Students’Achievement and Attitudes Toward Using Traditional Learning, Blended Learning, and Virtual Classes Learning in Teaching and Learning at the University Level.docVIP

Students’Achievement and Attitudes Toward Using Traditional Learning, Blended Learning, and Virtual Classes Learning in Teaching and Learning at the University Level 　　Abstract 　　This study aims to investigate the effects of the traditional learning， blended learning and virtual classes learning on university students’ achievement and attitudes. 34 male students studying at the English Language Program， Qassim University were divided randomly into three groups， （blended learning， traditional learning， or virtual classes learning）. Results indicate that there are significant differences among the instructional approaches in the achievement test scores in favor of blended learning. In addition， the results show significant differences in students’ attitudes in favor of blended learning. 　　Key words： Blended learning； Traditional learning； Virtual classes learning； Saudi students’ achievement； Attitudes； E-learning 　　INTRODUCTION 　　Information and communication technology （ICT） such as computers， internet， multimedia， virtual classrooms， smart classrooms and so on has been used widely in different fields. In education， this technology has been introduced to the field in recent years. E-learning is one of these technologies which has been used in teaching and learning situations （Pekarova Bitljanova， 2011； Sandholtz， Ringstaff， Dwyer， 1994； Bates， 1995； Baylor Ritchie， 2002； Jhosta， 2005； Abrami Bernard， Borokhoski， Tamin， Surkes， Zhang， 2006； Chen Jones， 2007； Stiffler， 2008）. 　　The idea of using ICT in language teaching has attracted more language teachers to have an interactive classroom environment （Chou， 2010）. Since there is a tendency in using e-learning in teaching/learning environment， it is interesting to see whether there is a basis for the shift from traditional methods to more technological oriented approaches for better teaching/ learning environment. 　　CONTEXT OF THE PROBLEM Buraydah Community College （BCC） at Qassim University （QU） introduced