A Comparative Study on the Impact of Online and Blended Learning

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has accelerated the transformation of educational institutions across the globe by implementing online and blended learning, which becomes an important aspect of the instruction and learning processes. The present study aimed to investigate the impact of b...

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Published in:SAGE Open 2023-01, Vol.13 (1)
Main Authors: Ali, Ashraf, Khan, Raja Muhammad Ishtiaq, Alouraini, Abdullah
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Blended Learning
Comparative Analysis
COVID-19
Educational Change
English (Second Language)
Foreign Countries
Grammar
Learning Management Systems
Learning Processes
Medical Students
Online Courses
Pandemics
Second Language Instruction
Second Language Learning
Teaching Methods
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Summary:The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has accelerated the transformation of educational institutions across the globe by implementing online and blended learning, which becomes an important aspect of the instruction and learning processes. The present study aimed to investigate the impact of both online and blended learning methods on grammatical knowledge and skill acquisition via an experimental approach. The study recruited 76 first-year medical learners to participate in an experiment for 7 weeks. Specifically, the experimental group studied the learning material face-to-face for 7 hours with 8 hours online, while the control group studied the same material online for 15 hours. The data were collected through pre-test and post-test. Although both approaches significantly improved learners’ grammar performance, the study results discovered significantly higher learners’ performance in a blended learning environment compared to solely online learning.
ISSN:2158-2440
2158-2440
DOI:10.1177/21582440231154417