Smart Xcess@BCW
Year: 2025
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: In this digital era, students face various challenges in adapting to modern learning methods, especially new students who often experience difficulties such as a lack of relevant reference materials, difficulty adapting to new learning approaches, and the burden of the cost of purchasing physical textbooks. Digital technology has emerged as a solution to this issue, with the use of Smart Xcess@BCW becoming one of the increasingly popular approaches in improving learning effectiveness. Smart Xcess@BCW offer the advantage of providing interactive, dynamic, and easily accessible content that can adapt to the needs of a new generation of students who are more inclined to technology. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the use of digital learning Smart Xcess@BCW in the Building Construction Workshop course compared to three similar courses using conventional method (Brickwork & Concrete Workshop, Plumbing & Carpentry Workshop, IBS Workshop). This study involves a quantitative approach through analysis of final exam results to see the impact of using Smart Xcess@BCW on students' understanding, academic achievement, and their motivation. The findings of the study show that the use of Smart Xcess@BCW significantly increases students' understanding of the concepts taught, strengthens self-learning, and has a positive impact on academic achievement. The data reveals that Smart Xcess@BCW supported learning in the Building Construction Workshop outperforms the traditional methods, particularly in producing a higher proportion of top-performing students ('A' grades). In addition, the use of Smart Xcess@BCW also successfully increases student motivation by increasing focus and enthusiasm in learning. Overall, this study suggests that the integration of Smart Xcess@BCW as a learning tool can enrich educational experience and provide guidance to higher education institutions in adapting a more effective digital learning approach for today's generation of students.
Authors: Nor Abidah Abdul Hamid, Nik Noorafieda Wan Azraen, Wanly a/p Eh Keon
Institution: Politeknik Kota Bharu
Language: English
Subfield: Information Systems
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6911901566
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