The present study aimed to assess the impact of personality traits on student satisfaction with blended learning which many higher education institutions have adopted since the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK. Personality traits were assessed using the International Personality Item Pool and student satisfaction was recorded on a 7-point Likert scale.…

Objective: This exploratory quantitative study examined college students' social-psychological well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants: The sample included 1,723 students (undergraduate and graduate) at a public research university. Methods: Paired samples t-test were utilized to compare students' social-psychological well-being…

This study used the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT2) model to (i) predict factors influencing HE faculty members' acceptance of hybrid instruction and (ii) identify factors influencing the faculty members' behavioural intention to use hybrid instruction. Data were analysed using SPSS 22 and AMOS 23 software. Structural…

Indonesian higher education rarely employed e-learning until COVID-19. Many students tried online learning for the first time during the pandemic. After the pandemic ended in 2022, universities switched to blended learning, but student adaptation, system integration, and learning effectiveness remain challenges. This study examines these…

This cross-sectional study aims to investigate the factors influencing the levels of online learning fatigue among blended learners in higher education amid the post-pandemic era. In this context, a total of 347 college students voluntarily completed an online questionnaire, including the Online Learning Fatigue (OLF) Scale, to determine the…

The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in dramatic changes to the experiences of school for young people around the world as youth and adults navigated changes to instructional format and means of engaging in teaching and learning. School connectedness during the pandemic served a potentially protective role for adolescents during this uncertain time. In…

During COVID, HyFlex gained popularity and became a "new normal" that educators need to consider as an effective instructional approach. Previous research offers conflicting findings related to the impact of HyFlex instruction on students' basic psychological needs and academic performance. Our investigation provides insight into a…

This paper examines whether and to what extent student engagement with the learning management system (LMS) Blackboard affects students' academic performance during the COVID-19 pandemic. We find strong evidence that higher student engagement with Blackboard is associated with better academic performance. We also find that the association between…

Contemporary distance higher education is hinged on modern technologies to deliver purely online and blended modes of learning mostly through learning management system (LMS). This is to bridge the transactional gap between students and instructors as well as among students themselves. However, the use of technologies such as LMS for dispensing…

Blended teaching (BT) in pre-service teacher (PST) education has significantly increased, particularly owing to the impact of COVID-19. However, there is limited literature on how pre-service teachers (PSTs) adjust to this mode of teaching. This study provides new longitudinal evidence on the adaptability of PSTs (n = 1285) and its predictors,…

The purpose of this logistic regression study was to identify predictors of teacher-reported sustained use of data-based instruction (DBI) during the COVID-19 pandemic and assess the extent to which the identified predictors explained teachers' sustained use after completing programmatic support for intensive early writing instruction. We surveyed…

The authors investigate coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) risk factors, suitability of online instruction, politics, and institutions' finances as rationales guiding instructional delivery decisions for fall 2020, after COVID-19's emergence. Contributions include estimating multinomial logit regressions with mode of delivery as a categorical…

With the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, many universities adopted a hybrid learning model as a substitute for a traditional one. Predicting students' performance in hybrid environments is a complex task because it depends on extracting and analyzing different types of data: log data, self-reports, and face-to-face interactions. Students must…

This study explores the impact of remote emergency learning during the COVID-19 pandemic on students' perception and acceptance of blended learning after the pandemic. The study applies the Community of Inquiry framework to understand the predictors and whether there is any statically significant correlation between the experience of remote…

During the 2020-2021 school year, the COVID-19 pandemic pushed many school districts to implement alternative teaching approaches including, socially distanced classrooms with hybrid teaching schedules or all virtual instruction. This study aimed to gain insight into the impact of COVID-19 on hybrid and virtual elementary teacher stress.…