الناصرية
Volume 16, Numéro 1, Pages 402-418
2025-06-01

Exploring Digital Education’s Influence On The Academic Achievement Of First-year Social Science Students

Authors : Benyamina Rekia .

Abstract

This study aims to understand and analyze the reality of digital education and its relationship to academic achievement in the Algerian university, specifically in the department of sociology in Mascara. This is considering the importance of the university institution in producing future leaders and indirectly contributing to human development. the ministry of higher education and scientific research has sought to legislate on distance education for several years, dating back to 2006. However, its practical implementation occurred during the academic year 2020 due to two factors: the first being related to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the second to the necessity of keeping up with technological changes and transformations in the world. The study concludes that digital education has been initially implemented in the university, despite facing obstacles such as poor internet connectivity and difficulty reaching remote areas. Additionally, the present study has revealed that there is a lack is a of awareness among both students and professors regarding how to interact with this type of education, which has impacted the quality of academic achievement in this category.

Keywords

Digital education ; Academic achievement ; Distance Education ; University.