Title: Student engagement and assessment during COVID-19: a case study from an information systems undergraduate program in Saudi Arabia

Authors: Saqib Saeed; Madeeha Saqib; Dina A. Alabaad; Asiya Abdus Salam; Hina Gull; Sardar Zafar Iqbal

Addresses: Department of Computer Information Systems, College of Computer Science and Information Technology, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam, Saudi Arabia ' Department of Computer Information Systems, College of Computer Science and Information Technology, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam, Saudi Arabia ' Department of Computer Information Systems, College of Computer Science and Information Technology, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam, Saudi Arabia ' Department of Computer Information Systems, College of Computer Science and Information Technology, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam, Saudi Arabia ' Department of Computer Information Systems, College of Computer Science and Information Technology, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam, Saudi Arabia ' Department of Computer Information Systems, College of Computer Science and Information Technology, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam, Saudi Arabia

Abstract: COVID-19 has transformed human life and the new normal has transformed business and social practices of humans. Such changes have also affected the education sector where conventional learning is transformed to online learning and assessments have resulted in online assessments. Such transformation is not a technological shift, but it has long-term implications for all the stakeholders. To continuously improve the learning practices during this pandemic time there is a need for information exchange to foster best practices. In this paper, we have compared the students' assessment performance by conventional face-to-face learning and online learning, and we found minimum variations. Based on our approach adopted during online lectures we have proposed a model to foster effective learning during the COVID-19 period. The findings from this study will help other institutions and academics to foster a better learning environment for their students.

Keywords: education; COVID-19; education quality; student engagement.

DOI: 10.1504/IJHES.2022.123436

International Journal of Higher Education and Sustainability, 2022 Vol.4 No.1, pp.1 - 16

Received: 08 Mar 2021
Accepted: 12 Apr 2021
Published online: 20 Jun 2022 *

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