Developing University Students' Performance in Light of Deep Learning Philosophy (Field Study)

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Professor of Fundamentals of Education

2 lecturer of Fundamentals of Education

Abstract

The research aimed to identify the expected role of deep learning in developing university students' performance, and to determine the requirements for developing university students' performance in light of the philosophy of deep learning, which is defined as: developing students' mental abilities to rise from superficial memorization and recall of information to practicing higher levels of thinking. To achieve the research objectives; The descriptive approach was used, and a questionnaire was designed for university faculty members. The field study was applied to a random sample of (447) members from various Egyptian universities. The results showed that the degree of the expected role of deep learning in developing student performance at universities was (large), and the degree of requirements for developing student performance at universities in light of the deep learning philosophy was (large), The results of the study also showed statistically significant differences between the responses of the study sample according to the gender variable (males - females) in favor of females, while there were no statistically significant differences between the responses of the sample according to the specialization variable (educational - theoretical - practical). The study recommended the need to provide appropriate learning environments that help develop deep learning skills among students and encourage them to apply these skills in their daily lives.

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