THE STUDENTS USE OF THE LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM "BLACKBOARD" IN ACTIVE E-COURSES IN HUMAN STUDIES CENTER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KING SAUD
King Saud University (SAUDI ARABIA)
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Appears in:
INTED2012 Proceedings
Publication year: 2012
Page: 5264 (abstract only)
ISBN: 978-84-615-5563-5
ISSN: 2340-1079
Conference name: 6th International Technology, Education and Development Conference
Dates: 5-7 March, 2012
Location: Valencia, Spain
Abstract:
The present study aimed to identify the students use of the learning management system "Blackboard" in active e-courses Human studies center at the University of King Saud . The study follow a descriptive approach based on content analysis, where the descriptive methodology based on questionnaire was used as a tool of study, and the study sample has been chosen on randomly. The following are the most important results:
- With regard to the ratio of the sample treated with a learning management system tools, Blackboard was as follows:
72.6% of respondents have dealt with the tool download lectures " content materials", 66.7% tool download duties or otherwise, 74.1% preformed tests, 52.1% for the bulletin board, 44.4% for the panel discussion "forums", 32.5% tool tasks, 35.9% of messages, 31.6% Center estimates, 13.7% Blogs, 11.1%, Virtual Classroom, 6% Glossary, 0.9% swap files.
- The highest percentage of the number of decisions that have been studied through the system's decisions were by 23.1%, and 96.6% of respondents did not receive training sessions on the system, 59.8% of respondents with desire to study the decisions of the other through the system.
- Response of the sample on the extent of use of learning management system "Blackboard" in the entry of the active electronic courses was medium ranged between (3.79 - 2.03 out of 5) compared with the arithmetic average of the year (2.66).
- The study's result's highlighted the difficulties faced by students when using the learning management system "Blackboard.Keywords:
e-learning, educational teachnology, learning management system.