Manuscript Title:

BLENDED LEARNING IN SUBSTANTIVE AND PROCEDURAL LAW MODULES: MALAYSIA’S EXPERIENCE

Author:

ZAINAL AMIN BIN AYUB, ZURYATI MOHAMED YUSOFF, FAZLINI HASHIM

DOI Number:

DOI:10.17605/OSF.IO/CP53E

Published : 2021-12-10

About the author(s)

1. ZAINAL AMIN BIN AYUB - Associate Prof., School of Law,College of Law, Government & International Studies, Universiti Utara Malaysia.
2. ZURYATI MOHAMED YUSOFF - School of Law, Government & International Studies,Universiti Utara Malaysia.
3. FAZLINI HASHIM - Awang Had Salleh Graduate School of Arts and Science, Universiti Utara Malaysia, 06010 Sintok, Kedah D.A., Malaysia.

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Abstract

Since its inception in 1990s, blended learning gain its footing in higher education system. The awareness amongst law lecturers on the blended learning however are not encouraging as they are firmly hold to Socratic methodology and conventional classroom face-to-face instruction. This study examines the awareness of law lecturers in using blended learning and the performance of the students who enrolled in blended learning classes. This study involves descriptive and inferential statistical analyses to investigate the law lecturers’ awareness and to analyse impact of blended learning toward students’ performance. Five modules have been experimented, three substantive law modules and two procedural law modules. The results suggest that the awareness of law lecturers on the usage of blended learning is increasing. While students’ performance, the result shows that it is better if the module is blended, but only in regards to substantive law module. On the contrary, the performance of the students is unsatisfactory in the procedural law module. This study concludes that while the awareness and the interest among law lecturers to use blended learning is increasing, it is also concluded that the suitability of blended learning only in regards to substantive law modules compared to procedural law module


Keywords

Blended Learning, Legal Education, Awareness of Law Lecturer, Substantive Law, Procedural Law