The role of demographic and personal variables on the Palestinian students’ perceptions of a blended learning English class
Other Title(s)
أثر بعض العوامل الديمغرافية على تصورات و أداء الطلبة الفلسطينيين في مساق لغة إنجليزية مدمج
Author
Source
An-Najah University Journal for Research-B : Humanities
Issue
Vol. 28, Issue 4 (30 Apr. 2014), pp.993-1026, 34 p.
Publisher
An-Najah National University Deanship of Scientific Research
Publication Date
2014-04-30
Country of Publication
Palestine (West Bank)
No. of Pages
34
Main Subjects
Educational Sciences
Languages & Comparative Literature
Abstract EN
This paper aimed at investigating Hebron University students' perceptions towards blended learning environment.
Specifically, the study aimed to examine their attitude to the blended learning process as correlated to their gender, number of hours spent online, and anxiety.
Moreover, it examined if there is a relationship between frequency of participation and attitude.
In addition, it examined if there is a correlation between frequency of participation and performance in a blended learning course.
The study was conducted in the second semester of the academic year 2009/2010.
It included (74) students enrolled in a blended integrated language skills course offered at the English Department at Hebron University, Palestine.
A questionnaire was designed to measure the students' perceptions towards blended learning which consisted of three attitudinal domains: convenience, perceptions, and online activities.
The final grade of the students in the course is used to see if there is correlation between participation and grade.
The findings revealed that there were no significant relationships between the three attitudinal domains and gender.
However, there were significant relationships between the three attitudinal domains and anxiety as well as the number of hours spent online for academic purposes.
Moreover, there were significant differences in the students’ positive attitudes due to the frequency of online participation.
The more frequently the students sent messages, the more positively they viewed the process.
Finally, a positive correlation was found between frequency of participation as reflected by the number of sent e-mails and the final grade.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Farah, Muhammad Abd al-Hakim. 2014. The role of demographic and personal variables on the Palestinian students’ perceptions of a blended learning English class. An-Najah University Journal for Research-B : Humanities،Vol. 28, no. 4, pp.993-1026.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-667303
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Farah, Muhammad Abd al-Hakim. The role of demographic and personal variables on the Palestinian students’ perceptions of a blended learning English class. An-Najah University Journal for Research-B : Humanities Vol. 28, no. 4 (2014), pp.993-1026.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-667303
American Medical Association (AMA)
Farah, Muhammad Abd al-Hakim. The role of demographic and personal variables on the Palestinian students’ perceptions of a blended learning English class. An-Najah University Journal for Research-B : Humanities. 2014. Vol. 28, no. 4, pp.993-1026.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-667303
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes Appendix : p. 1025-1026
Record ID
BIM-667303