Abstract
Most students at higher education institutions (HEIs) are currently Generation-Z, and they are exact synonyms with information and communication technology. Therefore, HEIs should adopt a modern way of delivering knowledge to the students, such as blended learning. Blended learning is a combination of face-to-face and online learning methods in the teaching and learning process. The objective of this study is to determine the readiness of undergraduates in public universities towards blended learning. Data was collected from 283 undergraduate students from Universiti Utara Malaysia using a questionnaire and was analysed descriptively. The result shows that almost 75% of the students are aware of the blended learning method, and nearly 70% of the students have participated in the blended learning. Overall, the students have a high readiness to embark on the blended learning approach, but with some improvements needed. The study provides insights into understanding the current state of students’ preparedness towards blended learning and how the university should take appropriate actions to overcome the limitations faced by the students so that the benefits of blended learning can be optimised.
Highlights
The recent outbreak of the Novel Corona Virus 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic has seen many economic activities such as business, education, training and social rituals, to name a few, around the globe have been desisting for a moment
The well-distributed data obtained from students with diverse backgrounds, ages, ethnicity, nationality and courses are suitable to represent the population of the undergraduates in the Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM)
This study aims to obtain an insight into the readiness of undergraduate students in the Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) towards the application of blended learning
Summary
The recent outbreak of the Novel Corona Virus 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic has seen many economic activities such as business, education, training and social rituals, to name a few, around the globe have been desisting for a moment. Relying on face-to-face classroom-based teaching and learning, which requires lecturers and students to be in the physical classroom, is no more relevant as learning through the Internet or online learning is currently becoming more popular and have started to take place in various HEIs around the world to make teaching and learning becomes much easier, convenient and attractive. The online teaching and learning session promises that the sessions can still be carried out even if the surrounding conditions do not allow the face-to-face classroom to occur, such as the Covid-19 pandemic that hits the world recently
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