The Impacts of E-Learning on Student Performance: Case of the Education System in Saudi Arabia

Abstract

Abstract Background: The emergence of the web system has served to catapult e-learning to the centre of the education sector. The web system has made it possible for people in different parts of the world to get access to content provided by educational institutions. Some of the benefits which derive from the use of web systems include the storage of learning materials as well as allowing communication with students located in different regions. Methodology: This study was conducted using a survey strategy based around the use of questionnaires. The specified research population consisted of college and university students enrolled in e-learning courses at King Abdulaziz University and Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, both of which specialize in providing e-learning to a large number of their students. A total of 125 students were targeted from each of the universities. Results: The research findings indicate that e-library has affected learners’ exams, because they usually use e-books in preparing for the examinations. Database journals are regularly used for purposes of assignments, however many respondents said that they do not regularly use database journals for exam references. The research also discovered that e-learning has motivated scholars learning because the respondents showed that learning technology in the university is effective. Additionally, the results showed that the learners find instructional technologies to be effective in computer-based learning environments. Conclusion: The learners showed greatest confidence in utilizing e-repository for assignments, even though some of them experienced accessibility problems and at some times the content was also missing from the digital repository.