Abstract
Blackboard is a learning management system (LMS) that provides students with an opportunity to access the course at their convenience. Blackboard makes it possible for students to do online activities, interact with other students and their teachers, review instructional materials, and listen to the recorded classes. Students can also attend live lectures and discussion via virtual classes (collaborative blackboard) from homes, cafés, or from anywhere they choose. All of these features can be accessed by students anytime and anywhere. This facility might motivate English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students to study effectively and efficiently. The purpose of this research is to investigate the use of Blackboard system in teaching and learning and evaluate its influence on motivating Saudi English students. It looks at the role of Blackboard on English students’ motivation from their own point of view and tries to determine whether or not students encounter issues that affect their motivation. El-Seoud et al. (2014, p. 2) believe that “the success or failure of online instruction is perhaps related to student motivation”. This study is conducted at the University of Bisha in Saudi Arabia. The sample consisted of 80 students from the English Department. This is a mixed method study of the students who use Blackboard for online learning. The study found that using Blackboard motivated students to work harder and learn better than traditional methods of learning. It also found that students believe that Blackboard is a motivating factor. Some demotivating factors have also been identified in this study.
Highlights
Saudi Arabia is a country that is making progress in the field of electronic learning
The first research question sought to determine whether using Blackboard would foster intrinsic and extrinsic motivation in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) Saudi learners
The predictors included in both regression models were level of education, Blackboard workshop attendance, intrinsic motivation, and extrinsic motivation
Summary
Saudi Arabia is a country that is making progress in the field of electronic learning. It is one of the top countries with regard to rapid advancement and progress in the use of technology. This can be seen by its proliferation in modern Saudi society and in academia. This study investigates whether Blackboard increases or decreases Saudi EFL students’ motivation to study English. If it increases Saudi EFL students’ motivation, the study will suggest building on that increase. If it decreases motivation, the study will find out how to manage those issues
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