Based
on an excerpt “Perak Starts Online Tutorials For Students” dated on 25th February 2013, I have my own opinion and views regarding to the issue.
From my point of view, I think the idea is brilliant due to some benefits that
come along with this idea.
The benefit of online tutorials is offer a live interaction
between students and tutors. In contrast to traditional face-to-face education,
where the students are taught by a tutor in front of about 30 students and
more, online tutoring preserves specialty of face-to-face education through
live interaction such as Skype, web cam and video call between the students and
tutors. By not abandon the factor of distance, this online tutoring which
involved a student and a tutor allow for an effective dialogue between the
student and tutor. The student will get a full attention from the tutor through
voice and video conferencing software compare to study in the class that will
lead to unlimited focus of study.
In addition, it offers a different environment of study. Different
environment here means the students and tutors able to interact through video
conferencing in the comfort of their own homes. Studies reveal that comfort is
a top priority when it comes to effective learning. The chaotic and loud
environment is a distraction to the students to get better understanding on the
subject teaches by their tutors. At home, the students and tutors will engage
on online face-to-face interaction tutorials within an environment that is
familiar and conducive compare to class. Those criteria offer from online
tutorials will encourage the students to have successful understanding on the
subjects thus a key to an effective learning.
Lastly, online tutoring gives a luxury to students and tutors
in term of time. Before starting the online tutoring, both of the student and
tutor will ask each other when they have pleasure and suitable time to do video
conferencing. Once they have deal the time that both are available and free,
the tutors can start the online tutoring to the students on the time that they
have deal. This is definitely different
from ordinary class in school which by hook or by crook the class starts at 8
pm and end at 6 pm sometimes. The flexible time offered in online tutoring
sometimes make students and tutors feeling delight because there has no force
on doing the online tutoring.
To conclude, I think Perak is one step closer to a successful
country like United States which applied these online tutorials for quit long
time compare to Asian country. The implementation of online tutoring will give
a lot of benefits to the students, tutors, society and country as a whole.
Thus, it also can cover the shortage in learning during traditional
face-to-face education. The government should apply the online tutorials in
other states in Malaysia so that there will be no differences and gap between
the learning styles in Malaysia. Although there are some disadvantages of
online tutoring, but its advantages is far out weight the disadvantage.
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