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There are two categories in which educator can deliver open distance learning (ODL) via an internet connection, namely Synchronous Online Learning (OL-sync) and Asynchronous Online Learning (OL-async). At Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Pulau Pinang (UiTMCPP), lecturers could conduct ODL in OL-sync or OL-async due to MCO which was enforced on March 18, 2020. Therefore, this study was conducted to compare the influence of different learning styles with OL-sync and OL-async on UiTMCPP students' academic achievement during the COVID-19 crisis. This study will present the data analysis of research quantitatively. Independent sample t-test is going to employ, and the result indicates a significant difference between the mean of the two online learning approaches with a significant value of 0.004. Therefore, we can conclude that the OL-synch approach gives better result in students' academic performance. It is consistent with the findings of Duncan (2012), which recommend that online learning of the synchronous approach will give a better academic performance for the students.
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To Cite this Article: Libasin, Z., Azudin, A. R., Idris, N. A., Rahman, M. S. A., & Umar, N. (2021). Comparison of Students’ Academic Performance in Mathematics Course with Synchronous and Asynchronous Online Learning Environments during COVID-19 Crisis. International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development, 10(2), 492–501.
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