Effectiveness of Learning Bridges Activities via Darsak in Compensating Educational Loss during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Principals’ Perspectives in Northern Al Mazar Directorate

This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of using the activities of the Learning Bridges Program in the distance learning environment through the Darsak Platform in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, specifically in compensating students for educational losses from the viewpoint of school principals in the Northern Al Mazar District. To achieve the aim of the study, the researcher prepared an electronic questionnaire that included 20 items, which were distributed to the research sample electronically. The validity and reliability of the questionnaire were confirmed, and it was applied to a random sample of the study population consisting of 44 school principals. A descriptive analytical approach was employed. The study reached the following results: The activities of the Learning Bridges Program are important in the distance learning environment for compensating educational losses. Additionally, there are no statistically significant differences at the level of significance (α ≤ 0.05) in the responses of the study sample regarding the use of the Learning Bridges Program activities on the Darsak platform for compensating educational losses according to the variable of gender. The Learning Bridges activities are regarded as an advanced and important technical system to address the challenges of the current educational landscape.