MEASURING ATTITUDE OF FACULTIES TOWARDS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE E-LEARNING SYSTEM IN URMIA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES

E-learning is one of the phenomena of modern world that has developed in the
information age and the knowledge-based society. The aim of this study was to evaluate the attitudes
of Urmia University of Medical Sciences faculties towards the implementation of the e-learning
system.
Materials & Methods: The research is a non-experimental descriptive survey. The statistical population of this
study included all faculties of Urmia University of Medical Sciences that according to Morgan table were
estimated 136. The questionnaire’s validity was assessed by experts and its reliability was calculated by
Cronbach’s alpha as 0.75. For data analysis, correlation, analysis of variance, and independent t-test were used.
Results: The results indicated that there was a significant relationship between attitude of faculties
toward e-learning and blended-learning (sig= 0.000, r= 0.73). The attitude of faculties towards elearning
and their work experience is different (f= 5.38, sig= 0.006). But there is no significant
difference between the attitude towards e-learning among male and female faculty members (sig=
0.07, t= -1.82).
Conclusion: Based on the positive attitude of the faculties towards the implementation of the elearning,
it is suggested to improve the status quo and move toward implementation of the e-learning
system in Urmia University of Medical Sciences.