Perception of Postgraduate Students and Teachers on MOODLE Learning Management System

Santosh Kumar Behera^1, , Priti Sarkar¹, Suryadeep Dey¹, Mega Novita² and Abdullahi Yusuf³

¹Department of Education, Kazi Nazrul University, Paschim Bardhaman, West Bengal, India

²Universitas PGRI Semarang Jl. Sidodadi Timur No. 24 Semarang 50232 Central Java, Indonesia

³Department of Science Education, Sokoto State University, Sokoto, Nigeria

Cite this paper:
Santosh Kumar Behera, Priti Sarkar, Suryadeep Dey, Mega Novita and Abdullahi Yusuf. Perception of Postgraduate Students and Teachers on MOODLE Learning Management System. American Journal of Educational Research. 2025; 13(11):498-510. doi: 10.12691/education-13-11-3

Abstract

This article attempted to know the perception of Postgraduate students and teachers on MOODLE Learning Management System. The study finds out the relationship between the perception of students and teachers on MOODLE Learning Management System. The study also identified some advantages and pitfalls of MOODLE Learning Management System as perceived by students and teachers. The Descriptive research method was used in this study. All the Postgraduate students and teachers of Kazi Nazrul University comprised the population of the study. A total of 190 Postgraduate Students (62 Male and 128 Female) and 25 teachers of Kazi Nazrul University in Paschim Bardhaman district were taken as a representative sample of the whole population. Simple Random Sampling technique was adopted for selecting students and teachers. Perception scales were used for collecting the data from students and teachers separately. Data were analysed with relevant statistics. It was revealed that the level of perception of Postgraduate students and teachers on MOODLE Learning Management System is moderate. The study exposed that the perception of Postgraduate students on MOODLE Learning Management System in relation to their Locale, User type, and Stream differs significantly. Whereas the perception of teachers on MOODLE Learning Management System in relation to their User type (User & Non-User) differs significantly. It is also found that there is no significant relation between the perception of students and teachers on MOODLE Learning Management System. The pandemic due to the COVID-19 virus is a boon on the one hand; on the other hand, it is the bane. The students and teachers can learn from the crisis state, and any kind of system can upgrade its features to align with the contemporary condition. MOODLE learning management system can cast a great opportunity for distance learning and had a pivotal role during COVID-19.

Keywords:
Perception Postgraduate Students Teachers MOODLE LMS Industry 5.0

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