Undergraduates’ learning habits amid COVID-19 pandemic: a pilot study
2020,
Nurulhuda Ghazali,
Nurul Hidayah Mat Zain,
Siti Feirusz Ahmad Fesol,
Mastura Mansor,
Maswati Suffian,
Nur Hafizah Ghazali
The spread of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) over the world has prompted a new wave of online learning in higher education. Regardless of the preparation for both educators and students, the online teaching and learning proceed to ensure a running institution. This sudden change of environment has caused a significant interruption in students’ learning. Thus, this study investigated the effects of COVID-19 pandemic on students’ performance based on their learning habits. A quantitative method was used to collect data from undergraduates with different sociodemographic and psychological attributes. The empirical evidence of this study could be utilized to develop a prediction model that is able to predict the students’ performance and a set of relevant features that contribute to student’s performance. The results also could be a foundation for higher education departments to produce more sustainable regulations and policies that may improve students’ self-learning and self-efficacy.