Combating coronavirus: 67% of Dubai schools get top marks for e-learning

Combating coronavirus: 67% of Dubai schools get top marks for e-learning

Every school rated 'outstanding' or 'very good' by the Dubai Schools Inspection Bureau in the 2018-19 academic year was found to offer 'developed' distance learning.





When the pandemic struck, teachers and students have had to shift to full-time e-learning in a snap, but private schools in Dubai have proven that they can provide top-notch education regardless of where classes take place - on campus or online.

Results of the Knowledge and Human Development Authority's (KHDA) Distance Learning Evaluation (DLE) have shown that out of 209 schools, 67 per cent were found offering 'developed' e-learning programmes.

The DLE classifies schools' proficiency at providing distance learning as 'developed', 'partially developed', or 'not developed'. And only one per cent - or one school's provision - was 'not developed'. The rest, 32 per cent, got a 'partially developed' result after the assessment.

Every school rated 'outstanding' or 'very good' by the Dubai Schools Inspection Bureau in the 2018-19 academic year was found to offer 'developed' distance learning. Eighty per cent of schools rated 'good' and 26 per cent of those rated 'acceptable' also offered 'developed' e-learning provisions.

These evaluations were based on three main areas: how well students were learning and how well their wellbeing was