آراء طلاب الدراسات العليا تجاه التحول من التعلم التقليدي إلى التعلم عن بعد خلال  COVID-19

Graduate Students’ Opinions Towards Transforming from Traditional Learning to Online Learning during COVID-19 

تهدف هذه الدراسة إلى فهم تصورات طلاب الدراسات العليا وتوقعاتهم وخبراتهم ومواقفهم تجاه خبراتهم التعليمية عبر الإنترنت خلال جائحة COVID-19. تم تطبيق نهج مختلط لجمع البيانات؛ شارك في الإجابة على الاستبانة واحد وعشرون طالب دراسات عليا. أجريت المقابلات مع 3 طلاب و3 طالبات من نفس مجموعة العينة لفهم نتائج البحث بشكل كامل. تظهر نتائج الدراسة أن التعلم عبر الإنترنت لا يمكن أن يحل تماما محل التعلم التقليدي وجها لوجه. على هذا النحو، ذكر جميع المشاركين تقريبًا أن التعليم عن بعد يضيف عنصرًا علميًا وثقافيًا مهمًا إلى التعلم وسيظل مكونًا عمليًا للتعليم في شكل التعلم المدمج. لذلك، يجب أن تركز الممارسة المستقبلية على تطوير نموذج التعلم المدمج لتقديم مواد الدورة، خاصة الدورات التي تشمل الجوانب النظرية والعملية.

This study aims to understand graduate students' perceptions, expectations, experiences, and attitudes, toward their online educational experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. A mixed-method approach was applied to collect data; Twenty-one graduate students participated in answering the questionnaire. Interviews were conducted with 3 male and 3 female students from the same sample set to fully understand the research findings. The study results show that online learning cannot completely replace traditional face-to-face learning. As such, nearly all of the participants stated that distance education adds an important scientific and cultural element to learning and will remain a practical component of education in the blended learning format. Therefore, future practice should focus on developing a blended learning model for delivering course materials, especially courses that include both theoretical and practical aspects.

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