FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE THE ABILITY OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN USING ONLINE EDUCATION IN MALAYSIA

NURAMALINA AINNA AMIRAH MOHAMAD ESA; CLAUDIA FEDORA ALOYSIUS; EMELIA KUSIJIH; LUO SHENGWEN

doi:10.51200/mjbe.vi.3326

Authors

NURAMALINA AINNA AMIRAH MOHAMAD ESA Faculty of Business, Economics and Accountancy, University Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
CLAUDIA FEDORA ALOYSIUS Faculty of Business, Economics and Accountancy, University Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
EMELIA KUSIJIH Faculty of Business, Economics and Accountancy, University Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
LUO SHENGWEN Faculty of Business, Economics and Accountancy, University Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51200/mjbe.vi.3326

Keywords:

Covid-19 pandemic, secondary students, education, online learning

Abstract

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) recently struck the entire world, wreaking havoc on every sector. As a result, traditional teaching and learning methods were no longer an option for students. The Malaysian education system has made the use of online teaching and learning methods as an alternative teaching method mandatory throughout the curriculum at an adhoc basis. The study aims to identify the factors that influence the online educational ability for secondary students in Malaysia. The study involved a snowball method in collecting 85 respondents. Questionnaire was used as an instrument to obtain the response of the respondents. The quantitative analysis adopted the factor analysis and the Cronbach Alpha to check the validity and the reliability of the questionnaire. Secondary students were chosen as the unit of research because they are the feeder for the pre-university programs and the university both locally and overseas. The study identified the factors by incorporating the regression analysis. SPSS was used to do a regression analysis on data obtained from 85 students from various schools in Sabah. The result revealed that internet connection and the learning method were the two significant factors that influence the ability of the secondary students to do online education in Sabah.

Author Biography

LUO SHENGWEN, Faculty of Business, Economics and Accountancy, University Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia

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