ERIC Number: EJ1117848
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 15
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An Exploratory, Descriptive Study of the Attitudes of Instructors and Students toward the Use of Asynchronous Online Discussion at a Female University in Saudi Arabia
Alshahrani, Hamed A.; Walker, David A.
Mid-Western Educational Researcher, v28 n3 p232-246 2016
This exploratory, descriptive study examined instructor and female student attitudes toward asynchronous online discussion (AOD) in Saudi Arabia. Preliminary results, derived from an attitudinal-based survey, indicated that, in aggregate, instructors and students had positive attitudes toward using AOD at a female institution of higher education in Saudi Arabia. Inferentially, the two groups differed in their perceptions of using AOD in some instances. Additional results indicated that instructors were willing to teach using AOD and female students were agreeable to using AOD in their classes.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Faculty, Females, Attitude Measures, Asynchronous Communication, Computer Mediated Communication, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Undergraduate Students, Online Surveys, Statistical Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Saudi Arabia
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