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http://dx.doi.org/10.22937/IJCSNS.2021.21.5.16

Measuring Students' Interaction in Distance Learning Through the Electronic Platform and its Impact on their Motivation to Learn During Covid-19 Crisis  

Almaleki, Deyab A. (Department of Evaluation, Measurement and Research, Umm Al-Qura University)
Alhajaji, Rahma A. (Department of Evaluation, Measurement and Research, Umm Al-Qura University)
Alharbi, Malak A. (Department of Evaluation, Measurement and Research, Umm Al-Qura University)
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International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security / v.21, no.5, 2021 , pp. 98-112 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study aimed at measuring students' interaction in distance education through the electronic platform among intermediate school students, by identifying the level of students' interaction in distance education and differences between them, as well as its impact on their motivation to learn. To achieve the aim of the study, two scales were designed for this purpose and were applied to a sample consisting of (268) individuals. The results showed that the level of students' interaction through the e-learning platform was at a high level. The results also showed that there was no statistically significant difference between the mean scores of males and females in the scale of students' interaction through the e-learning platform. There was no statistically significant difference between them in their motivation for distance learning via the online platform. There were also no statistically significant differences related to the grade variable in the level of interaction through the electronic platform and in the motivation to learn, while there was a positive statistically significant effect of interaction through the electronic platform on students' motivation to learn.
Keywords
Measuring Students' Interaction; Distance Education; Electronic Platform; Learning Motivation;
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