Abstract
Despite a plethora of research on students’ experiences of electronic (e) learning amid COVID-19 in higher education institutions (HEI), limited research has recognized the differences between students based on their gender. This research aims to examine the differences between students regarding their e-learning experiences amid COVID-19, especially in a gender-segregated culture where female students do not have full access to conventional learning as their male counterparts do, albeit they often have more access to technology-based learning. A total of 1200 online questionnaires were analyzed from students (600 male and 600 female) in public universities in Saudi Arabia, which tend to use Blackboard to sustain their communication with students and e-learning amid COVID-19. The results of structural model and multi-group analysis using AMOS supported all the research hypotheses. The results showed that the path coefficients and significant values were higher among female students than among male students. Additionally, the explanatory power of the male structural model regarding the e-learning experience (0.58) was lower than that of the structural model of female students (0.85), reflecting a higher explanatory power to explain the e-learning experience. The research findings have numerous theoretical and practical implications, especially in gender-segregated cultures.
Highlights
The World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19)as a global pandemic in the first quarter of 2020
Due to the extremely contagious nature of the virus, distance learning was the sole solution for higher education institutions (HEI) to ensure social distancing
The term “e-learning” stands for electronic or internet-based learning using formal digital learning management systems (DLMS), e.g., Blackboard and Moodle [2]. These DLMS were made to make it easier for people to learn online and to give them a good virtual learning experience that is similar to what people get in traditional classrooms [3]
Summary
The World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19)as a global pandemic in the first quarter of 2020. The pandemic affected the whole world; higher education institutions (HEIs) were suspended for an unknown period. To cope with the pandemic [1], HEIs moved traditional classrooms into virtual environments. Distance or remote learning ensures safe spaces and adopts a virtual environment for learning through online classes [1]. The term “e-learning” stands for electronic or internet-based learning using formal digital learning management systems (DLMS), e.g., Blackboard and Moodle [2]. These DLMS were made to make it easier for people to learn online and to give them a good virtual learning experience that is similar to what people get in traditional classrooms [3].
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