During the Covid-19 pandemic, many sectors have experienced redundancy including the education sector. The lockdown phase that was forced by the government influenced the school institution and university to be closed to minimize the physical contact between students and teachers due to transmission of diseases. The children across the country are given alternate resources, some online, to study outside of the classroom. They are unable to attend the real classroom as before which led to a digital media platform as a tool in continuing the learning process. It makes the traditional teaching and learning methods no longer options of learning methods. This study aimed to examine parents’ perception of media usage as a home-based learning platform, their involvements with primary school students and satisfaction level with the effectiveness of digital media usage as a home-based learning platform towards students’ learning comprehension. This study used a quantitative method and a purposive sampling technique. There were 1161 respondents who have been selected among Kuala Selangor’s citizens via an online survey. The findings reported that there are positive responses and significant relationship between digital media usage as a home-based learning platform and learning comprehension levels among parents and their primary school students during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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