Online Distance Learning: The Harmful Effects and the Solutions of Undergraduate Students UiTM Pahang During Pandemic

Faizan Abd Jabar; Mohd Faizal Azrul Azwan @Che Harun; Muhammad Zainuddin Mohamed Azudin; Nur Fakhzan Marwan; Mohd Azharul Azemi

COVID-19 pandemic breeds new norms which include online learning, among other things. As this pandemic might have resulted in stress, the first objective of this study is to identify the harmful effects of Student UiTM Pahang while implementing of Online Distance Learning (ODL) during the pandemic whereas the second is to find the solutions taken among respondents in order to avoid harmful effects to themselves along ODL is applied. The research questionnaires were adapted and adopted from the previous study, were distributed online to 235 respondents via Google form. Stratified sampling was used as a technique for collecting data and analysis was done via Statistical Package for the Social Science software (SPSS) version 21. Cronbach's Alpha'score was 0.873, showing the internal consistency is good. The findings showed that ODL put heavy burdens on students, thus affected their health and routine life. Several actions were taken by them to reduce these harmful effects such as go for recreation, spiritual and time management, self-organization and so on. Therefore, the university should be aware of these consequences and take preventive action in handling this situation. Future research should be expanded to other public and private higher learning institutions to enable deeper probing into this situation, thus provide better insights for changes in the education systems.

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To Cite this Article: Jabar, F. A., Harun, M. F. A. A. M. @Che, Azudin, M. Z. M., Marwan, N. F., & Azemi, M. A. (2023). Online Distance Learning: The Harmful Effects and the Solutions of Undergraduate Students UiTM Pahang During Pandemic. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 13(2), 873 – 883.

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