Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn)
Vol 20, No 2: May 2026

A comparison study of engineering students’ learning experience in face-to-face vs. synchronous modes

Akladios, Magdy (Unknown)
Retnanto, Albertus (Unknown)
Parsaei, Hamid R. (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 May 2026

Abstract

While distance education offered many conveniences, it was not until the COVID-19 pandemic forced educators worldwide to utilize this option more that its full potential was realized. After the shutdowns, some institutions began to realize the benefits of continuing to offer some courses online to accommodate students who seek the conveniences of distance education. During the pandemic, Texas AM University campuses in College Station (CStat) and Qatar followed the recommended delivery methods implemented by the university in March 2020. The two undergraduate courses offered on these two campuses were the subject of empirical study at these universities. To identify the differences between the two campuses, this article will compare the findings of a survey that was given to students based on their academic performance and participation in both in-person and remote in-class (synchronous) learning. The survey used finite answers to simplify the comparison between the two sets of data, resulting in categorical-type data. The authors concluded that, regardless of location, if distance education is carried out consistently, the results should be similar after a chi-square comparison of the data revealed no significant differences between the two campuses.

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Journal Info

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EduLearn

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Subject

Humanities Education Library & Information Science Social Sciences Other

Description

Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn) ISSN: 2089-9823, e-ISSN 2302-9277 is a multi-disciplinary, peer-refereed open-access international journal which has been established for the dissemination of state-of-the-art knowledge in the field of education, teaching, development, instruction, ...