Service learning is a method of teaching where students apply their academic skills and knowledge to address real-life needs in their own communities. Service learning is a pedagogical strategy that facilitates a student's growth in academics, social maturity, critical thinking, and communication, collaboration, and leadership skills. This educational opportunity possesses enormous potential to move higher education in the direction of civic involvement by taking the classroom into the community. Student experienced stronger positive effects on critical thinking, degree plans, sense of control over their own academic success, and preference for higher-order cognitive tasks.

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Esa, Ahmad

M.L.A.H, Abu Bakar

This study was conducted to determine the level of readiness towards virtual

learning among students. Virtual learning is a learning process that incorporates the

using of information and communication technology that are neither bound by

location nor time. The objectives of the study are to determine students' computer

knowledge and literacy on selected computer applications measured based on the

level of familiarity, level of competency and frequency of usage, to determine

students' level of motivation and learning management towards learning virtually

and to know students' perceptions towards effectiveness and advantages of virtual

learning. This study used descriptive analysis to analyze the result. The sample used

are undergraduates who are currently studying at UNITAR's study center at Kolej

Shahputra, Pekan, Pahang Darul Makmur. Data collected was analyzed by using

SPSS version 11.0 and shows that they are ready to adapt virtual learning instead of

conventional learning. Students also need to develop certain important criteria to

adapt to virtual learning effectively. The study concludes that students are ready for

virtual learning

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