Perceptions of Instructors Teaching in Saudi Blended Learning Environments

An Evaluation of EFL Teachers’ Perceptions of Blended Learning

“…Almost 80% of the respondents showed positive perspectives of blended learning. The result was similar to the previous study [8] in exploring instructors' perceptions of blended learning.…”

“…A five-likert scale instrument was distributed to 247 EFL teachers. The questionnaire was developed from [8]'s research consisting of demographic questions and twenty item perceptions of blended learning. The twenty-item questions of perceptions was divided into four factors, namely 1) Skill and experience, 2) Motivation, 3) Interaction and communication, 4) Effectiveness and flexibility (see Table 1).…”

“…Blended learning has plenty of advantages to offer. As the term of blended learning, it blends both the advantages of traditional and online learning [2], [8], [9]. It facilitates both the students and the instructors to get into a new atmosphere of learning where they got twofold benefits at once, both face to face learning and online learning.…”

“…The instructors are also entitled to reinforce traditional classroom material through online learning [8]. It also provides the teachers and the students a place to connect, interact, and communicate outside classroom that may sustain their learning community [10].…”

“…Lack of training and support also take part in the challenges of blended learning implementation. The teacher often assumes that the learning management system (LMS) is complicated to use because of insufficient training and support [8]. Having the materials online sometimes also affecting face-to-face classroom quality.…”