Blended Learning Challenges during COVID-19: A Case of Cost Accounting 2 Students at a Selected South African Higher Education Institution

Autor/inn/en	Gqokonqana, Onke; Olarewaju, Odunayo Magret; Cloete, Melanie Bernice
Titel	Blended Learning Challenges during COVID-19: A Case of Cost Accounting 2 Students at a Selected South African Higher Education Institution
Quelle	In: Research in Social Sciences and Technology, 7 (2022) 2, S.87-107 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Gqokonqana, Onke) ORCID (Olarewaju, Odunayo Magret) ORCID (Cloete, Melanie Bernice)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Blended Learning; Higher Education; COVID-19; Pandemics; Technology Uses in Education; Educational Technology; Barriers; Access to Computers; College Students; Technological Literacy; Internet; Instructional Materials; Library Materials; Learning Management Systems; Accounting; Disadvantaged; At Risk Students; Student Characteristics; Gender Differences; Racial Differences; Age Differences; Language Usage; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Unterrichtsmedien; Collegestudent; Technisches Wissen; Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Abrechnung; Buchführung; Buchhaltung; Geschlechterkonflikt; Rassenunterschied; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Sprachgebrauch; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	Every sector in the twenty-first century makes use of technology for its activities, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic and higher education institutions are not exceptional. However, the cohorts enrolled in the selected higher education institution are from technologically challenged backgrounds. This suggests that in their previous schooling, technology was unemployed as a learning aid. As this may present some challenges for such students, this study aims to investigate challenges experienced by Cost Accounting 2 students who are from a technologically disadvantaged background. To accomplish that, a quantitative approach was used since it permits surveys to be delivered to the entire impacted population while also reducing sampling error. Because of the Coronavirus, online questionnaires were sent to 400 students, but only 119 (n=119) responded. Blended learning was found to be an effective technique for learning Cost Accounting 2 since the university provided sufficient information on how to use the system. However, there was a lot of discussion about internet access, learning materials access, and library resource access. Based on the findings, the blended learning is excellent for studying Cost Accounting 2 as long as the learning management system is customised such that students can navigate it effortlessly. Management must work with internet service providers to try stabilise internet connectivity in the students' neighbourhoods. The additional study can be done using a variety of research methods and target other groups of students. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Research in Social Sciences and Technology. Yesilova Mah. Caldiran Cad. 29/11 Etimesgut Ankara, Turkey; Web site: https://ressat.org/index.php/ressat
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01