Status of E-learning Usage as Perceived by Jadara University Students - Jordan

Abstract

This study aimed to identify the status of e-learning usage as perceived by Jadara University students, a total of (90) university students in the fourth -year at Jadara University participated in the study by completing the questionnaire designed by the researcher. Results indicated that there is no significant difference between the average scores of students on (the usage of students of the e-learning), the study results indicated that there was significant difference between the usage scores of students on the Domain of (advantage, Disadvantage and obstacle of e-learning) at Jadara University. And the study result shows a statistically significant difference between the average scores of students on the Domain of (the extent of using E-learning, and the positives) in favor of the scientific major, also results indicated that there is no a statistically significant difference between the average scores of students on the Domain of Disadvantage of e-learning, and constraints in regard speciality. In addition the results showed that the E-learning usage was moderate, and the uses of e-mail to communicate with teachers, and broadcasts of video and audio lectures of low use. and the highest advantage of using e-learning is the retention of information for long periods of time, while the highest Disadvantage of using e-learning is like a prolonged sitting in front of the computer causes a lot of diseases, beside that the highest obstacles was the lack of computer labs equipped with the necessary printers, headphones and paper.