Study on how Open Distance Learning (ODL) can effecting lifestyle and behaviour of undergraduate UiTM students in Malaysia / Amirul Imran Halip and Luqmanul Hakim Maskor

The COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia has already seen the number of positive carriers rise day by day, prompting the government to issue a movement control order (MCO), requiring Malaysians to stay at home to prevent the virus from spreading quickly. The MCO forces UiTM undergraduate students who are starting a new semester in the fourth week to stay at home while continuing their studies via Online Distance Learning (ODL) on March 2020. Does the students' accountability have an effect during the ODL? What are their adaptations and obstacles as they participate in ODL activities? A survey of 300 undergraduate students was undertaken to assess student accountability, adaptation, and problems over the ODL period. Following that, the hypotheses are developed and tested using Pearson correlation. A total of 300 valid responses were received after the final data collection. All independent variables influenced the positive relationship between accountability and Open Distance Learning (r= 0.725**, p=0.000, p 0.05) and the positive relationship between challenges and adaption toward students and educators to Open Distance Learning (r= 0.751**, p=0.000, p 0.05), according to the analysis. This research provides a fresh perspective to the lecturer, government, faculty management, university, as the finest ODL practice in the future.