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Effectiveness of online teaching and learning of wood science and technology courses during the COVID-19 pandemic: early evidences from a survey of Malaysian Universities

Wood Science and Technology (WST) courses have been traditionally taught face-to-face in most of the universities worldwide, but the global COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted classroom lessons, replacing them with online teaching and learning methods. To assess the effectiveness of these online methods...

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Main Authors: Ratnasingam, Jegatheswaran, Jegathesan, Natkuncaran, Ab Latib, Hazirah, Lee, Yan Yi, Mariapan, Manohar, Ioras, Florin, Abdul Azim, Amir Affan
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Published: North Carolina State University * College of Natural Resources 2021
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/96848/1/ABSTRACT.pdf
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https://bioresources.cnr.ncsu.edu/resources/science-and-technology-courses-during-the-covid-19-pandemic-early-evidences-from-a-survey-of-malaysian-universities/
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spelling my.upm.eprints.968482022-12-01T02:25:59Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/96848/ Effectiveness of online teaching and learning of wood science and technology courses during the COVID-19 pandemic: early evidences from a survey of Malaysian Universities Ratnasingam, Jegatheswaran Jegathesan, Natkuncaran Ab Latib, Hazirah Lee, Yan Yi Mariapan, Manohar Ioras, Florin Abdul Azim, Amir Affan Wood Science and Technology (WST) courses have been traditionally taught face-to-face in most of the universities worldwide, but the global COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted classroom lessons, replacing them with online teaching and learning methods. To assess the effectiveness of these online methods, a survey of students and academics were carried out in several Malaysian universities offering the WST programs. The survey revealed that students were mostly challenged by the problems related to access to internet, computer hardware, and lack of communication. Further, the student-centered learning method was preferred, while non-technical courses were the most suited for online teaching and learning. In contrast, academics appear to prefer pre-recorded lectures and recorded videos as the most common method for teaching online, while continuous assessment of the student’s progress found limited application. The results found that to enhance the effectiveness of teaching and learning online of WST courses, factors such as connectivity, student’s preparedness, content design, pedagogical approach, peer communication, and the teacher’s presence, must be taken into consideration and improved. North Carolina State University * College of Natural Resources 2021 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/96848/1/ABSTRACT.pdf Ratnasingam, Jegatheswaran and Jegathesan, Natkuncaran and Ab Latib, Hazirah and Lee, Yan Yi and Mariapan, Manohar and Ioras, Florin and Abdul Azim, Amir Affan (2021) Effectiveness of online teaching and learning of wood science and technology courses during the COVID-19 pandemic: early evidences from a survey of Malaysian Universities. BioResources, 16 (1). 403 - 416. ISSN 1930-2126 https://bioresources.cnr.ncsu.edu/resources/science-and-technology-courses-during-the-covid-19-pandemic-early-evidences-from-a-survey-of-malaysian-universities/
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description Wood Science and Technology (WST) courses have been traditionally taught face-to-face in most of the universities worldwide, but the global COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted classroom lessons, replacing them with online teaching and learning methods. To assess the effectiveness of these online methods, a survey of students and academics were carried out in several Malaysian universities offering the WST programs. The survey revealed that students were mostly challenged by the problems related to access to internet, computer hardware, and lack of communication. Further, the student-centered learning method was preferred, while non-technical courses were the most suited for online teaching and learning. In contrast, academics appear to prefer pre-recorded lectures and recorded videos as the most common method for teaching online, while continuous assessment of the student’s progress found limited application. The results found that to enhance the effectiveness of teaching and learning online of WST courses, factors such as connectivity, student’s preparedness, content design, pedagogical approach, peer communication, and the teacher’s presence, must be taken into consideration and improved.
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author Ratnasingam, Jegatheswaran
Jegathesan, Natkuncaran
Ab Latib, Hazirah
Lee, Yan Yi
Mariapan, Manohar
Ioras, Florin
Abdul Azim, Amir Affan
spellingShingle Ratnasingam, Jegatheswaran
Jegathesan, Natkuncaran
Ab Latib, Hazirah
Lee, Yan Yi
Mariapan, Manohar
Ioras, Florin
Abdul Azim, Amir Affan
Effectiveness of online teaching and learning of wood science and technology courses during the COVID-19 pandemic: early evidences from a survey of Malaysian Universities
author_facet Ratnasingam, Jegatheswaran
Jegathesan, Natkuncaran
Ab Latib, Hazirah
Lee, Yan Yi
Mariapan, Manohar
Ioras, Florin
Abdul Azim, Amir Affan
author_sort Ratnasingam, Jegatheswaran
title Effectiveness of online teaching and learning of wood science and technology courses during the COVID-19 pandemic: early evidences from a survey of Malaysian Universities
title_short Effectiveness of online teaching and learning of wood science and technology courses during the COVID-19 pandemic: early evidences from a survey of Malaysian Universities
title_full Effectiveness of online teaching and learning of wood science and technology courses during the COVID-19 pandemic: early evidences from a survey of Malaysian Universities
title_fullStr Effectiveness of online teaching and learning of wood science and technology courses during the COVID-19 pandemic: early evidences from a survey of Malaysian Universities
title_full_unstemmed Effectiveness of online teaching and learning of wood science and technology courses during the COVID-19 pandemic: early evidences from a survey of Malaysian Universities
title_sort effectiveness of online teaching and learning of wood science and technology courses during the covid-19 pandemic: early evidences from a survey of malaysian universities
publisher North Carolina State University * College of Natural Resources
publishDate 2021
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/96848/1/ABSTRACT.pdf
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/96848/
https://bioresources.cnr.ncsu.edu/resources/science-and-technology-courses-during-the-covid-19-pandemic-early-evidences-from-a-survey-of-malaysian-universities/
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