The Impact of Blended Learning using the Ideas Box on the Motivation for Learning Among Non-formal Syrian Female Refugee Students in Jordan

Asma’A S Alkhatib,Suhair A Jaradat

doi:10.3991/ijim.v15i11.21961

Abstract

The study aims to identify the impact of blended learning using the Ideas Box on the motivation toward learning among non-formal education female students in the Syrian refugee camps in Jordan. A semi-experimental approach was adopted; the sample of the study consisted of 30 female students enrolled in the Culture Promotion Program for Dropouts, second cycle, in the JOHUD Center for Social Support in January 2020. The experimental group consisted of 15 students who were taught the Islamic Pillars unit using the Ideas Box while the control group consisted of 15 students taught the same unit using the traditional way. Results show that there were no significant differences in mean scores of motivation between the two groups. This finding stresses the need for redesigning the current program used to teach students receiving the non-formal education to incorporate the Ideas Box into the curriculum.

Highlights

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is a country with limited natural and financial resources but is a country that receives a large number of refugees
The sample of the study consisted of 30 female students of non-formal education in the Culture Promotion Program for Dropouts at the Center, who were in two groups
Findings related to the study question—Are there statistically significant differences (0.05 ≥ α) between the mean scores of the study subjects in the motivation of the students toward learning due to the method of teaching using blended learning based on the Ideas Box?—are presented

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Introduction

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is a country with limited natural and financial resources but is a country that receives a large number of refugees. Jordan gives priority to education and tries hard to maintain a high quality of education that distinguishes it globally and preserves its Arab identity This advantage would enable the small country to face the challenges imposed by the modern technology and information communication revolution as well as humanitarian crises. The Jordanian education model is seen as a pioneering model in the Middle East and North Africa region it has been in decline since 2016 [13] This is due to the fact that the educational system has been facing great challenges in providing education to all children residing in Jordan, including refugees on its lands; the country is struggling to maintain the quality of education. As for the secondary stage, the total enrollment rate for Jordanian males is lower than that of iJIM ‒ Vol 15, No 11, 2021

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