Middle School Teachers' Attitudes towards the Role of Distance Learning Using Modern Technologies in Enhancing Students' Academic Achievement: A Field Study on a Sample of Middle School Teachers in El Oued Province, Algeria

Jou nal o Educa o s, Teache s and T aine s JETT, Vol. 15 (1); ISSN: 1989-9572 178 ISSN 1989 – 9572 DOI: 10.47750/je .2024.15.01.021 Middle School Teache s' A i udes owa ds he Role o Dis ance Lea ning Using Mode n Technologies in Enhancing S uden s' Academic Achie emen : A Field S udy on a Sample o Middle School Teache s in El Oued P o ince, Alge ia Youse Lassoued1* Soumia Aksa2 Jou nal o Educa o s,Teache s and T aine s, Vol. 15 (1) h ps://je .labos o .com/ Da e o ecep ion: 05 Oc 2023 Da e o e ision: 20 Feb 2024 Da e o accep ance: 14 Ma 2024 Youse Lassoued, Soumia Aksa (2024). Middle School Teache s' A i udes owa ds he Role o Dis ance Lea ning Using Mode n Technologies in Enhancing S uden s' Academic Achie emen : A Field S udy on a Sample o Middle School Teache s in El Oued P o ince, Alge ia . Jou nal o Educa o s, Teache s and T aine s,Vol. 15(1).178-182 1,2 Cogni i e and social Neu opsychology In o man , El Oued Uni e si y, Alge ia Jou nal o Educa o s, Teache s and T aine s, Vol. 15 (1) ISSN 1989 –9572 h ps://je .labos o .com/ Jou nal o Educa o s, Teache s and T aine s JETT, Vol. 15 (1); ISSN: 1989-9572 179 Middle School Teache s' A i udes owa ds he Role o Dis ance Lea ning Using Mode n Technologies in Enhancing S uden s' Academic Achie emen : A Field S udy on a Sample o Middle School Teache s in El Oued P o ince, Alge ia Youse Lassoued1*, Soumia Aksa2 1,2 Cogni i e and social Neu opsychology In o man , El Oued Uni e si y, Alge ia. Email: lassouedyouce [email protected] *Co esponding Au ho ABSTRACT The s udy aimed o in es iga e he a i udes o middle school eache s owa ds he ole o dis ance lea ning using mode n echnologies in enhancing s uden s' academic achie emen in El Oued P o ince, Alge ia. I was conduc ed on a sample o 130 middle school eache s selec ed h ough simple andom sampling. The s udy adop ed a desc ip i e-analy ical app oach and u ilized mean, s anda d de ia ion, and co ela ion coe icien as s a is ical me hods o es he s udy hypo heses. The s udy indings e ealed ha he a i udes o middle school eache s owa ds he ole o dis ance lea ning using mode n echnologies in enhancing academic achie emen in El Oued P o ince, Alge ia we e low. Keywo ds: Dis ance lea ning, Academic achie emen . INTRODUCTION Amids he o e whelming in lux o scien i ic ad ancemen s and echnological inno a ions, coupled wi h he exponen ial g ow h o knowledge and apid de elopmen s ac oss all sec o s and ields, including highe educa ion and educa ion sec o s, i is impe a i e o keep pace wi h echnological p og ess. Mode n echnologies o dis ance lea ning ha e become commonplace in global educa ion, a ying signi ican ly om one coun y o ano he . These mode n dis ance lea ning echnologies aim o o e a di e se ange o p og ams and cou ses o mee educa ional needs, enhance in e ac ion be ween s uden s and eache s, and consequen ly con ibu e o imp o ing academic achie emen . Va ious ac o s in luence he success o dis ance lea ning, including s uden s' sa is ac ion wi h dis ance educa ion, lexibili y, mo i a ion, necessa y skills o online ool usage, posi i e a i udes owa ds dis ance lea ning, s uden s' independence, sel -o ganiza ion, and ime managemen , which impac s uden s' beha io al pa icipa ion and consequen ly se e as a c ucial indica o o hei academic achie emen . Academic achie emen is a c i ical indica o o s uden s' u u e academic p ospec s and one o he p ima y objec i es o he educa ional p ocess. I ep esen s he so e side o indi idual di e ences among s uden s and con ibu es o he de elopmen o he educa ional p ocess h ough unde s anding s uden s' le els, disco e ing hei po en ials, and enhancing hei cogni i e and knowledge-based abili ies. Th ough e iewing p e ious s udies and esea ch, he e exis s a deba e among esea che s ega ding he e ec i eness o dis ance lea ning in imp o ing s uden s' academic achie emen . Thus, his s udy aims o pose he ollowing ques ion: Wha a e he a i udes o middle school eache s owa ds he ole o dis ance lea ning using mode n echnologies in enhancing s uden s' academic achie emen in El Oued P o ince? De ini ion o Dis ance Lea ning Dis ance lea ning is a ype o educa ion ha elies on elec onic means o dis ibu e educa ional ma e ial and acili a e communica ion be ween s uden s and eache s. I p o ides equal oppo uni ies among indi iduals and o e s ex ensi e op ions ega ding whe e, when, how, and who lea ns. I is a o m o educa ion ha u ilizes sepa a e and in e ac i e communica ion sys ems o p o ide lea ne s wi h academic esou ces online. Dis ance lea ning can mee he educa ional needs o a ious g oups. Fea u es and Cha ac e is ics o Dis ance Lea ning Dis ance lea ning is cha ac e ized by i e main poin s: 1. P esence o he eache and he s uden wi h an ag eemen on lea ning be ween hem. 2. Spa ial sepa a ion be ween he eache and he lea ne . 3. Spa ial sepa a ion be ween he lea ne and he educa ional ins i u ion. 4. Two-way in e ac ion be ween he s uden and he eache . Jou nal o Educa o s, Teache s and T aine s JETT, Vol. 15 (1); ISSN: 1989-9572 180 5. Selec ion o specially designed ma e ials o dis ance lea ning. Challenges o Dis ance Lea ning Challenges o dis ance lea ning include: 1. In eg a ing echnological inno a ions wi h educa ional ounda ions. 2. O ganizing and deli e ing dis ance educa ion. 3. De eloping cogni i e-beha io al educa ional models o p ac icing dis ance educa ion. 4. Ac i a ing communica ions h ough a ious echnological means in he educa ional sec o . De ini ion o Academic Achie emen Academic achie emen can be de ined as excellence ac oss all academic disciplines and class ooms. I is a measu able indica o h ough cogni i e, emo ional, and mo o domains o a s uden in he educa ional en i onmen . Academic achie emen is ealized h ough es s, measu emen s, and e alua ions o asce ain s uden s' abili ies and mas e y o he skills and con en augh in he educa ional se ing. Academic achie emen e e s o academic accomplishmen s e idenced by s uden s' pe o mance esul s, indica ing he ex en o which hey achie e p og ess in speci ic goals o ac i i ies and subjec s in he educa ional en i onmen . Se e al ac o s in luence i , including lea ning skills, school bullying, ela ionships wi h schoolma es, and a ious cul u al and social ac o s. Fac o s In luencing Academic Achie emen Indi idual Fac o s, including  Cogni i e ac o s such as lea ning s a egies, knowledge accumula ion, and indi idual in elligence.  Non-cogni i e ac o s such as lea ning e iciency, sel -concep , mo i a ion, and indi idual ai s. Social Fac o s, including  Family ac o s such as pa en al expec a ions, pa en al in ol emen in hei educa ion, pa en ing s yles, pa en al li e acy, economic s a us, and amily s uc u e.  School ac o s such as hei ela ionships wi h pee s, class ooms, he educa ional en i onmen clima e, and eaching s yle. S udy Me hodology The s udy adop ed a desc ip i e-analy ical me hodology, wi h he s udy popula ion consis ing o middle school eache s in El Oued P o ince, Alge ia. I was applied o a simple andom sample comp ising 130 middle school eache s. S udy Ins umen The s udy u ilized he scale de eloped by Nawa Khala Najji Al-Rashidi ega ding he ole o dis ance lea ning using mode n echnologies in enhancing academic achie emen , adap ed and applied in he Alge ian con ex . Validi y o he Ins umen Table 1 : Rep esen s he co ela ion coe icien o he in e nal consis ency o he s udy ins umen . Numbe I ems Co ela ion Coe icien Signi icance 1 P omo ing s uden s' sel -di ec ed lea ning. 0.730 0.01 2 T ans o ming abs ac concep s in o angible ones. 0.834 0.01 3 G adually p esen ing in o ma ion om he easies o he mos challenging. 0.586 0.01 4 Engaging s uden s' mul iple senses du ing class sessions. 0.529 0.01 5 P o iding di e se ac i i ies ailo ed o s uden s' lea ning s yles. 0.850 0.01 6 Add essing complex ideas. 0.543 0.01 7 Linking educa ional ou pu s o eal-wo ld scena ios. 0.60 0.01 8 Ease o eading g aphs, igu es, and ables. 0.522 0.01 9 Enhancing he use o a ious hinking me hods du ing dis ance lea ning 0.770 0.01 10 P o iding mul iple ways o in e ac ion and knowledge exchange h ough dis ance lea ning. 0.694 0.01 11 Achie ing a la ge numbe o educa ional ou comes du ing he 0.553 0.01 Jou nal o Educa o s, Teache s and T aine s JETT, Vol. 15 (1); ISSN: 1989-9572 181 class session. 12 Facili a ing s uden s' acquisi ion o skills, knowledge, and a i udes. 0.551 0.01 13 Imp o ing s uden s' e ie al o lea ned in o ma ion. 0.478 0.01 14 O e ing mul iple assessmen s a egies. 0.554 0.01 15 Encou aging s uden s o answe a maximum numbe o ques ions. 0.509 0.01 16 P omo ing he use o di e se hinking me hods du ing s udy. 0.663 0.01 17 Making lea ning enjoyable. 0.662 0.01 The p eceding able (Table 1) illus a es ha he co ela ion coe icien s o he i ems' sco es wi h he o al sco e o he ques ionnai e ange be ween 0.478 and 0.850, all o which a e s a is ically signi ican a he 0.01 le el. This indica es a high deg ee o in e nal consis ency eliabili y o he ques ionnai e i ems, sugges ing ha he ins umen measu es wha i was designed o measu e. Reliabili y o he Ins umen Table 2: Rep esen s he s abili y coe icien o he s udy ins umen . The scale Numbe o s a emen s لC onbach's Alpha eliabili y coe icien Conce ning he ole o dis ance educa ion using mode n echnologies in enhancing academic achie emen . 17 0.747 F om he able, i is obse ed ha he C onbach's Alpha eliabili y coe icien is 0.747, indica ing a high deg ee o s abili y o he ques ionnai e. S udy Resul s: Wha a e he a i udes o middle school eache s owa ds he ole o dis ance lea ning using mode n echnologies in enhancing academic achie emen among s uden s in he p o ince o El Oued, Alge ia? To in e p e he esul s, he ollowing hypo he ical a e ages we e adop ed: 1- Less han 2.5 ...... Low sco e. 2- 2.5-3.5 ...... Mode a e sco e. 3- G ea e han 3.5 ...... Mode a e sco e Table 3: Rep esen s he mean and s anda d de ia ion o he s udy sample's esponses on he s udy ins umen Numbe I ems Mean S anda d De ia ion Le el 1 P omo ing s uden s' sel -di ec ed lea ning 1.97 0.29 Low 2 T ans o ming abs ac concep s in o angible ones. 1.99 0.31 Low 3 G adually p esen ing in o ma ion om he easies o he mos challenging 1.89 0.32 Low 4 Engaging s uden s' mul iple senses du ing class sessions 1.95 0.37 Low 5 P o iding di e se ac i i ies ailo ed o s uden s' lea ning s yles. 1.84 0.41 Low 6 Add essing complex ideas. 1.86 0.40 Low 7 Linking educa ional ou pu s o eal-wo ld scena ios. 1.90 0.42 Low 8 Ease o eading g aphs, igu es, and ables. 1.96 0.35 Low 9 Enhancing he use o a ious hinking me hods du ing dis ance lea ning 1.94 0.33 Low 10 P o iding mul iple ways o in e ac ion and knowledge exchange h ough dis ance lea ning. 1.86 0.39 Low 11 Achie ing a la ge numbe o educa ional ou comes du ing he class session. 1.90 0.38 Low 12 Facili a ing s uden s' acquisi ion o skills, 1.83 0.36 Low Jou nal o Educa o s, Teache s and T aine s JETT, Vol. 15 (1); ISSN: 1989-9572 182 knowledge, and a i udes. 13 Imp o ing s uden s' e ie al o lea ned in o ma ion. 1.87 0.34 Low 14 O e ing mul iple assessmen s a egies. 1.93 0.23 Low 15 Encou aging s uden s o answe a maximum numbe o ques ions. 1.88 0.25 Low 16 P omo ing he use o di e se hinking me hods du ing s udy. 1.91 0.27 Low 17 Making lea ning enjoyable. 1.907 0.29 Low Analysis and In e p e a ion The a e age a i udes o middle school eache s in El Oued, Alge ia, ega ding he ole o dis ance lea ning using mode n echnologies in enhancing academic achie emen we e low. This could be a ibu ed o he ac ha dis ance lea ning echnologies a e ela i ely new in he Alge ian educa ional landscape. The COVID-19 pandemic had a signi ican impac on i s in eg a ion in o he educa ional sec o , pa icula ly in he middle school le el, whe e i elies hea ily on mode n echnology-based app oaches. The Alge ian educa ional en i onmen aces challenges in accommoda ing echnology and ICT (In o ma ion and Communica ion Technology) esou ces, along wi h a lack o aining wo kshops o bo h eache s and s uden s on emo e lea ning echnologies. These p og ams equi e subs an ial expenses, a he y budge , and in ensi e e o s. On he o he hand, he p esence o an in e ac i e emo e lea ning en i onmen would con ibu e o inc easing academic achie emen . 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