Teaching and learning the four English skills before and during the COVID-19 era: perceptions of EFL faculty and students in Saudi higher education

Table 3 Students’ Skills and Responses in E-learning

Items		Valid					Mean	Std. Dev	Importance
Items		SD	D	N	A	SA	Mean	Std. Dev	Importance
The instructor was an effective lecturer	Freq	1	1	15	16	5	3.61	0.855	72%
The instructor was an effective lecturer	%	2.6	2.6	39.5	42.1	13.5
Presentations were clear and organized	Freq	2	0	8	21	7	3.82	0.926	76%
Presentations were clear and organized	%	5.2	0.0	21.1	55.3	18.4
The instructor could arouse student interest	Freq	2	2	14	15	5	3.50	0.980	70%
The instructor could arouse student interest	%	5.3	5.3	36.8	39.5	13.2
The instructor could manage the time effectively during classes	Freq	2	2	14	12	8	3.58	1.056	72%
	%	5.3	5.3	36.8	31.6	21.1
The instructor was available and helpful	Freq	3	0	8	20	7	3.74	1.032	75%
The instructor was available and helpful	%	7.9	0.0	21.1	52.6	1.4
Grading was prompt and the instructor gave useful feedback	Freq	2	3	11	17	5	3.53	1.006	71%
Grading was prompt and the instructor gave useful feedback	%	5.2	7.9	28.9	44.7	13.2
Adequate teaching materials were available as per the requirements of e-learning	Freq	1	0	18	14	5	3.58	0.826	72%
	%	2.6	0.0	47.6	36.8	13.2