Online Learning Readiness, Motivation, and Satisfaction Among Students Towards the SKU10142 Food Safety and Sanitation Course

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic that hit the world at the end of 2019 has had a major impact on society, including various fields such as the economy, health, and tourism, as well as the education sector. As a result, teaching methods had to be changed from face-to-face classes to online learning. Culinary Certificate students at Kolej Komuniti Kuantan were also affected by this change.  Based on this situation, the researcher conducted a study of online learning readiness, motivation, and satisfaction among students' attitudes toward the SKU10142 Food Safety and Sanitation Course. A total of 57 respondents among 1st-semester students were involved in this quantitative study. The questionnaire that was used included four parts of questions, which are respondent demographics, online learning readiness, motivation, and satisfaction among students towards the SKU10142 Food Safety and Sanitation Course. The results of the study found that the level of readiness, motivation, and satisfaction of students towards online learning is moderate. However, the correlation between readiness and motivation for online learning is significant and very strong. While student satisfaction is significant and strong, an important contribution to the findings of this study is that it can improve the effectiveness of online learning and the understanding of the difficulties faced by students. This study is also important to help institutions and lecturers improve learning methods that align with the passage of time.