Examining different learning modes: A longitudinal study of business administration students’ performance

Abstract

This study examines how different learning modes (blended learning, online learning, and face-to-face) affect business administration student performance. Four dimensions are examined: perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, learning motivation, and students' satisfaction. The current study used longitudinal data from three survey copies that were distributed to the same student to compare face-to-face, online, and blended modes over three different time periods (2019, 2020, and 2021). Participants included 160 business students at local universities. The results indicated that students' motivation to use face-to-face learning had a great impact on their satisfaction, but this had only a marginal effect on their academic performance. On the other hand, students' motivation to use online learning significantly influences their learning satisfaction and, in turn, has a strong impact on their academic performance. As for the blended learning model, students’ motivation to use this mode of learning positively impacted their learning satisfaction. However, students of this mode had relatively lower academic performance compared to other modes of learning. © 2023 Elsevier Ltd

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motivation blended learning student performance Learning satisfaction Perceived ease of use Perceived usefulness Hybrid learning Online education and face-to-face education

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Author Affiliations

College of Economics and Business Administration, University of Technology and Applied Sciences Salalah, Salalah, Dhofar, Oman, Department of Hotel Management, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt

University of Technology and Applied Sciences Ibri, Ibri, Ad Dhahirah, Oman

College of Economics and Business Administration, University of Technology and Applied Sciences Salalah, Salalah, Dhofar, Oman

Department of Management, Dhofar University, Salalah, Dhofar, Oman

College of Economics and Business Administration, University of Technology and Applied Sciences Salalah, Salalah, Dhofar, Oman, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Sadat City, Monufia, Egypt

Funding & Acknowledgements

University of Technology and Applied Sciences - Muscat, UTAS

Grant: 05-IRFP-2022

The authors would like to express their gratitude to the University of Technology and Applied Sciences, Salalah, Sultanate of Oman. This research project was funded by the University of Technology and Applied Sciences through the internal Research funding program, grant No 05-IRFP-2022 .

University of Technology and Applied Sciences - Muscat, UTAS

The authors would like to express their gratitude to the University of Technology and Applied Sciences, Salalah, Sultanate of Oman. This research project was funded by the University of Technology and Applied Sciences through the internal Research funding program, grant No 05-IRFP-2022 .

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Examining different learning modes: A longitudinal study of business administration students’ performance

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