Assessing the Impact of Virtual Learning Environment on Students

This report investigates the impact of virtual learning environments (VLE) on student learning, emphasizing the importance of digital skills in modern education. It includes a rationale for the research, aiming to enhance understanding of how digital skills affect student learning and organizational performance. The report outlines specific objectives such as determining the significance of digital skills, defining virtual learning in education, and identifying the impacts of VLE on students. A literature review synthesizes existing knowledge, highlighting the necessity of digital skills in the workplace and the role of VLE in providing flexible learning opportunities. The research methodology employs a quantitative approach with a survey strategy to gather data on student perceptions. The questionnaire explores various aspects of VLE, including its importance, ease of use, and impact on learning outcomes. Ultimately, the report concludes that digital skills and virtual learning significantly influence student learning experiences, offering both opportunities and challenges for educators and learners.

Digital skills and
research methods

Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY ..................................................................................................................................1
Rationale .....................................................................................................................................1
LITERATURE REVIEW ...............................................................................................................2
RESEARCH METHODOGY .........................................................................................................4
QUESTIONNAIRE.........................................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................9
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTION
Digital skills defined as practices and skills needs to have in individual for the purpose
bringing new changes and managing organizational performance. The digital skills involve
digital devices, communication applications, and network to access and manage information
(Law, Geng and Li, 2019). This is important for each organization to understand what customer
wants and how they could be satisfied so that products and services provided accordingly. The
digital skills related to technology which is getting by using electronic devices and helps to
manage information. The report is based on to know impact of Virtual learning environment on
learning experience of students. The report involves rationale, aims, objectives, literature review.
Finding and analysis that develop skills and abilities to work.
MAIN BODY
Rationale
To reason of conducting research is to develop knowledge about digital skills and know
how it impacts on students learning. Student is taking regular classes by entering in to colleges
and University. This is important for each student take part in education courses that can help to
develop skills and abilities to work. The present research is analysed for improving existing new
knowledge and bring new one. This also helps to know how to use digital technology for
increase skills and learning experience. This develop organizational performance and
productivity.
Research Aims and Objectives
Aims
“To identify the impacts of Virtual learning environment on student learning.”
Objectives
 To determine the concepts and significance of Digital skills.
 To state the meaning of Virtual learning in education areas.
 To identify the impacts of Virtual learning on students learning.
Research Questions
 What is the concepts and significance of Digital skills?
 What is the meaning of Virtual learning in education area?
 What are the impacts of Virtual learning on students learning?
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LITERATURE REVIEW
To determine the concepts and significance of Digital skills.
As per view point of Law, Geng and Li, 2019 Digital skills is the main practice and part
of education that used by individual for improving their knowledge and skills. It has been seen
that digital skills have been necessary for the workplace for decades where it became important
to use as it helps to bring changes. Now a day, electronic equipment became a part of study as
without it, not possible to complete their education. Computers, servers, mobile phones, servers,
and electronic communications that uses to manage all functions and activities effectively. This
became most important for all students to make the use of digital skills as it help to improve
skills and abilities to work. In other words, digital skill is the way of improving learnt part of
student, gives effective working and learning environment, and build student career. This can
help to improve student’s productivity by saving time and cost that provide higher performance.
To state the meaning of Virtual learning in education field.
As per view point of Polizzi (2020), VLE refers to Virtual Learning Environment that
means learning through computer and internet, inside as well as outside the facilities provided by
educational organization. This is important for students to make the use of electronic equipment
which can help to collect information and use it to complete their study ad working. It has been
seen that students who live in other country and wants to complete their study from another
University then it could be use of Virtual Learning Environment that can help to collect
information. It has been seen that students should have digital and technological skills where
information collected via computers, laptops, tablets, and other electronic devices (Robinson, Al-
Freih and Kilgore, 2020). The individual and team work will be effective and would help to
develop the future abilities of student. VLE is used by people to feel free by attending classes
and build career by handling all working and activities.
To identify the impacts of Virtual learning on students.
As per view point of Lee (2021), Learning is the activity of gaining something new and
different which supports to manage the activity and functions. This is important for all students
to make the use of VLE as it brings improvement in their existing knowledge and skills. If
students are having digital skills and ability, then it will be good opportunity to manage business
and increase performance. This impacts positively on student learning as it supports to gain new
learning and skills that complete the assigned work and maintain higher performance. The
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pandemic created a pressure for millions of schools, colleges and Universities students around
the world in to Virtual Learning where students are improving their learning by using digital
devices and maintain higher performance. Some education centre and coaching undoubtedly
continue to offer online classes where students can take part in each class. The impacts of VLE
on students are as:
This allows students to participate in high quality learning – VLE is beneficial for
students as it gets ready to take participation in different courses and learning by using internet
and computers. This can help to improve learnings of students and manage all functions
effectively.
Any time, Any Pace – VLE is impacting positively as it helps to access 24/7 hours
learning for students by enrolling themselves (Boca and Saraçlı, 2019). The students also have
option to record their classes and learn more that can help to develop abilities to work.
Synergy – The online and internet based classes create connection between students and
guider by using their digital skills and it helps to manage all functions and activities. This also
helps to control their learning and experience by managing all activities effectively.
This helps to introduce new technology – Online programme used by individuals by
taking part in to different courses that support to complete task and manage working. This helps
to build student career and manage functions properly.
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RESEARCH METHODOGY
Research Methodology is the wider term to understand that uses by individual or
researcher to develop their knowledge and skills which can help to complete the particular study.
The methodology states how researcher analysis market to collect information and maintain
performance. A methodology in relation to impact of VLE on Learning experience defined
below:
Philosophy – This relates to assumptions and perception of individual regarding
particular topic that develop understanding and skills. This showcase authentication of
information with relevancy and appropriateness (Adnan and Anwar, 2020). This considers
interpretivism, and positivism philosophy. In relation to current research, positivism philosophy
that can help to collect relevant and appropriate information about digital skills.
Research strategy – This can be explained as step by step plan that gives direction to
thoughts and efforts. This is the main aspects of research which used to conduct survey and
gather information ( Pokhrel and Chhetri, 2021). This involves interviews surveys, case study,
experiment, and systematic literature review which supports the study. The current research is
about impacts of virtual learning on student learning where survey strategy is being used by
researcher that can help to know perception of people. By using digital learning, researcher
support their students to develop their understanding and managing activities.
Choices of method – This can be defined as methodology that uses by individual for the
purpose of developing their insights and understandings in relation to working. In case, having
lack of options could be challenging for researcher to conduct analysis and make right decision.
This is important for each person to conduct market survey and complete their study.
Quantitative and qualitative methodology are two technique of research that used for different
purpose and support the conducted study. The qualitative method is uses for gathering theoretical
knowledge regarding topic which can help to manage the functions and activities (Awidi and
Paynter, 2019). On the other side, to collect statistical, and practical knowledge quantitative
method is uses by researcher that support working. In relation to current research, quantitative
method is being used by researcher that helps to collect information and practical presentation
that support study and make right decision.
Time Horizon – Each working and task is related to time period where it became
important to manage work according to given period. It has been seen that if work is assigned
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between individual then should be completed in certain period that supports to working. This
involves cross sectional and longitudinal horizon that can help to complete the work in certain
period of time. The current research is about digital skills and research method for students
where it became important to use electronic devices for continuing their study and improve their
learning experience. In relation to current research longitudinal horizon being used by researcher
that can help to perform well and develop the understanding for a particular topic. This will help
to collect information by using several sources and develop understanding in relation to
particular topic.
Data collection and Analysis – To conduct research and analysis data collection is
important technique that use by people that can help to make right decision. This is the
continuous procedure where information can be collected in different form that support to
complete study and manage the functions (Wu, Wu and Li, 2019). This became most important
for researcher to use data collection tool as it helps to manage the performance by gathering data.
The two method of data collection are primary and secondary. When information is collected
from first hand sources such as survey, interview, feedback form, observation, and others is
known as primary source of data collection. On the other side, when information is being
collected from already collected sources is known as secondary sources that directly affected the
activities and functions. The current research is about impact of virtual learning on students
learning that support to work and study complete. The study based on electronic devices that
support learning and experience of students. In relation to VLE, primary and secondary research
method used by researcher that can help to gather information and maintain higher performance.
This study helps to develop understanding and managing all activities clearly and completely.
Sampling – This can be determined as process of conducting research by taking survey
and observing from large population. This is important for students to make use of digital skills
and ability that can help to develop working ability and complete the project timely (Choudhury
and Pattnaik, 2020). In relation to current research about VLE, random sampling method is
chosen by researcher that can help to select the people from large population and maintain good
activities. The technique of sampling is probability and non-probability. The researcher have
been used probability method to select students. The total number of candidates are 17 who have
been selected randomly.
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QUESTIONNAIRE
How moodle is important for students?
a) Not Important
b) Important
c)Very important
On a scale from 1 to 5 , rate your experience about using moddle.
a) 1
b) 2
c)3
d) 4
e) 5
How often do you use moddle for your learning?
a) Daily
b) Weekly
c) Annually
d) Monthly
Do you find virtual learning difficult to use?
a) yes
b) No
Would you recommend digital learning to someone else?
a) Highly recommend
b) Recommend
c) Not recommend
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Does virtual learning is used by people to improve their learning skills and abilities?
a) yes
b) No
According to you, virtual learning is beneficial ?
a) yes
b) No
I think the virtual learning platform is easy to be used.
a) Strongly agree
b) Agree
c) Disagree
d) Strongly disagree
How does virtual learning impact the learning of students?
a) Bad
b) Very bad
c) Good
d) Very good
How many hours do you expect kids and students to spend on online coursework each day and
each week?
a) 3-4 hours per day
b) 7-8 hours per day
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CONCLUSION
From the report it can be concluded that digital skills is related to technological and online
skills that used by students to developing their learning by using computers, internet, and mobile
phones. To improve student learning there is need to take participation in different courses and
managing the productivity.
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