TY  - CONF
ID  - library_repository401
UR  - https://library.oum.edu.my/repository/401/
A1  - Ng , Richard
A1  - Ahmad Izanee Awang, 
A1  - Latifah Abdol Latif, 
A1  - Ramli Bahroom, 
Y1  - 2008/11/04/
N2  - Learners in higher education institutions require a set of learning skills in order to 
cope with their studies.  This is even more crucial for ODL learners, majority of whom 
are working adults with multiple commitments. At Open University Malaysia (OUM), 
Malaysia?s first ODL institution, a Learning Skills Workshop is conducted for new 
learners to assist them in adapting to their new learning environment and to equip them 
with the relevant skills to be an effective ODL learner.  This paper examines the effect of 
the Learning Skills Workshop on the learning readiness of OUM learners.  The study 
employs a survey approach using a set of 40 close-ended questionnaires distributed to 263 
learners in four learning centers across  the country. Pearson Correlation, Independent 
Sample t-Test and Stepwise Regression Analysis were carried out using the SPSS version 
11.5 for Windows. The results showed that the workshop contents, namely, ODL 
Concept, Time Management, Assignment Preparation, ICT and using LMS have a 
positive impact on the level of learning readiness. The results also indicated that learners? 
level of satisfaction towards the conduct of the workshop, its perceived benefits derived 
from it and learners? self-confidence arising out of it have a positive influence on learning 
readiness. Out of the eight variables, only four explained 58 percent of the variation in the 
level of learning readiness. The variables are ODL concept, LMS, self-confidence and the 
level of satisfaction. The study thus indicates that the Learning Skills Workshop has been 
effective in enhancing learning readiness among new learners. This result concurs with 
that of another study on the efficacy of learning skills workshop on new students at OUM 
(Latifah & Jamaludin, 2007)   (Authors' abstract)
 
KW  - Open And Distance Learning (Odl)
KW  -  Learning Skills Workshop
KW  -  Learners? 
Level Of Readiness 
TI  - An empirical study of the effect on learning skills workshop on learning readiness in an ODL environment
SP  - 577
M2  - Surabaya, Indonesia
AV  - public
EP  - 586
T2  - 8th Annual SEAAIR Conference 
ER  -