcbf231ce266b2021-12-02T16:47:59ZThe Effects of Online Learning on Students’ Performance: A Comparison Between UK and Jordan Universities1863-038310.3991/ijet.v16i20.24131https://doaj.org/article/ab8f275ec21d403c80ddcbf231ce266b2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://online-journals.org/index.php/i-jet/article/view/24131https://doaj.org/toc/1863-0383The global pandemic of Covid-19 has caused lockdowns across the globe, causing education institutions to shut down. As a result, classes have been held online. This study investigates the impact of online learning on student performance by comparing the impact on Jordan and the UK. Both countries have been reported to have high technological competency but are known to have varying sociodemographic structures. Surveys were conducted on undergraduate students from both countries (N = 780) to analyse students’ perception of online learning, self-perception of academic capabilities, and faculty performance during online learning. Semi-structured interviews were conducted on professors from both countries (N = 8). The findings indicate that both Jordan and the UK have been very similarly affected by in terms of student performance, with major challenges being in communication, technological competency, access to hardware for taking online classes, absenteeism, and drop-outs. Some benefits to student performance were identified as having access to recorded lectures, having more access to faculties through e-mail and extended office hours. Ethical implications were not commented on. Privacy concerns were largely voiced by faculties.Husam YaseenAnas Ratib AlsoudMuhmmad NofalOmar AbdeljaberAhmad Samed Al-AdwanKassel University Pressarticleonline learningstudent performancecovid-19ukjordanEducationLInformation technologyT58.5-58.64ENInternational Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET), Vol 16, Iss 20, Pp 4-18 (2021)
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topic online learning
student performance
covid-19
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jordan
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Anas Ratib Alsoud
Muhmmad Nofal
Omar Abdeljaber
Ahmad Samed Al-Adwan
The Effects of Online Learning on Students’ Performance: A Comparison Between UK and Jordan Universities
description The global pandemic of Covid-19 has caused lockdowns across the globe, causing education institutions to shut down. As a result, classes have been held online. This study investigates the impact of online learning on student performance by comparing the impact on Jordan and the UK. Both countries have been reported to have high technological competency but are known to have varying sociodemographic structures. Surveys were conducted on undergraduate students from both countries (N = 780) to analyse students’ perception of online learning, self-perception of academic capabilities, and faculty performance during online learning. Semi-structured interviews were conducted on professors from both countries (N = 8). The findings indicate that both Jordan and the UK have been very similarly affected by in terms of student performance, with major challenges being in communication, technological competency, access to hardware for taking online classes, absenteeism, and drop-outs. Some benefits to student performance were identified as having access to recorded lectures, having more access to faculties through e-mail and extended office hours. Ethical implications were not commented on. Privacy concerns were largely voiced by faculties.
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