Information And Communication Technology In Science

(SSI 3013)

Title : Content Analysis PBL

Prepared for:

Encik Azmi Bin Ibrahim

Prepared by:

1. Viviana Velenthia Micheal D201010374532. Dayang Sufinah Binti Datu Teng D20101037517

3. Darvina Lim Choo Kheng D20101037508

Semester 1 Session 2012/2013

Group B

PROBLEM SCENARIO:

ICT application has become an important part of teaching and learning. The Ministry of

Education has invested a huge effort in terms of funding and training to equip teachers and

students with ICT skills. In your opinion what are the issues and challenges in integrating

ICT in teaching and learning in our Malaysian Schools.

Give your idea to this issue in not more than 500 words.

I NTRODUCTION:

ICT has become very significant in nowadays. Hence, our government had spent millions

ringgit and invested huge effort in preparing our children in this Information Age by

integrating ICT in teaching and learning process. However, integrating ICT is not the easy

jobs as there are challenges and issues need to settle.

FACTS

1. ICT application has become an important part of teaching and learning.

2. Ministry of Education has invested a huge effort in terms of funding and training to

equip teachers and students with ICT skills.

3. There are issues and challenges in integrating ICT in teaching and learning in our

Malaysia school.

IDEAS:

Issues:

1. Effectiveness of ICT.

2. Computer cannot interact in a personal level interaction or give fuller and specific

explanations

3. Visual experiments make students to be incompetent in manual process skills.

Challenges:

1. Not all school especially remote area’s schools can apply ICT effectively.

2. Designs in computer presentation distract the students’ attention.

3. Same teaching aids make students bored.

4. Replacement of new equipment takes long time and process.

5. Lack of skill and motivation in senior teachers.

6. Lack of technical expert in repairing and maintaining the ICT equipment.

DISCUSSIONS:

Issues:

One of the issues is the effectiveness of ICT. Without constant monitoring by the teaching

staff, students tend to use ICT devices incorrectly instead of use it effectively for their study.

For example, while using computers in classroom, students will tend to browse the internet

for unrelated things such as games, social networks, music, or even porn.

Another issue of ICT usage in school is computers cannot interact in a personal level

interaction or give fuller and specific explanations. When teachers depend too much on ICT,

they will communicate less with the students. ICT software and hardware such as CDs, and

presentation slides will be used widely without approaching the students personally to know

their understanding level.

Issue also arises from ICT usage when many experiments were done virtually using

the software and computers. This makes students to be incompetent in manual process skills.

Using software, students cannot experience the real process.

Challenges:

One challenge that may arise is that not all schools in Malaysia that can apply ICT

effectively. Remote areas such as in Sabah and Sarawak do not have a regular source of

electricity and this cause implementation of ICT is impossible without electricity.

Another challenge is computer presentations (e.g. Power Point) can be made quite

"glitzy" without adding any benefit beyond what one could have had with a simple overhead.

These "glitzy" features most often serve to distract the audience, rather than focus their

attention on the subject at hand. Besides when the same teaching aids (e.g. Power Point) used

again and again, probably the students become not interested and attracted to the lesson.

In the event of damage to material goods or changing of better tools, waiting for new

equipments process takes a long time because it has to go through various procedures. This

would interfere with the process of teaching and learning that should happen in schools.

In addition, lack of skill and motivation in the senior teachers. Although government

has provided basic training, not all senior teachers attend the course. Plus, some of senior

teachers lack of motivation and a bit phobic about teaching using ICT. Burden of teachers

also increase after integrating ICT in schools and this may creates an anti-ICT environment

among the teachers. These make them unmotivated to use ICT in their teaching process.

Furthermore, lack of technical expert in repairing and maintaining the ICT

equipments. No all the schools has technician and the government also cannot provide

sufficient technicians at one time.

CONCLUSION

As a conclusion, integrating ICT in teaching and learning process is not an easy

process. There are many challenges and issues that may arise. However, by time it is hoped

that everyone will have the awareness and motivated to use and gain the benefit of ICT.

PROBLEM SCENARIOICT application has become an important part of teaching and learning. The Ministry of Education has invested a huge effort in terms of funding and training to equip teachers and students with ICT skills. In your opinion what are the issues and challenges in integrating ICT in teaching and learning in our Malaysian Schools.Give your idea to this issue in not more than 500 words.

FILAFacts Ideas Learning Issues Action Plan

4. ICT application has become an important part of teaching and learning.

5. Ministry of Education has invested a huge effort in terms of funding and training to equip teachers and students with ICT skills.

6. There are issues and challenges in integrating ICT in teaching and learning in our Malaysia school.

Issues:4. Effectiveness of ICT.5. Computer cannot

interact in a personal level interaction or give fuller and specific explanations

6. Visual experiments make students to be incompetent in manual process skills.

Challenges:7. Not all school

especially remote area’s schools can apply ICT effectively.

8. Designs in computer presentation distract the students’ attention.

9. Same teaching aids make students bored.

10. Replacement of new equipment takes long time and process.

11. Lack of skill and motivation in senior teachers.

12. Lack of technical expert in repairing and maintaining the ICT equipment.

1. What are the issues that related to the integrating of ICT in teaching and learning process?

2. What are the challenges need to face when integrating ICT in teaching and learning process?

1. Do group discussions to get the facts and brief ideas on issues and challenges.

2. Do research on the brief ideas that come out from discussion.

3. Find information from various sources such as searching through internet, library and ask opinions.

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