The Role of Adopting Blackboard System in Light of the Coronavirus Pandemic in Developing the Skills of its Use and Academic Achievement among Taif University Students

Authors

Ruba Ahmad Al-Ajlan, Department of Psychology, College of Arts, Taif University, Taif, Saudi ArabiaFollow
Waleed Alsayed Ahmed Khalifa, Department of Educational Psychology and Educational Statistics, Faculty of Education Tafhana Al-Ashraf, Al-Azhar University, EgyptFollow
Hassanin Ali Younes Atta, Department of Special Education, Faculty of Education, Taif University, Taif, Saudi ArabiaFollow

Abstract

The present research aimed to identify the role of adopting Blackboard system in light of the Coronavirus pandemic in developing the skills of its use and academic achievement among Taif University students. The research was applied to a sample of (664) students enrolled in the Colleges of Taif University in the first semester of the academic year 2020/2021. The scale of the role of e-learning management system (Blackboard) in developing the skills of its use (prepared by the researchers) was administered to (233) students, and the scale of the role of the e-learning management system (Blackboard) in achieving academic achievement (prepared by researchers) was administered to (431) students. The authors adopted the descriptive approach. Findings revealed that adopting Blackboard system in light of the Coronavirus pandemic developed the skills of its use and academic achievement among Taif University students. The research recommended activating the role of Blackboard system in Saudi universities in light of crises, in general, and Coronavirus pandemic, in particular, due to its positive impact in this field as well as conducting relevant researches. http://www.naturalspublishing.com/files/pages/x38866mwqk4zw6.pdf

Recommended Citation

Ahmad Al-Ajlan, Ruba; Alsayed Ahmed Khalifa, Waleed; and Ali Younes Atta, Hassanin (2021) "The Role of Adopting Blackboard System in Light of the Coronavirus Pandemic in Developing the Skills of its Use and Academic Achievement among Taif University Students," Information Sciences Letters: Vol. 10 : Iss. 2 , PP -.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.aaru.edu.jo/isl/vol10/iss2/3