Technology Integration to Promote Desire to Learn Programming in Higher Education

The use of technology integration is the way of innovation in today’s world-class learning. Technology integration is a combination of technologies such as computers, mobile devices like smartphones and tablets, digital cameras, the internet, and more in the practice of daily lecture sessions. Technology integration could help the process of learning especially for courses that considered as tough by the students. Therefore, educators need to be aware of the choice of methods or approaches so that teaching and learning are conducted in meaningful ways. Programming courses are compulsory for students in Faculty of Information Sciences and Technology, National University of Malaysia. However, some students find it difficult to excel in programming courses. In this study, technology integration in learning programming courses challenges the limitations of student opportunities in solving real problems lead to inconsistently use of the expertise and skills. In addition, the challenge of learning programming leads students to generate rote learning. Hence, technology integration in learning programming should be appropriate with the application of technology and applying meaningful learning so that the technology integration will be effective and meaningful. This study is conducted to propose and verify a technology integration framework for learning programming courses. Stratified Random Sampling through quantitative study method is used which involving 109 respondents. Quantitative data are analyzed using multiple linear regression method. Based on previous studies, five factors have been identified namely learning technology, learning competence, technology implementation, meaningful learning and contextual learning that would affect students’ desire to learn programming courses. The results discover that all the factors have significant relationships in influencing the desire to learn programming courses among undergraduate students for the faculty. This study is expected to assist educators and administrators to apply and improve the use of technology integration in meaningful learning for programming courses

Pembelajaran pengaturcaraan bermakna melalui integrasi teknologi : tahap perlaksanaan dan penggunaan

Integrasi teknologi merupakan gabungan aplikasi, media, sistem, pendekatan serta teknik yang dipandu oleh teknologi maklumat dan komunikasi untuk meningkatkan keterlibatan pelajar dan keberkesanan pemahaman pembelajaran. Pembelajaran pengaturcaraan menghadapi cabaran keterbatasan peluang pelajar dalam menyelesai masalah sebenar sehingga minat dan potensi mereka tidak dibangunkan secara konsisten. Integrasi teknologi berpotensi memberikan penyelesaian kepada masalah ini, namun penggunaan teknologi yang tidak bertetapan menyebabkan pelajar tidak memperoleh makna dalam pembelajaran serta kurang keyakinan dalam menyelesai masalah. Kajian ini membangunkan kerangka dalam perlaksanaan integrasi teknologi bagi mempromosi pembelajaran bermakna untuk pelajar pra-siswazah yang mengikuti kursus pengaturcaraan. Kajian juga mengukur tahap kekerapan dan penggunaan integrasi teknologi dalam pembelajaran bermakna bagi kursus pengaturcaraan. Kajian mengenalpasti lima elemen utama melalui sorotan susastera bagi membangunkan kerangka iaitu teknologi pembelajaran, keterampilan, penerapan teknologi, elemen pembelajaran bermakna dan pembelajaran kontekstual. Seterusnya, pengukuran tahap kekerapan dan penggunaan integrasi teknologi dilaksanakan ke atas sampel 109 pelajar pra- siswazah yang mengikuti kursus pengaturcaraan melalui pensampelan rawak berstrata. Kerangka kajian dijangka memberi panduan tentang integrasi teknologi yang dilaksanakan dalam pembelajaran pengaturcaraan bermakna secara spesifik dan mengukur elemen yangberkaitan. Dapatan kajian pula dijangka dapat membantu pendidik dan pentadbiran bagi menerap dan menambahbaik penggunaan integrasi teknologi dalam pembelajaran bermakna bagi kursus pengaturcaraan