Abstract
Background: Recently, with the proliferation of internet technology, the E-learning has become an essential method and new epitome that is widely used and implemented by educational institutions across the globe. Objective: The main objective of the current survey was to study the impact of E-learning on the students' academic performance. Methodology: It was a facility-based and quasi-experimental research design that carried out in Najran University College of nursing during the period from January to August 2019. By adopting a purposive sampling technique, 80 under-graduate nursing students (40 experimental group+40 as controls) that aged 21-24 years old had been recruited to participate in the current survey. Final exam results and a self-administered questionnaire were used for collecting data. Results: The findings revealed that the mean scores obtained by students in the final exam by the E-learning group (Experimental) are statistically significantly higher than those for the traditional group (controls) (t=3.45, df=37, p=0.002). Additionally, the results showed that the mean of the students' overall satisfaction with the traditional face-to-face lectures in the control group was 6.26, while the mean of the students' overall satisfaction with E-learning in the experimental group was 8.74. The difference between students' attitudes was significant (p=0.015) in favor of the experimental group. Conclusion: The key findings of the present study show a significant difference in learning outcomes besides positive attitudes between online and traditional learners which can be a viable alternative learning method for higher education. It also contributes to the current literature in the area of online instruction and E-learning.