University Students’ Attitudes towards Blended Learning in Libya: Empirical Study

Abstract

The present study aimed to explore the university students’ attitudes in Libya towards blended learning (B-earning). To explore such attitudes, the researchers designed a questionnaire. They selected a purposive sample consisting from 435 students. Those students were selected from Elmergib University in Libya. They were selected from human sciences faculties and scientific faculties. The researchers distributed the questionnaire forms to all of the selected students by hand. All the forms were retrieved. However, 13 questionnaire forms were excluded due to having missing data. Thus, 422 questionnaire forms are considered valid for analysis. The SPSS was used for the analysis of the collected data. Students’ at Elmergib University don’t practice B-learning. That is because all the lectures at the latter university are taken face-to-face and there is no learning management system. Therefore, the meaning of these terms was illustrated within the questionnaire. It was also illustrated by the researchers when distributing the forms. It was found that those students have positive attitudes towards this learning. It was found that B-learning promotes creativity among students and improves students’ time management skills. It was found that B-learning raises students’ academic achievement and improves students’ understanding of the material. However, it was found that B-learning doesn’t raise students’ self-confidence level.