The utilization of information and communication technology among Islamic secondary school teachers in Malaysia
Malaysia has implemented the first computer system in 1966. Since then, the government – through Ministry of Education – has introduced various initiatives to facilitate the adoption and diffusion of Information and Communication Technology (ICT). In line with the Vision 2020, Ministry of Educati...
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Asosiasi Sarjana Pendidikan Sejarah Indonesia
2011
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/25390/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/25390/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/25390/1/Humanika_ICT.pdf |
| Summary: | Malaysia has implemented the first computer system in 1966. Since then, the government
– through Ministry of Education – has introduced various initiatives to facilitate the adoption
and diffusion of Information and Communication Technology (ICT). In line with the Vision
2020, Ministry of Education has draft ways so as to integrate ICT into education system.
Malaysian government has invested millions of Ringgit for the usage of ICT in education. The
investments include the building of computer labs, supplying of PCs, and related peripherals,
training of teachers, and development of instructional material. The research will concentrate on
the utilization, self-efficacy, integration, and satisfactory level of the Islamic Religious Secondary
School teachers of Malaysia. Although there are only 55 of such schools but these schools are
actually a sought after schools by parents due to its capability of producing leaders academically
as well as spiritually. The study will deal with issues such as self-efficacy, utilization, and
training needs/provided as well as the integration of ICT in teaching and learning. The analysis
is adopting principle component analysis to determine the predictors of the underlying variables
as well the use of Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) to strengthen the analysis.
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