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Immediate closure of institutions due to the pandemic of Covid-19 made the shift of teaching and face-to-face teaching and learning process into distance . This have caused various factors to contribute to less participation of students in teaching and learning process. The purpose of this study was to find the perspectives of science programme students in online learning to ensure the smooth process of teaching and learning in the times of Covid-19. Questionnaire instrument was used in this study and data obtained from 50 students were analyzed using descriptive statistics.The results of the analysis show that Science Programme students' perspectives in online learning is at satisfactory level when compared to face-to-face learning. However, the readiness of students to participate in online learning is high. This is able to increase the interest for online learning among students to ensure the teaching and learning process occurs at a good state. The implication of this study provide clues in how online components and strategies might be implemented to improve teaching and learning in the 21st century.
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To Cite this Article: Radhakrishnan, D., & Mahmud, S. N. D. (2021). Perspectives of Science Programme Students of National University of Malaysia(UKM) Towards Online Learning at the Times of Covid-19. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 11(8), 1514–1525.
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