The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mathematics E-learning in Its Provincial and Migratory Schools in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Al-Muzahmiyya Governorate as A Model)

Abstract

The current study aimed to identify the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mathematics e-learning in its provincial and migratory schools in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Al-Muzahmiyya Governorate as a model). The researcher used the descriptive analytical method. The study sample consisted of (58) female mathematics teachers in Al-Muzahimiyah Governorate in government schools in the three educational stages (primary, intermediate and secondary), and they whose responded to participate in the study tool. The researcher used the questionnaire as a tool for data collection. The study finding that the lockdown related to the COVID-19 caused negative affect to mathematics teaching at the schools of Al-Muzahimiyah Governorate, and the Madrasati platform had a very large role in improving student learning outcomes, and the results of the study also showed that the electronic educational supervision has a very large role in supporting math teachers in Muzahimiyah schools, and there are many challenges that faced the activation of Madrasati platform, including the low internet services, especially during COVID-19 pandemic, due to the unprecedented overload on the network, and teachers face more workload and stress to provide acceptable quality of education to students, lack of preparation and technical competencies and professionalism for teachers and students to use the Madrasati platform in particular and e-learning in general. The study presented a set of strategies to overcome these challenges, and the study recommended the expansion of e-training programs and activities for teachers and students to use and employ the tools of the Madrasati platform in teaching mathematics. Financially supporting and motivating the teachers to overcome the problem of the increasing workload as a result of practicing digital learning activities and the teachers staying for long periods on the Internet. Increase the electronic educational supervision programs and activities to overcome the problems that teachers face in employing the tools of the Madrasati platform in teaching mathematics.

Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic - mathematics education - e-learning - educational platforms - Madrasati platform - electronic educational supervision - Saudi Arabia.

DOI: 10.7176/JEP/12-30-03

Publication date:October 31^st 2021