Table 7.1 Descriptive statistics
Category (Nationality)
Frequency
Percent
Saudi Nationals
53
14.17%
Other Arabs (Non-Saudi)
65
17.38%
Non-Arabs (Non-Saudi)
265
68.45%
Total
374
Category (Age)
Frequency
Percent
Under 30 years
28
7. 49%
31 to 35 years
53
14.17%
36 to 40 years
52
13.90%
41 to 45 years
77
20.59%
46 to 50 years
62
16.58%
51 to 55 years
42
11.23%
More than 55 years
60
16.04%
Total
374
Category (Educational Level)
Frequency
Percent
PhD
180
48.13%
MPhil
9
2.41%
Master’s Degree
145
38.77%
Bachelor’s Degree
40
10.70%
Total
374
Category (Teaching and Non-Teaching Staff)
Frequency
Percent
Teaching instructors
357*
95%
Non-teaching instructors
17
5%
Total
374
* Only Teaching Faculty Members were included in the data analysis
Category (Educational Institutions)
Frequency
Percent
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) 150
39.06%
Dammam University (DU)
94
24.48%
King Faisal University (KFU)
32
8.33%
Jubail University College (JUC)
40
10.42%
Prince Mohammad University (PMU)
18
4.69%
Haffar Al Batin Community College (HBCC)
19
4.95%
Dammam Community College (DCC)
21
5.47%
Al-Kharage University (KU)
*
0
0
Total
374
Category (Technological Awareness)
Frequency
Percent
Not Aware
49
13%
Low Awareness
162
40%
High Awareness
163
43%
Total
374
Category (Adopters and Non-Adopters) Frequency
Percent
Users of LMS
310
82.88%
Non-users of LMS
64
17.11%
Total
374
NOTE: The entire statistical data analysis is based on 310 ‘adopters’ of the LMS (i.e., users of LMS).
Hence, 64 ‘non-adopters’ (non-users) of LMS are not included in quantitative analysis.
Category of users with LMS experience
Frequency
Percent
< 1 year (new users)
64
20.65%
1 to 3 years
126
40.65%
4 to 6 years
82
26.45%
7 to 9 years
18
5.81%
>10 years
20
6.45%
Total
310*
* Only 310 adopters of LMS are used in the data analysis.
Category of users (LMS usage)
Frequency
Percent
1 to 10 Hrs.
248
80%
11 to 20 Hrs.
41
13%
More than 20 hrs.
21
7%
Total
310
60
7 Empirical Evidence of LMS Adoption in the Middle East