ONLINE LEARNING CONDITIONS AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS AMONG THE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS DURING THE MOVEMENT CONTROL ORDER

VICTOR, STEPHANIE and ARIF, AINNATASHA and YUSUF, SARINA and LOH, YOKE LING ONLINE LEARNING CONDITIONS AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS AMONG THE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS DURING THE MOVEMENT CONTROL ORDER. The Asian Journal of Professional and Business Studies, 2 (1). ISSN 2716-666X

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Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has hampered educational development as the nation prioritises measures to regulate and flatten the infection curve. Malaysia implemented the Movement Control Order (MCO) to practise social distancing, which resulted in the closure of all educational institutions throughout Malaysia, forcing the learning process to be continued through online measures, with students across the country striving to make online learning the new norm. As a consequence of this situation, many students experienced psychological anguish while attempting to meet the challenges of the changing world. Thus, this study aims to investigate the online learning condition and psychological distress among Malaysian Public University (IPTA) students during the Movement Control Order. This cross-sectional designed study involved students from 15 public universities as a population and a sample of 139 randomly selected samples. The modified and disseminated questionnaire showed a reliability of 0.901 for the online learning condition and 0.906 for psychological discomfort. The results showed that online learning circumstances had a substantial impact on psychological discomfort. The Ministry of Higher Education, in collaboration with university administrations, should strive to improve online learning conditions for all Malaysian students, as well as create strategies to address psychological discomfort caused by the pandemic new norm appropriateness. This is to guarantee that students are better equipped to continue their education by maximising the use of the online platform for a more effective learning experience

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	MCO,online learning,psychological distress,public university
Subjects:	L Education > L Education (General) L Education > LC Special aspects of education L Education > LC Special aspects of education > LC5201 Education extension. Adult education. Continuing education
Divisions:	Faculty of Business, Accountancy and Social Sciences
Depositing User:	Mrs Shariffah Shuhaiza Syed Mohd Nor
Date Deposited:	18 Aug 2021 04:17
Last Modified:	18 Aug 2021 04:17
URI:	http://eprints.kuptm.edu.my/id/eprint/1939

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