Students learning experiences during COVID-19: Work from home period in Malaysian Higher Learning Institutions
| Author | Mahiswaran Selvanathan,Nur Atikah Mohamed Hussin,Noor Alyani Nor Azazi |
| DOI | http://doi.org/10.1177/0144739420977900 |
| Published date | 01 March 2023 |
| Date | 01 March 2023 |
| Subject Matter | Articles |
Article
Students learning
experiences during
COVID-19: Work from
home period in Malaysian
Higher Learning Institutions
Mahiswaran Selvanathan ,
Nur Atikah Mohamed Hussin and Noor Alyani Nor Azazi
School of Social Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Malaysia
Abstract
Recently, the whole globe was affected by the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which
caused a major disruption in every economy sector as well as the education sector. Most
of the education systems in the world shifted to a full online learning method, either
conducted in a synchronous or asynchronous method. Thus, making the traditional
teaching and learning methods were no longer option of learning method. This reality of
online teaching and learning methods by the Malaysian education system, especially the
Higher Learning Institution as an alternative teaching method is compulsory throughout
the pandemic. This paper evaluates the experience of the students of higher learning
institutions in Malaysia with the implementation of online learning during this pandemic.
Keywords
Interaction, instruction, instructor, course management, technology
Background
The global disruption by Coronavirus disease (COVID-19 caused by a newly discovered
coronavirus(World Health Organization(WHO), 2020) has severely affectedthe economy
sector of every nation in this world, including the higher education sector. Higher edu-
cation was significantly affected by this disease faced major changes that impacted the
Corresponding author:
Mahiswaran Selvanathan, National Higher Education Research Institute (IPPTN), Universiti Sains Malaysia
(USM), Malaysia.
Email: mahiswaran@gmail.com
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