Challenges, Workload and Views of Secondary School Teachers on the Implementation of Home Base Teaching and Learning (HBTL) During the Covid-19 Pandemic Era

Abstract

The hit Covid-19 has had various impacts on teachers ’workloads such as teaching and learning shifting from conventional to online, more challenging and complex HBTL preparation, school side assignments and so on. Therefore, this study aims to identify the challenges of teachers, workload and views of teachers in the implementation of HBTL in the era of covid-19 pandemic. This study uses a mixed design and involved 52 urban and rural secondary school teachers in Temerloh, Pahang. Data collection was done using questionnaires and structured interviews. The data obtained were analyzed descriptively statistically using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 26 and qualitative data analysis methods. The findings of the study showed that the level of teachers' challenges and teachers' workload were at a high level and teachers' views were positive on HBTL. The findings of this study also show that there are differences between the level of teacher challenge in HBTL, the level of teacher workload and teachers' views with urban and rural school locations. This study shows that the Ministry of Education Malaysia and schools need to provide various approaches and methods of teaching and learning in a structured and planned to teachers optimally to help teachers increase the use of ICT in HBTL and reduce the workload of teachers. In addition, ministries and schools need to ensure adequate internet access and digital devices to reduce the gap between urban and rural schools related to the challenges, teacher workload and teachers' views in HBTL.