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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
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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 .
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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
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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
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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 . The ole o dis ance lea ning lies in enhancing academic achie emen by p omo ing
s uden s' sel -di ec ed lea ning, p o iding a ious ac i i ies ailo ed o s uden s' lea ning s yles, encou aging
di e se hinking me hods du ing s udy, acili a ing he acquisi ion o skills, knowledge, and a i udes, and
o e ing mul iple ways o in e ac ion and knowledge exchange h ough emo e lea ning.
Gene al Conclusion
Dis ance lea ning using mode n echnologies plays a ole in inc easing academic achie emen , p o ided ha a
conduci e educa ional en i onmen is es ablished o acili a e e ec i e communica ion and in e ac ion be ween
eache s and lea ne s. This en i onmen should enable lea ne s o comp ehend and unde s and in o ma ion
e icien ly, he eby enhancing hei compe encies and achie ing excellen academic esul s.
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