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COVID-19 MAKES ONLINE LEARNING THE WAY FORWARD IN EDUCATION

KUALA LUMPUR: As the year 2020 comes to an end, the country has seen an unprecedented change to the
dynamic and culture of education due to the Covid-19 pandemic, causing schools and varsities to halt operation
at certain period.

The situation has ‘forced’ millions of students across the country to fully utilise their laptops or devices and start
learning from home via online. The question for us now is: “Is Malaysia’s education ready for the new era of
learning?”

Nonetheless, the result of the pandemic has implied the importance of technology in transforming how we teach
and learn, at the same time highlighting that there is room for improvement, especially for internet connectivity.

The first wave of Covid-19 infection started on Jan 24, with the identification of 22 cases, of which 12 had a travel
history to affected countries and regions, eight cases were close contacts and two were from a humanitarian
mission.
On Jan 30, the Education Ministry (MoE) had postponed the registration of students from Wuhan, China and its
surrounding areas at all educational institutions in the country.
As the second wave hit the country on Feb 27, MoE had directed the postponement of all large gatherings such as
sports programmes and co-curricular activities in all schools across the country, with effect from March 13.

The government later imposed the Movement Control Order (MCO) nationwide on March 18 leading to the closure
of all pre-schools, government and private schools including daily schools, residential schools, international
schools, tahfiz centres and other primary, secondary and pre-university institutions as well as colleges and
institutions of higher learning.
 

With all schools shut down, teachers were advised to make online teaching the way forward, besides determining
the best teaching and learning methods based on the constraints and situations faced by students at home
during the MCO.

However, there were limitations pertaining to online teaching and home-based learning as the findings of an MoE
survey, involving 670,000 parents and about 900,000 pupils showed that only six per cent of students had personal
computers, tablets (5.76 per cent), laptops (nine per cent) and smartphones (46 per cent), while 36.9 per cent of
students do not have as many devices.

Senator Dr Radzi Jidin, who headed the ministry starting March 10, said it was important for teachers to take into
account the constraints faced by students at home in determining the methods to be used to implement the
teaching and learning process at home.

As lockdowns ease and daily Covid-19 cases were going down, after months of ‘school holidays’, secondary
schools across the country finally reopened their doors on June 24 for students sitting for public examinations this
year, namely Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM), Sijil Vokasional Malaysia (SVM), Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia
(STPM), Sijil Tinggi Agama Malaysia (STAM) and equivalent examinations.

Form One to Form Four and Remove Class students as well as Standard Five and Six pupils, returned to school
starting July 15, while Standard One to Four pupils on July 22.

The government has also decided to move the dates for SPM, SVM and STAM to Feb 22, 2021; while STPM would be
held on March 8, 2021. The Form Three Assessment (PT3) and Ujian Penilaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR), as well as
Kafa Class Assessment Test (UPKK) examinations, have been cancelled this year.

Unfortunately, concerned parents felt the decision was made in a rush and they feared Covid-19 cases would
spike once schools reopened.
Parents’ nightmare turned reality. As the third wave of Covid-19 hit the country in late September after Sabah
election, the government abruptly announced on Nov 8 (Sunday) that schools and vocational colleges would
close starting the next day (Nov 9) until the end of the 2020 academic calendar year.

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As for the tertiary education students both in private and public institutions, the Higher Education Ministry (MOHE)
announced that all lectures must be conducted purely online, with no face-to-face lessons allowed, starting May
27 until Dec 31.

The announcement has led university students to grasp on online learning as the new normal, hence, many of
them requested for the fees to be reduced, as they no longer fully utilising the university facilities.

Taking into consideration the feedbacks and complaints from students and parents whose household income
was badly affected by the pandemic, Higher Education Minister Datuk Dr Noraini Ahmad announced the hostel
and service fees at all public universities for the second semester of the 2019/2020 academic session had been
reduced by up to 15 per cent.

The move involved a total allocation of RM72 million, of which RM20 million was approved by the Ministry of
Finance and the other RM52 million will be from the internal allocation of the universities.

For 2020, the education sector in Malaysia has seen a paradigm shift in teaching and learning process and
shaping the community for the new normal, with the technology dependence has massively increased, not just for
students, but also for lecturers, teachers and all of the people involved in the institution.

The question is, are we totally ready for it? — Bernama

Taken from: https://www.theborneopost.com/2020/12/28/covid-19-makes-online-learning-the-way-forward-in-
education/

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Why is it suggested that the use of technology in education will bring about a transformation in the ways of
teaching and learning?
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a. Because the methods and styles of face-to-face teaching and learning cannot be applied to virtuality.

b. Because technology is in constant transformation and if education is transferred to this area that will
happen.

c. Because transformation is necessary to face the challenges of the new era.

d. Because thanks to the pandemic, all the aspects of the presence have had to be transformed in order
to continue.

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Why did Senator Radzi Jidin indicate that it was important for teachers to take into account the limitations of
virtuality?

a. Because teachers were used to handling all aspects of education in person.

b. Because students do not have sufficient resources to access education.

c. Because education is a right that everyone should have access to and virtual limitations should not
mean an educational limitation.

d. Because teachers could only care about those who have the means and disposition to access virtually
and leave aside those who do not.

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What is the meaning of the quotes to the word "forced" at the beginning of the reading?

a. Emphasize the prevailing need that students now have to access education through the Internet.

b. Clarify that students must now face a technological problem to access education.

c. Demonstrate that the obligation is not to use technology but rather the obligation is to use it for
educational purposes.

d. Alert teachers to understand that they should not force students to be educated.

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What is the reason for mentioning the beginning of the cases of the virus?

a. Inform the reader about the beginnings of the pandemic and where it started.

b. Identify the exponential growth that the virus had from a few cases.

c. Highlight that the shift from presentiality to virtuality occurred spontaneously and abruptly.

d. Emphasize the effort that had to be made so that education could adapt to the pandemic.

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What message does the question that closes the text convey?

a. Both, teachers and students are going through a difficult time, but it won't be forever, so they can
continue to have temporary strategies while normality returns.

b. Education will have to let go and renew itself to the new forms of interaction, of teaching-learning, to
transform and continue.

c. That it is necessary to reflect around the limitations that many have to be able to access education and
the ones that mimsa education has to do so.

d. That education must prepare the human being for online interaction.

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