A Systematic Literature Review: Principle of Hybrid Service ‎Learning Enhance Students’ Generic Skills

  • Authors

    • Umi Mastura Abd Majid Faculty of Educational Sciences and Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
    • Noor Azean Atan Faculty of Educational Sciences and Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
    • Zaidatun Tasir Faculty of Educational Sciences and Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
    • Mohd Nihra Haruzuan Mohamad Said Faculty of Educational Sciences and Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
    • Sanitah Mohd Yusof Faculty of Educational Sciences and Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
    https://doi.org/10.14419/w4vy6h45

    Received date: May 15, 2025

    Accepted date: July 30, 2025

    Published date: November 1, 2025

  • Hybrid SL; Generic Skills; Principles of SL

  • Abstract

    Hybrid SL is becoming more accepted in contemporary higher learning. The Malaysian Education Blueprint 20152025 is dedicated to the ‎initial activities aimed at improving the educational experiences of students, which would align with the described phenomenon. It is a ‎strategy that adapts learning experiences to the needs of individual students and incorporates learning enhancements through experiential and ‎community-based learning, as well as the use of technology, to gain the necessary skills in the modern era. The academic appropriately ‎conducts a research inquiry into the role of the technology integration principles in the student learning programs of hybrid SL in enhancing ‎the overall abilities of the students significantly. The research target in the future would be hybrid SL models that entail additional ‎community involvement among students, as well as show enhanced generic skills growth and more pleasurable learning experiences among ‎the students‎.

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    Abd Majid, U. M. ., Atan, N. A. ., Tasir, Z. ., Said, M. N. H. M. ., & Yusof, S. M. . (2025). A Systematic Literature Review: Principle of Hybrid Service ‎Learning Enhance Students’ Generic Skills. International Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 14(SI-1), 463-472. https://doi.org/10.14419/w4vy6h45