The Use of E-learning Environments by the students of Al-Quds Open University and its relationship to the level of performance motivation

Abstract

This study aimed to identify the most commonly e-learning environments

used among the students of Al-Quds Open University and its relationship

to the level of performance motivation, in light of the variables (gender -

Academic Program – study level), The study was based on a descriptive

analytical method, was used Questionnaire of e-learning environments of

the three dimensions (academic portal, learning management system "Model",

virtual classes) prepared by researchers, and the performance motivation

scale translated by Salah Abu Nahia. Tools have been applied on a random

sample of (345) male and female students from Al-Quds Open University in

the North Gaza from the second quarter of the academic year 2010 - 2011.

The study found the following results:

1. The use of e-learning environments is located at the average level with

percentile weight (57.03%) among the sample, and came to use the

academic portal in the first place with percentile weight (63.6%), followed

by the use of model with percentile weight (57.8%), and the use of virtual

classes with percentile weight (50.3%) of the study sample.

2. There are significant differences at (a≤0.05) in e-learning environments

according to gender, in favor of males, while there were not statistically

significant differences in the dimensions of e-learning environments

according to gender.

3. There were no statistically significant differences at (a≤0.05) in the use

of e-learning environments according to the academic program for the

study sample.

4. There were statistically significant differences at (a≤0.05) in the use of

the model virtual classes, and the total scores of e-learning environments

according to the study level for the sample, where the differences between

students from the first level and second level, in favor the students of first

level. While there are no statistically significant differences at (a≤0.05) in

the use of environment according to the study level for the sample.

5. There are significant differences in performance motivation according to

the gender of the sample, in favor of female students