Acceptance of IEC Course Content and Lecturer Competencies by Conventional and Online Distance Learners
Abstract
Internalization of Ethics and Civilization is a compulsory course at higher education institutions in Malaysia that aims to educate students on the concept of good ethics and the internalization of diversity. The effectiveness of learning is called into question when a conceptual course like this is taught fully online and requires proficiency in the Malay language. This quantitative study intends to investigate the acceptance of course content and lecturers' competencies between online and conventional students, faculties, and ethnicities in a private university. The data was collected through online questionnaires among 359 samples. Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 29.0 was utilized to analyze data. The result shows that there was no significant difference in acceptance of course contents between the online and conventional classroom but regarding lecturers’ competencies, it shows a discrepancy. Students responded positively to the lecturers’ competencies compared to the course contents. There was a significant difference in the acceptance of lecturers' competencies between faculties but not the acceptance of course contents, there was a significant difference in acceptance of course contents between ethnic groups, but not in lecturers’ competencies. This study suggests that increasing conventional students’ satisfaction with lecturers' competency requires a variety of strategies aimed at improving instruction quality such as professional development for lecturers, developing timely constructive feedback, and use of engaging teaching methods.
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Mohd Sohaimi Esa, Romzi Ationg, Irma Wani Othman, MK Mohd Shah, Muhammad Safuan
Yusoff, Habibah Artini Ramlie & AMR Abang Muis (2021). Evolusi kursus teras universiti dari sejarah pembentukan bangsa Malaysia ke Penghayatan Etika dan Peradaban. International Journal of Education, Psychology & Counselling, 6(39), 166-181.
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Munna, A.S. & Kalam, M.A. (2021). Teaching and learning process to enhance teaching effectiveness: A literature review. International Journal of Humanities and Innovation (IJHI), 4(1), 1 - 4.
Morina, A. (2019). The keys to learning for university students with disabilities: motivation, emotion, and faculty-student relationships. National Library Medicine, 14(5).
Nagler, K.S. & Tirol, H. (2016). Effective classroom-management & positive teaching. English Language Teaching Journal, 9(1).
Ros Aiza Mohd Mokhtar, Latifah Abdul Latiff & Abd Hakim Mohad (2020). Hubungan motivasi belajar kursus penghayatan etika dan peradaban dalam kalangan pelajar USIM dengan tanggapan mereka terhadap pensyarah kursus. The Online Journal of Islamic Education, 8(2).
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Malaysian Higher Education (2015). Executive summary: Malaysian education blueprint (2015-2025) higher education. https://www.um.edu.my/docs/um-magazine/4-executive-summary-pppm-2015-2025.pdf.
Muhammad Safuan Abdul Latip, Farhana Tahmida Newaz & Ramasamy, R. (2020). Students’ perception of lecturers’ competency and the effect on institution loyalty: The Mediating role of students’ satisfaction. Asian Journal of University Education, 16(2), 183-195, https://doi.org/10.24191/ajue.v16i2.9155
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Tremblay, K., Lallacenta, D. & Roseveare, D. (2012). Assessment of higher education learning outcomes, Vol 1., https://www.oecd.org/education/skills-beyond-school/AHELOFSReportVolume1.pdf
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Vereijiken, M.W.C. & Van Der, R.M. (2020). Subject matter pedagogy in university teaching: How lecturers use relations between theory and practice. Teaching in Higher Education Journal, 880 - 893.
Zahid, E.S.B.M., Ahmad, N.A.B., Abdul Halim, I.B., & Lateh, A.T.B.A. (2022). Students' Perception of Internalization of Ethics and Civilization Course at Universiti Teknologi Mara, Penang branch. International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development, 11(2), 1356 – 1373.
Published
2024-07-31
How to Cite
ZAKARIA, Siti Kausar; MOHD SANI, Ruuhina; DAUD, Mohd Noor.
Acceptance of IEC Course Content and Lecturer Competencies by Conventional and Online Distance Learners.
International Journal of Advanced Research in Education and Society, [S.l.], v. 6, n. 2, p. 454-467, july 2024.
ISSN 2682-8138.
Available at: <https://myjms.mohe.gov.my/index.php/ijares/article/view/27235>. Date accessed: 19 sep. 2024.
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