Exploring Perceptions of Saudi Students Toward Online Learning During COVID-19 (Poster 34)

• In Event: AERA Poster Session Wednesday 2:30 p.m.
  In Poster Session: Online Teaching and Learning SIG Poster Session

Abstract

The current study aimed to explore the perceptions of Saudi undergraduate students towards online learning during COVID-19. A total of 198 students completed a survey to this end. The students showed great appreciation for the flexibility and comfort related to online learning. They also acknowledged that online learning helped improve their academic performance, increase their motivation, share ideas and interact with peers in groups. However, the students expressed their dissatisfaction with online learning with respect to reduced interaction with the instructor, the increased sense of loneliness and isolation, the inability to cater for the variety of learning styles and their inability to control learning. The results are interpreted in terms of the existing literature and the Multimodal Model of Online Learning.

Authors

• Burhan Ozfidan, Florida Gulf Coast University

• Dina El-Dakhs, Prince Sultan University