Online Learning and Online Assessments: Attitude Change and Students’ Perceptions

Chek Kim Loi; Magdalene Chooi Hwa Ang

doi:10.47405/mjssh.v7i4.1412

Chek Kim Loi Pusat Penataran Ilmu dan Bahasa, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Jalan Sungai Pagar, 87000 Labuan, Wilayah Persekutuan Labuan, Malaysia. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2870-6235
Magdalene Chooi Hwa Ang Institut Penyelidikan Pendidikan Tinggi Negara, Universiti Sains Malaysia, No. 10, Persiaran Bukit Jambul, Bukit Jambul, 11900 Bayan Lepas, Penang, Malaysia.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.47405/mjssh.v7i4.1412

Keywords: Online learning, Accessibility, Perception, Attitude change, Technology acceptance model (TAM)

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is twofold. First, it is to examine 44 Malaysian undergraduate students’ attitude change towards online learning and online assessments during the Covid-19 pandemic. Second, it intends to explore students’ perception of the emergency online learning and online assessments. Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) by Davis (1989) is used as the framework to describe the factors that determine the acceptance of the use of computers and pertinent technologies in various technologies and user groups. The pretest and posttest questionnaire responses were based on participants’ learning experience in the previous and current semesters, respectively. The findings show that in general, there was a positive change of attitude toward both online learning and online assessments. The interview data reflect how external factors namely institutional support, new and useful knowledge and online skills, accessibility, computer self-efficacy and enjoyment possibly play a role in the students’ change of attitude. It can be deduced from the findings that e-learning usage during the pandemic was influenced by the attitude change which was in turn determined by the external factors.

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Author Biographies

Chek Kim Loi, Pusat Penataran Ilmu dan Bahasa, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Jalan Sungai Pagar, 87000 Labuan, Wilayah Persekutuan Labuan, Malaysia.

Loi Chek Kim is presently a senior lecturer at the Universiti Malaysia Sabah. She obtained her PhD in Linguistics from the University of Otago, New Zealand and pursued her postdoctoral program in the United Kingdom. She has published in Scopus-indexed journals such as English for Academic Purposes, English for Pragmatics, Sage Open, Discourse Studies, Ibérica and GEMA Online® Journal of Language Studies. Her research interests include genre-based studies, discourse analysis, cross-cultural communication and academic writing.

Magdalene Chooi Hwa Ang, Institut Penyelidikan Pendidikan Tinggi Negara, Universiti Sains Malaysia, No. 10, Persiaran Bukit Jambul, Bukit Jambul, 11900 Bayan Lepas, Penang, Malaysia.

Magdalene Ang obtained her bachelor’s degree from the University of Nottingham, United Kingdom. She pursued her M.B.A. and doctoral degree (in Organizational Behavior and Development) at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). She is currently Research Fellow at National Higher Education Research Institute (IPPTN), USM. Prior to joining IPPTN, she served at Centre for Research on Women and Gender (KANITA), USM and Faculty of International Business, Universiti Malaysia Sabah. To date, she has undertaken several research projects and has published her scholarly work in numerous international journals. Much of her research focuses on relationships at work, work outcomes, employee engagement, emotions in the workplace, disability, and gender. She has also been involved in several consultancy projects for the Penang State Government, multi-national companies and non-governmental organizations. She is a certified Human Resource Development Fund (HRDF) trainer and have conducted training in soft skills and management-related topics. Her spare time is mostly spent on nurturing her insatiable curiosity about what makes people tick, dabbling with a herb garden project, and trying out recipes from old cookbooks.

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