Technological Disadvantaged Students’ Perception of Blending Learning in the COVID-19 Era – A Case of Cost Accounting 2 Students in South African University

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10.2991/978-2-38476-006-0_13How to use a DOI?

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Students’ perception; Blended Learning; Coronavirus (COVID-19); Cost Accounting 2; Disadvantaged technological background

Abstract

The COVID-19 lockdown compelled higher education institutions to embrace the use of technology in the teaching and learning process more frequently than previously. The student cohorts enrolled in higher education institution under study in this paper, come from a technologically challenged background. This is largely because the technology was not used as a learning aid in students’ previous schooling. The purpose of this study was to look into how students from a technologically disadvantaged educational background perceive blended learning in their Cost Accounting 2 level 2 learning at a selected higher education institution, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. A quantitative approach was used to accomplish this because it allows surveys to be delivered to the entire impacted population while also reducing sampling error. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, online questionnaires were used to collect information from participants. The participants expressed that blended learning is efficient and effective for learning Cost Accounting 2. The findings also show that using a learning management system makes learning more exciting for students and improves their learning experiences. Connectivity was identified as a barrier to this mode of learning. According to the study, constant reminders of any uploaded information on the system used, as well as improved connectivity, will speed up the process. In general, students, regardless of educational background, are enjoying this new mode of learning to such an extent that it could be introduced to the basic education level as well.

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