Exploring Barriers Contributing towards an Effective Online Learning among Undergraduates’ Students using PLS-SEM

Authors

  • Nurul Aien Abd Aziz Faculty of Business Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA Johor, Malaysia
  • Mohd Hafizan Musa Faculty Computer and Mathematical Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA Johor, Malaysia
  • Noreen Noor Abd Aziz Faculty of Business Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA Johor, Malaysia
  • Shaherah Abdul Malik Faculty of Business Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA Johor, Malaysia
  • Rusnani Mohamad Khalid Faculty Computer and Mathematical Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA Johor, Malaysia
  • Nurliana Nasution ST MKom Faculty of Computer Sciences, Universiti Lancang Kuning-Pekanbaru-Riau, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v5i15.2511

Abstract

In March 2020, the world was first hit by Covid-19 that started to have negative impact on all sectors including education. Most of the higher learning institutions had a shift to use the technology in imparting knowledge and conducting online learning for students. This paper analyzed the effect of attitude, interruption, personal skills and technology skills towards effective online learning. A total of 375 valid questionnaire responses was coded and analyzed using PLS-SEM analysis. The findings showed the attitude and technology skills were significant factors to the barriers of effective online learning among students.

Keywords: Online Learning; Technology; Education learning; Technology skill

eISSN: 2398-4287© 2020. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v5i15.2511

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Published

2020-12-25

How to Cite

Abd Aziz, N. A. ., Musa, M. H. ., Abd Aziz, N. N., Abdul Malik, S. ., Mohamad Khalid, R. ., & ST MKom, N. N. . (2020). Exploring Barriers Contributing towards an Effective Online Learning among Undergraduates’ Students using PLS-SEM. Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal, 5(15), 71–76. https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v5i15.2511