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This study aims to investigate the level of utilization of online learning in kindergartens in Jordan during the covid-19 pandemic from the teachers’ point of view. The study sample consists of 225 female teachers from both public and private schools in Jordan. To collect data, a survey was developed and implemented to the study sample after obtaining its validity and reliability. The survey intended to measure three dimensions (teaching, communication, and technological competencies). The results have shown that the mean scores of the level of utilization of online learning in kindergartens during the covid-19 pandemic from a teachers’ point of view were moderate and it also showed statistical differences in the level of utilization of online learning attributed to the type of school in favor of private schools. A correlation between the number of years of expertise and both academic qualification and private education was also noticed.

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Early Childhood Kindergartens Jordanian Children Online Learning Covid 19

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Author Biographies

Maha Yousef Abu-Rabba', Ministry of Education/ Jordan

Teacher at the ministry of education - Jordan

Ayat Mohaamed Al-Mughrabib, Middle East University

Assistant professor of science education, Middle East Universiry- Jordan

How to Cite
Abu-Rabba’, M. Y., Al-Mughrabib, A. M., & Al-Awidi, H. M. (2021). Online learning in the Jordanian kindergartens during Covid-19 ‏pandemic. Journal of E-Learning and Knowledge Society, 17(3), 59-69. https://doi.org/10.20368/1971-8829/1135534

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