An Exploratory Analysis to Assess Computer Literacy and E-learning Among Students: A Case of Eastern Province of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

摘要

The current study investigated the use of ICTwithin the schools and higher education sectors in the eastern province ofkingdom of Saudi Arabia. The objective is to evaluate how computerliteracy and the implementation of e-learning could contribute to the learningand teaching process within the education sector in this area. A cross sectionalsurvey was carried out among students. A website was designed to gather thedata through questionnaire and interview. The data was analyzed with routinestatistical tools. The results show that the students favorite place to getaccess to a computer is their home. High percentages of students were capableof working with windows functions and affirmed that computer programs andmodels helping a great deal in understanding the courses. The study revealedthat secondary schools students were hardly using e-learning technologiescompared with higher education sector. The research implied fairly good masteryof ICT and student interest in following the development in computer educationwhich opens new outlook to the education sector in this area. However,effective measures to promote the usage of e-learning facilities should beprovided and more efforts should be made to improve e-learning facilities inschools.