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Can e-learning enhance students’ academic achievement in a country with low ICT development? Analysing students’ perceptions on the use of e-learning during the COVID-19 Pandemic
| dc.contributor.advisor | Malta, Pedro Manuel Carqueijeiro Espiga da Maia | |
| dc.contributor.author | Vinhas, Bruna Rafaela Correia | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-03-09T17:44:17Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-03-09T17:44:17Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023-01-26 | |
| dc.description | Dissertation presented as the partial requirement for obtaining a Master's degree in Information Management, specialization in Knowledge Management and Business Intelligence | pt_PT |
| dc.description.abstract | E-learning is an approach that has been increasingly used by higher education institutions (HEI) in developed countries to improve teaching and learning efficiency. A particularly different reality from the experienced in most developing countries, where the take-up and the implementation of e-learning initiatives are at a very preliminary stage due to the existence of numerous barriers. This study aims to describe and understand if and how the e-learning implementation affected students’ academic achievement in a country with low development in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and in a pandemic context in which the educational system of the country has undergone major changes. In addition, it aims to identify the main barriers faced by students during the e-learning implementation, the profile of students who were more affected by the e-learning implementation and possible solutions to successfully add and maintain e-learning initiatives to the programs of HEI. The study is based on the perceptions of 102 Angolan students obtained through a paper-based questionnaire. Results indicate that the full benefits of e-learning are not perceived by students when there are institutional barriers and ICT barriers preventing its adequate implementation and maintenance. Results also fortify the evidence that the e-learning implementation in a country with low ICT development is unlikely to successfully occur and can in fact have a negative impact on students’ academic achievement. | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.tid | 203245245 | pt_PT |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10362/150238 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | pt_PT |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | E-learning | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | ICT | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | developing countries | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | higher education | pt_PT |
| dc.subject | academic achievement | pt_PT |
| dc.title | Can e-learning enhance students’ academic achievement in a country with low ICT development? Analysing students’ perceptions on the use of e-learning during the COVID-19 Pandemic | pt_PT |
| dc.type | master thesis | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| rcaap.rights | openAccess | pt_PT |
| rcaap.type | masterThesis | pt_PT |
| thesis.degree.name | Mestrado em Gestão de Informação, especialização em Gestão do Conhecimento e Inteligência de Negócio (Business Intelligence) | pt_PT |