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The impact of digital teaching of industrial technology in Morocco on College Students: experience with
Moodle Cloud
Meriem BENTALEB
Faculté des des Sciences Université Ibn Tofail Kénitra
Doctorante en sciences de l’éducation.
Bentaleb.meriem@gmail.com

RESUME
Au début de l’année 2020, le monde a connu un
changement radical dans tous les domaines, où la
numérisation est devenue le seul moyen de
surmonter la crise du Coronavirus. Le système
éducatif marocain a été l'un des domaines basés
sur la transformation numérique pour assurer la
continuité pédagogique en favorisant
l'enseignement à distance. Au cours de l'année
2021, sous directives royales, le Maroc a mis
l'accent sur l'orientation numérique, à partir de
laquelle le ministère de l'Éducation a lancé de
nouveaux programmes adoptant des applications
et des portails numériques. Pour intégrer ces
développements numériques dans le processus
d'apprentissage, il est nécessaire d'employer des
pédagogies renouvelables qui promeuvent les TIC
pour intégrer tous les apprenants en difficulté et
ceux ayant des besoins particuliers pour
développer leurs compétences techniques et
promouvoir l'auto-apprentissage. Dans cette
recherche, nous nous intéressons à mesurer
l'impact de l'utilisation de la plateforme cloud
Moodle sur les apprenants du système éducatif.
L'étude vise à présenter les résultats pertinents
d'un questionnaire administré à un groupe
d'étudiants et à identifier comment la plateforme
permet d'améliorer les compétences des
apprenants dans l'espace virtuel tout en intégrant
la classe inversée comme pédagogie de soutien.
ABSTRACT
At the beginning of the year 2020, the world
experienced a radical change in all areas, where
digitization has become the only way to
overcome the crisis of the Coronavirus . The
Moroccan education system has been one of the
areas based on digital transformation to ensure
educational continuity by promoting distance
learning .During 2021 under royal directives,
Morocco has focused on digital orientation ,
from which the Ministry of Education has
launched new programs adopting digital
applications and portals.To integrate these
digital developments into the learning process, it
is necessary to employ renewable pedagogies
that promote ICT to integrate all learners with
difficulties and those with special needs to
develop their technical skills and promote self-
learning].In this research, we are interested in
measuring the impact of the use of the Moodle
cloud platform on learners in the educational
system. The study aims to present the relevant
results of a questionnaire administered to a
group of students and identify how the platform
to improve learners' skills in the virtual space
while integrating the flipped classroom as a
supportive pedagogy.

Keywords: Digitalization, Moodle cloud, Digital

education, Flipped classroom

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INTRODUCTION

The global digitization of education that has emerged in the shadow of the Coronavirus Covid 19
due to the closure of educational institutions and the suspension of school attendance has prompted all
countries in the world to produce digital educational packages and technological applications with
which the teachers and students must interact, to be used in distance education to ensure pedagogical
continuity [1-2-5].

The Moroccan education system has developed a set of digital programs and projects that it has
begun to implement to ensure pedagogical continuity for all school levels [3-4].

Including programs that were approved during the 2019/2020 pandemic period and others that
work has begun to provide for the upcoming 2020/2021 school year [8].

Two teaching models, distance and face-to-face, have been adopted for the 2020/2021 school year
in the Moroccan education system by integrating Information and Communication Technologies in
Education "ICTE" [6-7].

To keep pace with these projects, I conducted a digital pedagogical experiment based on flipped
classroom pedagogy, adopting the mode of teaching by alternation[9].

This research aims to measure the effectiveness of the integration of ICTE in the pedagogical
learning process and the extent of its impact on the learner through a survey study on a class in a public
educational institution located in the Moroccan city of Sidi Slimane.

Problematic:

In order to integrate digital education into the learning process, it is necessary to focus on the learner
and take individual differences into account [11]. Hence the degree of acquisition varies from one
student to another, depending on his individual abilities and skills in understanding, concentration and
attention [13].

The old methods of learning do not meet the requirements of digital education [14]. For this reason, we
have worked with the innovative pedagogy of the flipped classroom that guarantees us a new method of
learning and presents a space to work with a digital platform, "Moodle cloud" to measure the
improvement of skills of learners[10-12].

II. MÉTHODOLOGIE DE RECHERCHE

The present research was carried out through the Moodle cloud platform with three classes of 3rd-year
college at the college Omar Bno Alkhattab in the city of Sidi Slimane, which lasted for three months. A
questionnaire was distributed to 114 students to measure the results of the integration of the platform
into the learning process and its impact on student motivation.

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The experiment focused on access for each student to the Moodle platform at home to see pedagogical
content elaborated by the teacher and to realize tests to measure the acquisition of each student in the
class while the time of learning was dedicated to the revision and to the exercises.

Fig.1.List of students added in the platform

The platform allows us to know which students have used the platform with precision of time and those
who have not accessed the platform

Fig.2.Home page of the platform

The figure above shows the home page from which the students can access the educational content in
any form video pdf table image.

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Fig.3.Model of a multiple choice test on the platform

Among the features of Moodle are online assessments such as multiple-choice questions that measure
the learning level of students.

III. ANALYSE DES RÉSULTATS

Table 1 : Person using Moodle

Classes Numbre of students Male Female

3/1 38 16 22
3/2 40 19 21
3/3 36 16 20

The three classes had a total of 114 students, divided into 63 female and 51 male students.

F/not int

F/int

M/not int

M/int

5 15 25 35 45 55
M/int M/not int F/int F/not int
Series1 42 9 52 11

Fig.4. Students interested in Moodle:

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Among the respondents, 83% confirm that having such a platform is beneficial to support distance
learning as long as internet access is available to them, while 17% find it not very useful and that direct
classroom teaching is sufficient.

17%
23%

32%
28%

1/day 1/week 1/month never

Fig.5.Frequency of use of the platform
As for the frequency of use of the platform, 51 students use the platform often since the session on the
subject is divided into two hours per week, while 32 consult the platform once a month because of the
lack of connection or equipment such as computers.
Work freely

seen video many times

saving time

learning at a personal
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45
Fig.6.Advantage of Moodle for students
More than 33% of the respondents said that the ability to watch the course many times is the most
exciting advantage for them because it allows them to understand better with each repetition of the
video course. In comparison, 20% find that the advantage of this platform is saving time. At the same
time, the rest are divided between learning at a personal pace or the possibility of watching the course
with parents.

Pdf
19%
Vidéo
81%

Vidéo Pdf
Fig.7.Most useful content form

The most preferred format for educational content among respondents was video with 81% while 19%
found PDF format more convenient and better

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80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Yes No Other
Fig.8.Increasing the effectiveness of learning

For the usefulness and effectiveness of Moodle, 66% agree that the platform was very useful in the
learning process and guaranteed the digitalization of teaching, while 21% disagreed, and 13% had no
answer.

download lesson do exercice

use all wach video

22%

44%
20%

14%

Fig.9.Purpose of using the platform

Among the most used reasons to access the platform is to see the course in video format with 44% of the
respondents and 22% their answer was to download the course in PDF format, 20% declare that they
use the platform several times to work on the exercises and 14% use all the properties available on the
platform.

100
90
80 89
70
71
60
61
50 53
40
30
20
10
0
technological strategic methodological cultural
Fig.10.Competence to improve among learners

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Regarding skills, 89% of the students have improved their technical skills through the use and mastery
of digital technology. 71% of them have developed their strategic skills in terms of organization and
distribution of work time, as well as 61% of digital cultural skills and 53% of methodological skills,
proving that the integration of digital technology contributes to improving academic performance

IV. DISCUSSION DES RÉSULTATS

The results of this experiment have demonstrated the importance of digitation in the educational corpus
by improving the learners' skills and competencies. The students are motivated by this teaching method
which allows them to:

-Work with a certain amount of freedom at their convenience and individually or in teams

- Each learner works at their own pace

- A new learning method adapted to the digital lifestyle.

Furthermore, the flexibility of this approach is underscored by the students' ability to progress at their
own pace, fostering a personalized learning experience[10]. This adaptability is a key feature that aligns
with the demands of the digital era, ensuring that education remains relevant and engaging for the
contemporary learner[15-16]. The experiment thus highlights the evolution of pedagogy to meet the
needs of a digitally inclined generation.

However, amid these positive observations, a critical segment of learners emerges, requiring additional
empowerment to fully leverage the benefits of digital education. This particular group remains
indifferent to digital learning, and the root cause lies in social factors. Families and schools, it appears,
face challenges in guaranteeing and providing the necessary prerequisites for digital education to this
specific social category[17-18]. The implications of this disparity underscore the importance of
addressing these social barriers to ensure that the advantages of digitization in education are accessible
to all learners, thereby fostering inclusivity and equity in the educational landscape[20]. But an
essential category of learners needs more power to take advantage of its resources. It remains
indifferent to digital education because of social reasons related to the inability of families or schools to
guarantee and offer the requirements of digital education to this social category[19].

Conclusion

The integration of digitalization in the educational system complements and extends traditional
teaching towards a blended learning mode to improve classroom practice and the quality of student
performance. The Moodle platform supports educators who aim to increase the quality of courses by
allowing the teacher to check work, give feedback, monitor student behaviour, correct digitally, etc.
Finally, Moodle allows for student differentiation and ensures:

- Respect for the rhythm of learning.

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- Flexibility of learning.

- Elimination of the spatiotemporal barriers of face-to-face education.

- Mastery of ICT by students.

- Broad communication between students and teachers.

- Free software.

- It presents different evaluation methods.

But some constraints prevent the wide dissemination of digital platforms depending mainly on the
knowledge of the tools by teachers and how they should be used[21], which requires the implementation
of an urgent strategy based on training for teachers in the context of teaching and learning.

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