The impact of the covid-19 pandemic on engineering foundation student course experience

  • Su Ting Yong
  • , Siang Yew Chong
  • , Kung Ming Tiong
  • , Thian Khoon Tan
  • , Reginamary Matthews

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2 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

This study explored the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the academic quality of a foundation in engineering programme. A course experience questionnaire (CEQ) was administered before and during the pandemic to evaluate the six dimensions of academic quality assessment, workload, teaching, academic environment, standards, and skills development. A total of 234 students participated in the study, and the findings revealed that course satisfaction decreased during the pandemic. Many students were not satisfied with the teaching quality and skills development of the emergency online learning. On the contrary, students rated online assessment (during COVID-19) positively for being more appropriate in testing higher order thinking skills. The study suggested that online classes lack formal and informal social interactions to enhance various facets of skills development. Given the limitations of emergency online learning, the future of education might include moving towards blended learning.

Original languageEnglish
JournalInternational Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments
Volume12
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022
Externally publishedYes

Free Keywords

  • Course Experience
  • Course Satisfaction
  • COVID-19
  • Emergency Online Learning
  • Foundation in Engineering
  • Pandemic

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Education
  • Computer Science Applications

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