The Issues and Challenges In Integrating ICT in Teaching & Learning Process in Our

Malaysian School( Content Analysis PBL)

By :Nadzirah Mohd Jauah

Nor Syuhada Saiful AnuarSyahella Saruddin

PBL QUESTION

ICT application have become an important part of teaching and

learning. The Ministry of Education have invested a huge effort in

terms of finding 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 ideas to this issues in not more than 500 words.

What is ICT?

ICT is referring to Information and

Communication and Technologies

Had been used widely in the

aspect of economy, social, education

and others.

Covers all forms of computer and communications

equipment and software used to create, design, store, transmit, interpret and

manipulate information in its various formats.

So, in order to integrate ICT in the teaching and learning process, there are many issues and challenges that we have to face..

FACT IDEA LEARNING

IDEA

ACTION

1) ICT have become

an important

part of teaching

and learning.

2) Ministry of

Education have

invested a huge

effort to equip

teachers and

students with ICT

skills.

1) Teachers do not

have enough

skills to handle

the ICT

equipment.

2) School spend lots

of money on this

facility.

3) ICT enhanced

the quality of

teaching and

learning process

effectively.

1) How to polish

the teacher’s

skill on the ICT?

2) Does the school

have enough

budget to

support the cost

for ICT

equipment?

3) Does ICT

enhanced

teaching and

learning process

effectively?

1) Find book

and jurnal

related to

ICT in

teaching

learning.

2) Find

information

in the

internet to

gain extra

information

FILA CHART

ISSUE 1 : Teachers Do Not Have Enough Skills To Handle The ICT’s Equipment

Challenges :• For the former teacher who was born in year 1970’s, they might not have

enough skill to handle the ICT’s equipment and this is differ to those who

were born in the era of 1990. They have skill and enough knowledge about

the usage of ICT and thus they can handle the ICT’s equipment better.

Solution :• The teachers should be send to participate in the ‘training in service’ in

order to improve their skills in handling the ICT’s equipments.

ISSUE 2: School spends a lots of money on this facilities

Challenges :

• These tools are really high in cost and really sensitive to handle.

• School administration will spend a large amount of money not only when

they buy the ICT’s equipments but also when they want to send these

equipments to get the service.

Solution :

• The government need to offer some help to the school in the form of finance.

• Place a professional teacher or technicians who is expert about the ICT’s

tools in every school.

ISSUE 3: ICT enhance the quality of teaching and learning process effectively.

Challenges :

• Most students use the computers for the something that are not

related with their lesson at web pages.

• In writing report, most students will copy and paste the information

from the web page without showing any demonstrating any

understanding of the content of the subject.

Solution :• School administration needs to block the website which is not related

so that they can give full attention in their learning process.

CONCLUSION

As a teacher we need to be fully prepared

ourselves by mentally and physically in

order to face all the challenges in

education world especially in integrating

ICT in teaching and learning process.