Evaluating the Effectiveness of E-Learning in Private Schools of Amman, Jordan During and After the Corona Pandemic

Abstract

AbstractThis paper aimed to measure the impact of COVID-19 on education in private schools of Amman, Jordan during and after corona pandemic. A questionnaire consisting of (10) paragraphs aimed to answer the study's questions and hypotheses. The study population consisted of (20) private schools in Jordan distributed in the capital city of Amman, where they were selected using the simple random method. Results show that the effectiveness of e-learning during corona pandemic was ranging from medium to low and there is no noticeable difference of teacher’s gender on the effectiveness of e-learning, teacher’s years of experiences has a positive relationship with the effectiveness of e-learning. As for the success of e-learning during corona pandemic, results show that it was low due to the presence of several challenges, the most important of which are technical, social, economic, and infrastructural challenges. The study recommended that e-learning could act as a support education system to the traditional (face-to-face) education, and it could be more effective when applied to literary courses, in addition to promoting the efficiency and readiness of teaching staff, students and parents to implement e-learning through holding workshops in this regard.