Open and Distance Learning (ODL) During Covid-19: Obstacles faced by nursing students and its effect on their attitudes

Abstract

An unexpected shift from face-to-face to online learning during the Covid-19 pandemic has given a massive challenge to the students. This study aims to determine the common obstacles and their effect on nursing students' attitudes towards open and distance learning (ODL) during Covid-19. The study employed a quantitative research design. The findings showed that 2% of nursing students had obstacles during ODL. The most common dimension of ODL obstacles was curriculum content. There was a statistically significant between obstacles faced and their attitude towards ODL. Nursing students encounter no difficulties during the ODL. However, their attitudes were greatly affected throughout the ODL. Keywords: Obstacle(s), Attitude, Open Distance Learning (ODL), Covid-19 eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2022. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians/Africans/Arabians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7i21.3683