Published date: Feb 15 2024

Journal Title: International Journal of Excellence in Smart Learning

Issue title: International Journal of Excellence in Smart Learning: Volume 1 Issue 1

Pages: 26 - 38

DOI: 10.18502/ijesl.v1i1.17956

Noura Al Hosaninoura_al-hosani@hotmail.comMinistry of Education

This study aims to conduct a meta-analysis of previous research studies to identify the effect of hybrid learning on student academic success and achievement. Data was collected using secondary sources from previous research studies. Fifty research findings were analyzed from 55 quantitative studies published between 2015 and 2021. The sample of relevant research studies was selected from a database of peer-reviewed and scholarly articles and examined using Meta-analysis. Variables such as discipline, education level, and publication type were used as the mediating variables. The results obtained in the random effect model show an indicative effect of hybrid learning on student academic success and achievement. The study found that hybrid learning significantly impacted student academic success and achievement, with sciences indicating the most significant effect size on student achievement. The analysis of the current research is based on previous studies and was limited to fifty articles published between 2015 and 2021. The research findings will inform the MoE within the UAE on the role of hybrid learning on student academic achievement and the future direction of hybrid learning.

Keywords: student achievement, academic achievement, agile transformation, meta-analysis, hybrid learning

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