Factors Affecting ICT Integration During Teaching Practices: A Multiple Case Study of Three Indonesian Universities

Information and communication technology (ICT) is a strong force for economic, social, political, and educational reforms happening throughout the world including in developing countries. In this qualitative inquiry, we aimed at elaborating factors affecting ICT integration during teaching practices in pre-service teacher training programs (PTTPs) of three Indonesian universities from the perspectives of fifty-five pre-service teachers. The thematic analysis of this study revealed two major themes, barriers and enablers, which affected the integration of ICT during teaching practices. Based on the themes, this study led to the development of a conceptual model of factors affecting the ICT integration. Recommendations are made for the betterment of Indonesian PTTPs and related stakeholders

Exploring the factors affecting pre-service science teachers’ actual use of technology during teaching practice

The primary objective of the research reported on here was to decide whether a combined framework of the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) and technological pedagogical and content knowledge (TPACK) could be a valid and reliable model to predict Indonesian pre-service science teachers’ (PSTs’) actual use of technology (AUT) during teaching practice. A survey instrument consisting of attitudes (ATs), subjective norms (SN), perceived behavioural control (PBC), technological pedagogical knowledge (TPK), technological content knowledge (TCK), technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPCK), and AUT was adapted from previous studies and validated through face and content validity. Thereafter, the instrument was piloted to 135 PSTs and validated through exploratory factor analysis (EFA). The sample (n = 457) completed the instrument during the main data collection. The data analysis was done through the steps of partial least square structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM), t-test, and analysis of variance (ANOVA). Through the measurement model phase, the combined framework was reported to be reliable and valid. SN was the strongest predictor (β = .445) of AUT, followed by PBC (β = .281). Meanwhile, AT, TPK, TCK, and TPCK were reported to be insignificant. Additionally, significant differences regarding AUT were reported based on gender and institution. An insignificant relationship emerged based on information and communication technology (ICT) -based courses

Innovation culture in higher learning institutions: A proposed framework

<p>This paper systematically reviews literature on the establishment of innovation culture among students in higher learning institutions. It takes a close look at the concept of innovation culture and its influence on the resulting student innovative behaviour. This paper proposes an operational framework for measuring innovation culture and its relationship with innovative behaviour specifically in a higher education context. This framework is important in facilitating institutions to design activities cultivating innovation culture among students. This will eventually lead to the production of more innovative graduates and product innovation, which will in turn be beneficial for institutions in achieving global recognition.</p

ScienceDirect The use of social media technologies among Malaysian youth

Abstract This exploratory study report findings on the profile of Malaysian young adults age 20 to 24, also known as the Generation Y and/or the Millennial generation, with special regard to their use of Internet and social media technologies. Data were collected from 379 youth from a public Malaysian university across six schools of studies in a Malaysian public researchbased university: the Academy of Islamic Studies, School of Economics and Administration, School of Engineering, School of Education, School of Business and Accountancy, and School of Arts and Social Sciences. Findings indicate that the most preferred activities are online communication and socialization, followed on researching on specific information for the purpose of completing assignments, &quot;how-to&quot; and &quot;do-it-yourself&quot; information. The least preferred activity is buying things such as books and clothing online. Additionally the Academy of Islamic Studies students are more active in discussing political issues online compared to their peers from other schools. Data from this study will allow social researchers to utilize Internet and social media technologies for the teaching and learning activities

Mapping the Factors Influencing Success of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) in Higher Education

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) is a new phenomenon in online learning that has aroused increasing interest by researchers as a significant contribution to improving educational system quality and openness. The purpose of this paper is to compile and analyze MOOC research that has been published between 2012 and 2016. A systematic analysis technique was employed and Template Analysis (TA) approach was used for mapping MOOC research into three dimensions in accordance with the Biggs 3P model. First dimension is Presage, include the following factors: Learners' characteristics with sub-factors (learner demographics, learner motivation, and interactivity) and instructor. Second, Process, including factors of pedagogy, pattern of engagement, instructional design, assessment, credit, plagiarism, sustainability, and learning analytics. Third dimension is Product, including factors of student dropout rate and MOOC quality. This classification is aimed at providing a comprehensive overview for readers interested in MOOCs who seek to understand the critical success factors influencing MOOC success

Factors Affecting the Use of Digital Mathematics Textbooks in Indonesia

Digital mathematics textbooks differ from traditional printed textbooks in, among other things, their dynamic structural elements, representing a potential that traditional textbooks cannot fulfil. Notably, dynamic structural elements, i.e., multimodal representations of mathematics, could be of particular importance for learning, which is why the scientific interest in digital mathematics textbooks has increased in recent years and many digital textbooks have been developed. However, research related to predicting teacher usage behavior of digital textbooks is still limited. Therefore, this research aims to analyze the predictors that may influence the intentions of mathematics teachers and the actual usage of digital textbooks by applying the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT). Data were collected from 277 teachers in West Java Province, Indonesia, and analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM). The results indicated that Performance Expectancy (PE) is the biggest significant factor, followed by Social Influence (SI), that influences the Behavioral Intention (BI) of mathematics teachers to use digital textbooks in Indonesia. Effort Expectancy (EE) does not affect the intention to use a digital textbook. In turn, BI has the largest and most significant effect on teachers’ actual usage of digital textbooks. This result contributes to the understanding of the predictors that can increase the use of digital textbooks by mathematics teachers

University of Malaya's emerging scholars leadership advancement (Emerald) programme: Implications on new lecturers' early career development

Interest on the professional development of an academic in academia has been growing over the years (Akerlind, 2005). Research indicates that there are various academics preparation programmes preparing Early Career Faculty, i.e. young, new and novice academics, for tasks in academia. This study explores the effectiveness of one of the training programme for new lecturers - Emerging Scholars Leadership Advancement (Emerald) programme held by UM's Academic Enhancement and Leadership Development Centre (ADeC) since August 2014. It is a training programme for new academic staffs who have successfully obtained their doctorates via UM's faculty recruitment and training schemes (i.e. Skim Latihan Akademik Bumiputera (SLAB) and Skim Latihan Akademik IPTA (SLAI)). Findings were analysed from three focus group discussions with 12 Emerald participants as well as two stakeholder meetings with their deans and departmental heads. Further post-training in-depth interviews with four alumni from the programme are underway. Earlier findings suggest that although Emerald participants seemed to appreciate the learning opportunities and networking possibilities gained from Emerald, the programme was also burdensome time-wise, and somewhat irrelevant to their daily duties as new faculty. Relevance of some of the programme's components to the daily duties as new faculty were questioned. In addition, the programme's lack of gains in terms of contributing to their efforts toward tenure was also highlighted. It is therefore vital to examine the ECF's reception of the programme, and its perceived benefits and drawbacks in providing relevant training for new lecturers in the early months of their academic career. These findings provide basis for ongoing revisions to the programme, wherein teaching and learning, supervision, and research training modules were reviewed and amended. In addition, changes were made to the programme briefing session as well as its practical attachments modules. Most importantly, the Emerald programme structure underwent modifications cut the programme duration from 60 days to approximately 20 days with training that focused on the core duties of new lecturers. This study contributes to existing efforts to improve the training of ECF by chronicling the development and subsequent ongoing enhancements of the ECF training programme at Malaysia's leading public university

Two decades of research on early career faculties (ECFs): A bibliometric analysis of trends across regions

Early Career Faculties (ECFs) are an important demographic of university faculty population shaping the future of the institution and higher education, despite the challenges they face as new academics. Analysis of scholarly output on ECFs offers useful data to inform and aid both national policy formulations and institutional planning decisions especially in ECFs' support and development. Peer-reviewed high impact journals and academic databases provide highly valid and reliable sources of data and information on ECFs. This study examines the trend of ECFs research over two decades comparing scholarly output and research impact across global regions, in Web of Science and Scopus Elsevier. The bibliometric analysis highlights key topics of research and publications related to ECFs and identify the regions and countries most actively research on the topic. The trend of research on ECFs has been found to increase exponentially beginning the 1990s worldwide, mostly from western institutions (76%). Publications after the year 2012 focused more on issues related to ECFs' preparation towards life in academia, their motivation, and challenges, the support structure for ECFs and strategies to adapt to life as faculty members. Such bibliometric analysis findings can be a useful reference for policy formulation within national or regional systems of higher education, and institutional strategic planning. © 2020 Universiti Putra Malaysia Press