The Attitudes of the Educational Community in Tabuk Region towards E-Learning Application

Abstract

The current study aims to identify the attitudes of the educational com-munity in Tabuk Region towards e-learning application in the light of some variables. To achieve this, the researcher applied the educational communi¬ty scale towards e-learning application on a sample consisting of all faculty members in the University of Tabuk, a random sample of higher education and pre-university students, as well as pre-university male and female teach¬ers in Tabuk. The sample consisted of 13025 persons divided as follows: 412 male and female faculty members in Tabuk University, 936 pre-university male and female teachers in Tabuk, 8052 higher education students, and 3625 pre-university students. The results showed that all components of the educa¬tional community in Tabuk adopted highly positive attitudes towards e-learn¬ing application. In addition, there were no statistically significant differences in the attitudes of the faculty members according to gender or the college in which they work in. Also, there were no statistically significant differences in the attitudes of the male and female teachers. As for students, there were no statistically significant differences in their attitudes according to gender or specialization. The study reached some recommendations and suggestions.