Undergraduates students' learning experience on the impact of online learning during pandemic

The Coronavirus pandemic has shifted the norms and standard practices in the education setting and significantly impacted higher education. This unprecedented situation has created uncertainties in students’ learning and the instructional process in general. Hence, the aim of this study was to explo...

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Main Authors: Omar, Muhd Khaizer, Hassan, Monzurul, Mohamad Arsad, Nurazidawati, Ismail, Normala, Jamaluddin, Rahimah, Jusoh, Rosnani
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Published: Scientific Research Publishing 2021
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/93465/
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spelling my.upm.eprints.934652023-01-12T07:59:21Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/93465/ Undergraduates students' learning experience on the impact of online learning during pandemic Omar, Muhd Khaizer Hassan, Monzurul Mohamad Arsad, Nurazidawati Ismail, Normala Jamaluddin, Rahimah Jusoh, Rosnani The Coronavirus pandemic has shifted the norms and standard practices in the education setting and significantly impacted higher education. This unprecedented situation has created uncertainties in students’ learning and the instructional process in general. Hence, the aim of this study was to explore the learning experience of students during this Covid-19 pandemic. A total of 68 informants among undergraduate and postgraduate students from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) participated in this case study. They were asked to share their learning experiences via open-ended questions that were distributed via an online data collection platform called “JotForm”. The narrative responses were analysed using thematic analysis. Five themes emerged from the narrative analysis: 1) Institutional support, 2) emotional engagement, 3) cognitive engagement, 4) behavioural engagement, and 5) students’ satisfaction. The results: 1) amplified the urgent call for a reliable internet connection to facilitate the online instruction process, 2) proved the readiness of lecturers to adopt online teaching, 3) showed the need to create a conducive online learning environment, and 4) indicated the need to foster learning satisfaction. The deadly pandemic has continued to spread unabated all over the world, but education at all levels must continue. Therefore, appropriate measures must be put in place to facilitate the instruction process for the whole community of learners. Scientific Research Publishing 2021-09 Article PeerReviewed Omar, Muhd Khaizer and Hassan, Monzurul and Mohamad Arsad, Nurazidawati and Ismail, Normala and Jamaluddin, Rahimah and Jusoh, Rosnani (2021) Undergraduates students' learning experience on the impact of online learning during pandemic. Open Journal of Social Sciences, 9 (9). 167 - 184. ISSN 2327-5952; ESSN: 2327-5960 https://www.scirp.org/journal/paperinformation.aspx?paperid=111754 10.4236/jss.2021.99012
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description The Coronavirus pandemic has shifted the norms and standard practices in the education setting and significantly impacted higher education. This unprecedented situation has created uncertainties in students’ learning and the instructional process in general. Hence, the aim of this study was to explore the learning experience of students during this Covid-19 pandemic. A total of 68 informants among undergraduate and postgraduate students from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) participated in this case study. They were asked to share their learning experiences via open-ended questions that were distributed via an online data collection platform called “JotForm”. The narrative responses were analysed using thematic analysis. Five themes emerged from the narrative analysis: 1) Institutional support, 2) emotional engagement, 3) cognitive engagement, 4) behavioural engagement, and 5) students’ satisfaction. The results: 1) amplified the urgent call for a reliable internet connection to facilitate the online instruction process, 2) proved the readiness of lecturers to adopt online teaching, 3) showed the need to create a conducive online learning environment, and 4) indicated the need to foster learning satisfaction. The deadly pandemic has continued to spread unabated all over the world, but education at all levels must continue. Therefore, appropriate measures must be put in place to facilitate the instruction process for the whole community of learners.
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author Omar, Muhd Khaizer
Hassan, Monzurul
Mohamad Arsad, Nurazidawati
Ismail, Normala
Jamaluddin, Rahimah
Jusoh, Rosnani
spellingShingle Omar, Muhd Khaizer
Hassan, Monzurul
Mohamad Arsad, Nurazidawati
Ismail, Normala
Jamaluddin, Rahimah
Jusoh, Rosnani
Undergraduates students' learning experience on the impact of online learning during pandemic
author_facet Omar, Muhd Khaizer
Hassan, Monzurul
Mohamad Arsad, Nurazidawati
Ismail, Normala
Jamaluddin, Rahimah
Jusoh, Rosnani
author_sort Omar, Muhd Khaizer
title Undergraduates students' learning experience on the impact of online learning during pandemic
title_short Undergraduates students' learning experience on the impact of online learning during pandemic
title_full Undergraduates students' learning experience on the impact of online learning during pandemic
title_fullStr Undergraduates students' learning experience on the impact of online learning during pandemic
title_full_unstemmed Undergraduates students' learning experience on the impact of online learning during pandemic
title_sort undergraduates students' learning experience on the impact of online learning during pandemic
publisher Scientific Research Publishing
publishDate 2021
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/93465/
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