E-learning Website Research Articles

The Implementation of Arabic E-Learning through Arabic-Online.net

This study aims to describe Arabic-Online.net and to find out how it is used in the implementation of Arabic learning. Applying a qualitative approach, this research was of literature study. The main object is e-learning site i.e. Arabic-Online.net which can be accessed openly to learn Arabic. Further, this study found that Arabic-Online.net is an Arabic learning model provided to non-native speakers, which is offered by the Saudi Electronic University. Its teaching is based on the General European reference framework by using four language skills and the main components in Arabic. There are 16 levels in the stages ranging from beginner, elementary, intermediate, upper intermediate, advanced, to mastery which contain as many as 796 main interactive videos, 12.000 audio files, 6.320 images and 10.076 exercises. Each level consists of 6 modules (units), each of which includes 24 lessons. E-learning implementation using Arabic-Online.net is conducted in the form of blended learning.

Direct or indirect effects from “perceived characteristic of innovation” to “intention to pay”: mediation of continuance intention to use e-learning

The study aimed to explore the influences of perceived characteristics of innovation (PCI) on the intention to pay and continuance intention to use an e-learning website, and the mediated effect of continuance intention to use on the relationships between PCI and intention to pay. Participants in the present study included 670 adult learners from an e-learning website. A questionnaire and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) were employed to gather and analyze the data, respectively. The study derived four potential factors and provided a research model based on the theories of PCI and characteristics of e-learning. The research results revealed that compatibility and e-learning self-efficacy positively affected adults’ intention to pay and continuance intention to use the e-learning website. Continuance intention to use positively influenced intention to pay. Continuance intention to use mediated the relationship between compatibility and intention to pay. Similarly, Continuance intention to use mediated the relationship between e-learning self-efficacy and intention to pay. This paper concludes by noting the contributions and implications for theory and practice.

Machine Learning Based Text Document Classification for E-Learning

The number of e-learning websites as well as e-contents are increasing exponentially over the years and most of the time it become cumbersome for a learner to find e-content suitable for learning as the learner gets overwhelmed by the enormity of the content availability. The proposed work focus on evaluating the efficiencies of the different classification algorithm for the identification of the e-learning content based on difficulty levels. The data is collected from many e-learning web sites through web scraping. The web scraper downloads the web pages and parse to text file. The text files were made to run through many machine learning classification algorithms to find out the best classification model suitable for achieving the highest score with minimum training and testing time. This method helps to understand the performance of different text classification algorithms on e-learning contents and identifies the classifier with high accuracy for document classification.

DESAIN DAN IMPLEMENTASI SISTEM PEMBELAJARAN ELEKTRONIK BERBASIS WEB PADA RUMUS MATEMATIKA DASAR MENGGUNAKAN FRAMEWORK LARAVEL

This research aims to improve the quality of education with the main principles of learning using electronic or computer systems so that they can support learning. Learning methods in the world of education increase rapidly with the existence of information technology. Electronic learning or e-learning is one of the learning methods that emerged due to the development of information technology. The e-learning application will be built using the Laravel Framework. Laravel is chosen because it has a concept of programming based on the Model View Controller (MVC). MVC programming is a programming method by separating data from views and how to process it. This highly developed website creation technology is balanced with the development of the internet so that various media have been online based such as learning media site, currently there are enough learning media sites on the internet, quality material and experienced teaching staff makes us have to pay quite expensive fees. Therefore e-learning learning media with free material is certainly very helpful for people who want to develop their knowledge. This research results an e-learning website for learning media created using the Laravel framework with features such as direct counting. Keywords : E-Learning , Laravel , MVC

Gamification as an Engagement Tool in E-Learning Websites

Aim/Purpose: As e-Learning becomes increasingly pervasive, students’ engagement in online settings emerges as a central challenge, as it is often more demanding to ensure in this context. The core importance of engagement for e-Learning, places a focus on various instruments and strategies that can be deployed to foster its enhancement. Background: Gamification is often depicted as a significant instrument to drive engagement, behavior change, and loyalty, which can be of great significance to online learning. This paper aims to examine the relationship between the application of gamification tools and the level of engagement in e-Learning websites. Methodology: This research used two methods: the analysis of e-Learning websites and an online survey with a convenience and purposive sample of e-Learning and/or gamification experts. Contribution: This paper adds to the existing body of research by placing and emphasis on and examining the positive role of gamification as an engagement instrument with valuable potential for e-Learning. Findings: The results showed that the majority of the selected e-Learning websites use gamification and engagement elements and that the tools that are more commonly used were deemed as the most effective, by the experts. It became equally evident that the deployment of a larger number of gamification and engagement elements have positive repercussions in the enhancement of engagement, which can have constructive ramifications for the effectiveness of e-Learning. Recommendations for Practitioners: From a practitioner’s viewpoint the findings can assist both learning designers and teachers in the creation of gamification strategies to enhance students’ engagement. As a central challenge of e-Learning courses, engagement requires a multifaceted approach to be addressed effectively and knowing the strategies that have positive outcomes is a step forward in ensuring that the students can enroll in online courses and not be compromised with respect to their engagement. Finally, the lack of engagement can have serious repercussions not only on the learning experience of the students, but also on their actual academic performance. Hence, it is important to guide educators towards good design practices that can maximize engagement in these settings. Recommendation for Researchers: From a research perspective, these findings add to a growing body of studies that focus on the benefits of gamification by highlighting its positive repercussions on engagement and identifying which elements are more effective. In addition, the use of different sources of data provided a wider illustration of what is currently the use of gamification elements by functioning e-Learning websites and how those who apply them in practice in their courses perceive these elements. Future Research: Future research endeavours can focus on exploring students’ perceptions of gamification and how it influences their leaning performance.

Evaluating Usability and Content Accessibility for e-Learning Websites in the Middle East

Quality has become a fundamental requirement for success and sustainability of websites. This study discusses the evaluation of some e-Learning websites as one of the main sources of information to administrators, students and teachers in the educational systems. This article investigates the quality of e-learning websites in the Middle East in term of usability and content accessibility. Eleven websites from eleven countries were selected for this study. Evaluations process is done based on different web diagnostic tools and measures. The experimental results show several issues on usability and content accessibility of the selected e-learning websites. Many usability problems with respect of speed and number of broken links were found. Moreover, the design of the selected websites is not fit with the content accessibility standards.

Implementation of Islamic Education Study Program Learning Based on Blended Learning in the Industrial Era 4.0 at IAIN Samarinda

The purpose of this study is to describe 1) how the implementation of blended learning at the State Islamic Institute of Samarinda (IAIN Samarinda), and 2) how students respond to the implementation of blended learning. The research subjects were students in the Islamic Religious Education program at Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training IAIN Samarinda East Kalimantan. The method used was a descriptive qualitative research approach. The technique used observation, interview, and questionnaire instruments. The subjects were 32 students of Islamic Religious Education Program at FTIK IAIN Samarinda. The data analysis was carried out with the model of Miles & Huberman, namely in three steps: data reduction, display and conclusion drawing. The results of this study indicated that 1) students and lecturers are actively involved in the face-to-face learning process and online activities on the e-learning website. These results indicated that a positive potential for education with blended learning innovation is implemented at public Islamic higher education such as IAIN Samarinda.

Adoption of information and communication technologies in teaching and learning at a university

The study was a cross-sectional exploratory survey to determine lecturers’ and students’ use of the core e-learning site, e-Thuto, at the Central University of Technology, Free State (CUT). The goal was to determine the adoption of electronic learning via information and communication technologies (ICTs) towards the improvement of the quality of teaching and learning. Yet, research cites several resource and skills challenges hindering ICT adoption in teaching and learning in developing economies that remain unaddressed. Data were collected from 10 lecturers in the Department of Communication Sciences at the CUT and 90 undergraduate students from all the four CUT faculties in order to correlate lecturers’ and students’ perspectives. Therefore, a structured interview schedule was used. Data were analysed using the emic and etic approaches where the respondents’ categorisation of behaviour, correlated with conceptual categories from literature, was regarded as the reality in the study context. The findings indicate a limited adoption of e-Thuto in teaching and learning due to several impediments. The policy implications point towards a more systematic integration of ICTs into the curriculum.

Moodle in Arabic Learning : How It Works at SMK Syafi’i Akrom Pekalongan

This study aims to describe and analyze deeply the use of Moodle's open source e-learning at Syafi'i Akrom Pekalongan Vocational School. This is a kind of field research and the process of collecting the data uses observation, interviews and documentation techniques. Data analysis was conducted using analytical description and comparative method (Constant Comparative Method) techniques. The results showed: (1) Moodle-based e-learning at Syafi'i Akrom vocational school has not been utilized properly and optimally by all teachers and only IT teachers knowing how to use it; (2) Moodle-based Arabic E-learning at Syafi'i Akrom Vocational School also has not been utilized properly and optimally in Arabic learning process. It still uses conventional methods and media by having face to face meeting with the provided media; (3) The aim and objective of e-learning at Syafi'i Akrom Pekalongan Vocational School is realizing the media as one of the alternative media in learning to create more independent learning process without problems of place and time. Besides, the teacher has more flexible time due to the Internship Program for the XI graders; (4) The supporting factors of Arabic e-learning in Syafii Akrom vocational school are sufficiently complete facilities, the existence of elearning.ponpes-smksa.sch.id as the e-learning website, sufficient funding support, IT training, and student ability in the use of ICT. The obstacles of the e-learning in this vocational school is the lack of ability and interest of teachers in using IT that enables the lack of ability to provide more interactive material for the students, the complexity of the features in Moodle, and the students’ who come from non Madrasa / Islamic boarding school backgrounds which have low ability in understanding Arabic.

Supporting Learning in the Undergraduate Biochemistry Laboratory at an Australian University Through a 3‐Phase Approach Using Technology, eNotebooks and Partnering with Students

At the University of Wollongong in Australia, Principles of Biochemistry (BIOL213) is a second year undergraduate (UG) subject/course taught to over 450 students studying a variety of degree programs. A review of this subject recommended the redesign of the laboratory section to enhance the learning experience by supporting learning outcomes and achievement of deeper learning of challenging content.To address this issue a 3‐phase approach was undertaken utilizing technology in all phases. The phased approach is a blended learning environment in which phases 1 and 3 were completed online whilst phase 2 was conducted face‐to‐face in the laboratory. Phase 1 aimed to provide an engaging online learning environment that would encourage students to learn independently and, to provide tools to help students feel better prepared and less overwhelmed for group activities encountered in class. The in‐class activities were phase 2 and utilized an electronic notebook (LabArchives) whereby students conducted experiments generating data and forming conclusions whilst collaborating in groups. The in class reports were submitted and graded through the eNotebook in groups, fostering collaboration among students. Phase 3 included post‐laboratory online quizzes that the students completed through the subject eLearning site within 3 days of the completion of the laboratory class. The aim was to test understanding and longer term retention of knowledge, whilst contextualising student understanding using a different, but related, scenario.This project included undergraduate students as partners (SAP) utilising an action research framework, where UG students who had completed the subject assisted in the design of the eNotebook and training package, the incorporation of the eNotebook into teaching, design of the evaluation tool, and dissemination of the research findings. The UG students were perfectly placed to discuss the curriculum that will underpin the eNotebook design and due to their involvement in a trial of the eNotebook they provided crucial insights into the design of the student training package.Results show over 80% of students felt the phase 1 online activities helped prepare them for the phase 2 in‐class activities and assisted their learning and over 70% felt the phase 3 online activities enhanced and reinforced their learning. However the preference from students for an electronic versus paper notebook were mixed, although over 70% of students agreed that the group discussion and collaboration assisted their learning. A comparison in assessment performance by student groups pre‐ and post‐initiative shows an improvement in performance in laboratory‐related activities. This session will present the triumphs and challenges of implementing this approach with some points to consider for those wanting to pursue similar initiatives and wanting to partner with students in curriculum design.Support or Funding InformationUniversity of Wollongong Educational Strategies Development FundThis abstract is from the Experimental Biology 2019 Meeting. There is no full text article associated with this abstract published in The FASEB Journal.

Selection of E-learning websites using a novel Proximity Indexed Value (PIV) MCDM method

This paper presents application of a newly developed multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) method, i.e. Proximity Indexed Value (PIV) method for the ranking and selection of the E-learning websites. PIV is a computationally simpler method as compared to other MCDM methods such as AHP, VIKOR, COPRAS, WEDBA, WDBA, and it also minimises the rank reversal problem. The applicability and efficacy of the PIV method has been demonstrated with the help of two illustrative examples pertaining to the selection of the E-learning websites which have already been solved by researchers using different MCDM methods. Results of this study revealed that the ranking of the E-learning websites obtained by the PIV method exactly matched with those derived by AHP, VIKOR and COPRAS. However, a small difference in the ranking by PIV method with those of WEDBA and WDBA was observed. It suggests that PIV method is a simple, effective and efficient method which can be used to solve different types of problems related to the ranking and selection of alternatives.

Effectiveness of e-learning portal from students’ perspective

PurposeE-learning has become an increasingly prevalent learning approach in higher educational institutions due to the fast growth of internet technologies in India. This paper aims to mainly focus on evaluating the effectiveness of the e-learning experience from students’ perceptive.Design/methodology/approach“Survey” method has been used to collect the data with the help of a structured questionnaire from the students who have registered on COURSERA (www.coursera.org/) website for e-learning. The questionnaire consisted of two sections e-learning system and e-learning effectiveness. E-learning system included items related to system quality, information quality and service quality. E-learning effectiveness dimension included user satisfaction and net benefits. The items in this section were measured on a five-point Likert scale ranging from strongly disagrees to strongly agree. The data collected have been analyzed using the SPSS version 17.0 and AMOS version 21.0.FindingsResults show that system quality and service quality contribute more in e-learning system compared to information quality. Students perception may be that information available on the website may not be very useful as it’s a one-way mode of communication. The researcher also found that the three dimensions (system quality, service quality and information quality) of e-learning system contributes to user satisfaction and net benefits. Students are satisfied with e-learning websites and intent to continue to use it in future as well. They also found it beneficial as it helps them in career growth and making them employable.Originality/valueThis paper proposed a second-order model of e-learning system and a second-order model e-learning effectiveness. E-learning system has been defined by three first-order constructs: a system quality, service quality and information quality. E-learning effectiveness has been defined by two first-order constructs: a user satisfaction and net benefits. The predictability of the proposed model is high to explain the impact of e-learning system on e-learning effectiveness.

MADM-Based Parametric Selection and Ranking of E-Learning Websites Using Fuzzy COPRAS

<italic xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">Contribution:</i> The main contribution is to provide practitioners and researchers with an insight in efficiently and effectively employing multi-attribute decision making (MADM) methods in e-learning website selection problems. <italic xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">Background:</i> Advances in information systems and the Internet have resulted in e-learning websites becoming an important interface for learners. The selection of a particular website directly affects the end users’ performance, with the objectives and expected outcomes of e-learning being largely dependent on the quality of the teaching processes and the effectiveness of online access. Evaluation and selection of these websites has thus become a decisive issue for learners and developers. <italic xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">Intended Outcomes:</i> This paper is expected to provide decision support to leaders in education and educational organizations in effectively analyzing and managing their e-learning system. A knowledge-based system may be developed to develop and assess e-learning websites in a meaningful way. <italic xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">Application Design:</i> A hybrid MADM method, fuzzy complex proportional assessment (COPRAS) is used to evaluate, rank, and select e-learning websites of “C” programming language. The fuzzy COPRAS method is validated by comparison with the technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution, on an existing selection problem of 12 websites available in the open literature. <italic xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">Findings:</i> Fuzzy COPRAS provides a comprehensive ranking of e-learning websites based on fitness degree values. The case study results rated tutorialspoint.com as the best of the e-learning websites considered, and howstuffworks.com was rated lowest. This paper shows that fuzzy COPRAS could be useful for e-learning practitioners, developers, and the researchers.

Evaluation of E-learning Websites Using the Webqual Method and Importance Performance Analysis

Participant-centered training that uses digital classes leads to changes in the current learning system that focuses on the domain of knowledge. The use of technology in the modern era can be a solution to overcome the issue of expenditure and the quality of educational institutions. The Importance Performance Analysis (IPA) and Webqual methods were chosen in this study because Webqual can translate user opinions in the form of questionnaires and the IPA method is used in managing the results of questionnaire data so that it can produce IPA quadrants. The purpose of this study is to evaluate e-learning websites based on the results of the webqual questionnaire and calculations with the importance-performance analysis method. The questionnaire was distributed to 95 students with various types of study programs at Stikubank University. The results of the calculation of the IPA method indicate that the average student is satisfied with the quality of the e-learning website at 86.75%. Although there are still some parts that can be improved on e-learning websites such as clear instructions, accurate information, and ease of communication.

Awareness and Use of E-Learning Open Courseware among the Students of Tripura University, Agartala: A Case Study

E-learning is a tool for developing skills among the students to function efficiently in the knowledge society and also improve the teaching and learning method via a computer network such as the Internet. E-learning has a very important role to play in today's teaching-learning processes and the overall learning environment. The study aims to investigate the awareness and understanding of e-learning among the students of Tripura University and found that 87% of the total respondents belong to the male category. The majority of respondents (73.49%) are in the age group of 21-25 years followed by age group 26-30 years (20.48%). Most of the respondents are post-graduate students (85.54%) followed by undergraduate students (12.65%). Maximum (86.75%) of respondents understand E-learning which is very encouraged itself. More than half of the total respondents (88.58%) are interested in registered e-learning in the near future. The study concluded that all of the respondents are connected with the e-learning sites and a maximum of them think that there is a good impact on the learning environment on the students' academic purpose.

Learning Management System for Improved Service Delivery in Tertiary Institution

Learning Management System (LMS) provides educators, administrators and learners with a single robust, secure and integrated system to create personalized learning environments. This paper was motivated by the lag in technological evolution and traditional learning system in the Educational system in most of the Universities. Hence, a call for a change in the way service is delivered in our tertiary institutions. The work proposed the use of Moodle Learning Management System (LMS) as a tool to improve service delivery in tertiary institution. The methodology used was SSADM while the programming used was PHP, HTML, CSS and Ajax. MySQL was for the database design. The expected result was an e-learning site for Computer Science Imo State University Owerri, a platform that increases the possibility of interaction between students and lecturers.

Siriade 2.0 : outil de formation en ligne à la délinéation en radiothérapie

PurposeIn 2008, the French national society of radiation oncology (SFRO) and the association for radiation oncology continued education (AFCOR) created Siriade, an e-learning website dedicated to contouring. Material and methodsBetween 2015 and 2017, this platform was updated using the latest digital online tools available. Two main sections were needed: a theoretical part and another section of online workshops. ResultsTeaching courses are available as online commented videos, available on demand. The practical section of the website is an online contouring workshop that automatically generates a report quantifying the quality of the user's delineation compared with the experts’. ConclusionSiriade 2.0 is an innovating digital tool for radiation oncology initial and continuous education.

Usability Efficiency Analysis on E-Learning Websites

The challenge of website-based information technology is how to channel information globally quickly and precisely. The goal is that the website is not still visited by visitors, especially for e-learning website. But many challenges for e-learning service administrators. E-learning website should provide good usability, so that interaction with learners can be done quickly and precisely. The purpose of this study is to analyze the efficiency level of usability on e-learning website in case of sasmoko.com by using Nielsen model. Data analysis was carried out using the descriptive analysis technique and the next percentage was assessed for the efficiency criteria. The results of the analysis proved to improve usability on sasmoko.com site, so it can support lectures of Research Methods as blended learning.

Model Artificial Intelligent in E-Learning using Fuzzy Logic (Case Study Sasmoko.Com)

The advancement of information technology has been maximally utilized in the world of education, especially in the learning process. One form is e-learning. In its development, e-learning has several problems when faced with the background and needs of students who take part in learning. These differences affect the effectiveness of learning because not all students have the same learning style. To overcome these problems, researchers tried to use fuzzy logic methods. Fuzzy logic is chosen to answer the uncertainty that occurs in learning subjective student characters. Therefore, the study was conducted on one e-learning website called sasmoko.com. The e-learning website is a research method course where students from various backgrounds and needs are used. In this study a model was proposed in assessing student characters on the sasmoko.com website.

Evaluation for e-Learning Website of Physics by Browsing Path Analysis and Cluster Analysis of Access Log

KIT Physics Navigation, a self-adaptive e-learning website of physics covering study contents for high school and university students, was published on the web in March 2016. It was built on the concept that “one web page should contain one topic”. For the first time, the access log analysis was performed on this website by examining how visitors browsed the webpages and deepened their understandings. It is noted that this analysis was carried out by using only the access logs acquired from the visitors who had browsed a webpage entitled “Uniformly accelerated linear motion” at least one time to extract the browsing path of the visitors who had an interest in the topic of the webpage. As a result, it was found that most of the visitors deepened their understandings of physics in stages by browsing from the web pages about fundamental topics to those about advanced topics. Furthermore, cluster analysis, which is widely known as the unsupervised learning method of machine learning, was performed on this website. Here, Ward’s Method was applied, and the variables were the number of visits and the visit duration. The result showed that the web pages about the following topics, “Derivation of uniformly accelerated linear motion from graph” and “Derivation of uniformly accelerated linear motion by using integration”, was classified as the group which had a large number of visits and long visit duration by the dendrogram. In the future, the websites need further improvements based on the results of these analyses.