Investigating Learner Perceptions, Preferences and Adaptation of E-Learning Services in Egypt

8/13/2019 Investigating Learner Perceptions, Preferences and Adaptation of E-Learning Services in Egypt

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Prof. Dr. Abdel Fattah Hegazy

Nouran M. Radwan

Arab Academy for Science Technology and Maritime Transport


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Agenda

Introduction

E-Learning Challenges

Learner Perception to E-Learning

Method

Data Analysis

Findings an Results

Conclusion and Future work


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Introduction

What is Going Now ?

The growth of semantic wave embraces four

stages :

Web 1.0, was about connecting information ...

Web 2.0 is about connecting people.

Web 3.0, is starting now and it is about

connecting knowledge Web 4.0 will come later and it is about

connecting intelligences in a ubiquitous web

where both people and things can reason and

communicate together.


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E-Learning Challenges

There are different E-learning challenges that can be

categorized according to their focus unit.

It can be divided into four broad strands:

Course challenges related to content, design and

delivery.

Challenges related to characteristics of the

individual, student or the teacher.Technological challenges.

Contextual challenges related to organizational,

cultural and societal.


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Method

The aims of this research were to survey, and provide

an insight into learners' perceptions and preferences of

e-learning in Egyptian society and to use this as a

further indicator of the nations readiness to enhance

e-learning.

In this study, a random sampling method was chosen

since the participants were from Egypt with different

ages and education levels. The participants were 90

persons where 63 persons were male 63 (70%) and 27

(30%) only were female.


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Data Analysis

This paper depends on Learner questionnaires about

e-learning services. The responders were asked 20

questions in the E-learning Survey form which I was

developed and Published at estebyan.com.

The questionnaire is of five sections. The first part is

about Learner Personal information. The second is the

using of computer and internet. The Third is the

concept of E-learning. The Fourth section is about E-

learning means. The last one is about the learner's

Knowledge of the Sites That Offer E-Learning

Services.


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Learners Personal Information

Age: The Responders to the

questionnaire were asked to

fell into 5 different age.

The Sample included 70%

male students and 30%

female responders.

Figure 4.1

Age

2% 7%

33%

12%

46%

Less than 12

13-17

18-27

28-34

More than 35

Figure 4.2

Genger

70%

30%

Male

Female


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Learners Personal InformationThe responders include

(61%) university, (15%)

secondary school, (10%)

Master, (4%) AverageEducation, (4%) Preparatory

school, (3%) Doctorate,

(3%) Primary school.

Figure 4.3

Level of Eduction

3% 4%

15%

4%

61%

10%3%

Primary

Preparatory

Secondary

Average

University

Master

Doctorate


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The Using of Computer and Internet

94 % respond that they have computer at home, while 26%have computer at work, only 16% have computer at Schooland 10 % have computer at college.

Figure 4.4

0%10%20%30%40%

50%60%70%80%90%

100%

Internet Games Movies and

Songs

Education Emails Chat and

Forums

Videos and

photos

Computer Uses

Perc

entage


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The Concept of E-Learning

73% choose that E-learning means using the Internet

to get Information, while 51% choose Education via

Internet. 39% choose watching video lessons. 38%

choose Reading Electronic books, 38% choose Distance

learning. 36% choose learning without a teacher. 30%

choose sending lesson on email, 30% choose listening

to audio lessons, and 29% choose reading lessons on

the internet.


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E-Learning Advantages and Disadvantages

E-Learning Advantages E-Learning Disadvantages

Figure 4.5

E-Learning Advantages

61%27%

12% Eductional Method

Diversity

Curriculum availability

Communication(

teachers and learners)

Figure 4.6E-learning Disadvantages

65%

21%

14%

Social Isolation

Health

Expensive


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E-Learning Means

There are several ways to view educational materialsin E-learning. 42% prefer Educational video, 21%

prefer virtual classes which learners interact with

instructor, and 20% Virtual laboratories while you can

make the experiment and watch the results, and 17%prefer E-books.

Responders were asked what e-learning helps in. 80%

choose that it helps them in collection of information,

67% answer that E-learning enables them to learnwith their own without help, 54% provide them E-

Books, 46% liked it as a tool to train on exams, 30%

choose that it allow learners and instructors

communication.


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Learner's Knowledge of the Sites that

Offer E-Learning Services 61% which is a good percentage said that they know

sites that offer e-Learning service, while 37% said that

they didn't know any.

Figure 4.7

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%

Increasing E-learning sites

Computers and Internet provision

Add eductional GamesCurriculum in audio lessons

Adding historical movies

Adding educational games

Other

E-learningD

evelopment

Percentage


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Conclusion

From the results of the study, it appears that people

become accustomed in using computers and internet.

Huge percentage like E-learning as a free tool of E-

learning to know the information they need in the time

they need without help from any person. Also they saw

E-learning Websites have to be increased.

Additional studies are recommended to extend the

research on both professors and students' perceptionsto their overall attitude, such as willingness to use e-

learning, their need for educational technology, as well

as technical assistance and training support.


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Future Work How do students learn? This question has been an area

of interest for instructors and researchers for many

years.

Learning styles are learners preferences in learning.

There are many models of learning styles. Several

learning styles models and several instruments for

measuring learning styles have been developed in an

attempt to answer this question.


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