Impact of Virtual Learning on Architectural Engineering and Education: The Pandemic Lockdown in Saudi Arabia
Publication: Journal of Architectural Engineering
Volume 30, Issue 1
Abstract
Owing to the recent global emergence of COVID-19 and its effects on education, particularly in Saudi Arabia, schools in the Kingdom have adopted online virtual learning styles. This is a quick reaction to the government’s decision to close all schools to control the spread of the coronavirus. This study examines the effects of virtual learning on architectural engineering and architecture education in the context of Saudi Arabia’s Pandemic Lockdown. The study collected population-representative survey data from 146 eligible respondents via a five-scale Likert questionnaire survey distributed among Saudi university students. The statistical package SPSS 28.0 was used to analyze the results, which included simple descriptive statistics and Spearman’s correlation. The study discovered that the pandemic had affected architecture and architectural engineering teaching and learning pedagogy, online assessment and examination, the environment and resources for teaching and learning, and the future application of online teaching and learning. The study reveals a strong reluctance to recommend online learning in the future for both studio- and lab-type lessons, because the available online learning hardware tools for studio-type instruction are insufficient. The findings of this study will help handle various architecture and architectural engineering courses in times of emergency that necessitates switching to online classes.
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All data, models, and code generated or used during the study appear in the published article.
Acknowledgments
The authors would like to thank and appreciate King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) for their support in conducting this research.
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Journal of Architectural Engineering
Volume 30 • Issue 1 • March 2024
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Received: Apr 29, 2023
Accepted: Aug 28, 2023
Published online: Oct 20, 2023
Published in print: Mar 1, 2024
Discussion open until: Mar 20, 2024
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- Computing in civil engineering
- Education
- Engineering education
- Engineering fundamentals
- Epidemic and pandemic
- Government
- Internet
- Mathematics
- Organizations
- Practice and Profession
- Public administration
- Public health and safety
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- Surveys (non-geomatic)
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