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Table 5 Major Challenges Regarding E-learning

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

Items

Valid

Mean

Std. Dev

Importance

SD

D

N

A

SA

I have poor Internet connectivity at home

Freq

3

4

18

8

5

3.86

0.945

77%

%

7.9

10.5

47.4

21.1

13.2

   

I miss face-to-face interaction with instructors

Freq

3

4

15

7

9

3.91

0.898

78%

%

7.9

10.5

39.5

18.4

23.7

   

I don’t feel motivated when I study at home

Freq

4

8

17

4

5

2.95

1.138

59%

%

10.5

21.1

44.7

10.5

13.2

   

I miss peer interaction

Freq

4

5

20

4

5

3.76

1.102

75%

%

10.5

13.2

52.6

10.5

13.2

   

I can’t understand the content easily through e-learning mode

Freq

7

10

15

4

2

2.58

1.081

52%

%

18.4

26.3

39.5

10.5

5.3

   

E-learning is more passive than face-to-face learning

Freq

6

12

14

2

4

2.63

1.149

53%

%

15.8

31.6

36.8

5.3

10.5

   

I face technical problems while using Blackboard

Freq

3

10

11

9

5

3.78

0.998

76%

%

7.9

26.3

28.9

23.7

13.2

   

Technical problems pertaining to the Blackboard take time to resolve which hampers my learning

Freq

4

5

21

3

5

3.0

1.090

60%

%

10.5

13.2

55.3

7.9

13.2

   

I don’t have a good device to attend my online lectures

Freq

12

11

10

1

4

2.32

1.254

46%

%

31.6

28.9

26.3

2.6

10.5

   

Overall Mean

3.89

1.132

78%