Gender Differences Among Arab Students E-Learning During COVID-19 In Malaysia: Does the Zoom Platform Make a Difference

Abstract

Online learning has drawn more attention because of the epidemic's global spread. For learners to succeed academically, motivation towards eLearning is crucial. In the overseas context, this study examined the gender differences among Arab learners who were studying in Malaysia. In total, 31 universities’ students (16 males and 15 females) participated in the study to identify whether there were gender differences in respondent’s motivation and intention to use zoom platform. Independent sample t-test and correlation were run. The results exhibited that there were not significant gender differences among respondents’ motivation and intention to use zoom platform.(t =1.461, p = 0.155 > 0.05; t =.312, p = 0.757> 0.05) respectively, but there was a significant correlated association between respondents’ motivation and their intention to use zoom platform (r=0.545, p<0.01). Generally, students were motivated and intended to use Zoom platform, but it did not make any difference between male and female students in e-learning context.