Teaching and Learning with Technology: Effectiveness of ICT Integration in Schools

Abstract

Integration of Information, Communication, and Technology (ICT) will assist teachers to the global requirement to replace traditional teaching methods with a technology-based teaching and learning tools and facilities. In Malaysia, ICT is considered as one of the main elements in transforming the country to the future development. The Ministry of Education, through the latest Education Blue print (2013)(2014)(2015)(2016)(2017)(2018)(2019)(2020)(2021)(2022)(2023)(2024)(2025), insights the importance of technology-based teaching and learning into the schools' national curriculum. This study aims to analyze teachers' perceptions on effectiveness of ICT integration to support teaching and learning process in classroom. A survey questionnaire was distributed randomly to the total of 101 teachers from 10 public secondary schools in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The data for this quantitative research were analyzed for both descriptive and inferential statistic using SPSS (version 21) software. The results indicate that ICT integration has a great effectiveness for both teachers and the students. Findings indicate that teachers' well-equipped preparation with ICT tools and facilities is one the main factors in success of technology-based teaching and learning. . It was also found that professional development training programs for teachers also played a key role in enhancing students' quality learning. For the future studies, there is a need for consideration of other aspects of ICT integration especially from management point of view in regard to strategic planning and policy making.

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“…Previous studies indicated that frogVLE has a great effectiveness for both teachers and students [8,9]. FrogVLE has created great interest among students and easy access to a wealth of materials and resources.…”

“…This means that teachers need to have growth rather than fixed mindsets [18]. Many studies have been made regarding the use of ICT in the classroom but the focus is not on frogVLE [8,12,19,20]. One study did look at the ICT level and teacher creativity but it only involved certain areas and specific items.…”

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“…Besides, to create a golden generation of Indonesia, this is also needed to prepare students to have 21st-century competence, namely critical thinking and problem-solving skills, collaboration skills, creativity skills, and communication skills [9]. This can be supported by using technology-based learning media [10]. Learning media is one of the factors for learning success.…”

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“…Technology integration in education has revealed many benefits to educators and students due to the fact that students are familiar with technology and they will learn better within technology-based environment [11]. Unfortunately, limitation of using technology must be considered.…”