Assessment Method for Potential Educational Technology Competency Standard based on TPCK in Malaysian Higher Education Institutions
Abstract
Technology in education is purposely designed to help both educators and
 students in knowledge transfer and knowledge gain simultaneously. In many
 aspects, technology in education is supposed to prove that education can
 be delivered effectively and efficiently. However, there are cases in which
 technology in education can be frustrating and annoying for both parties.
 Government and university management have invested a lot of money to
 ensure that educators and students can really benefit from the technology.
 In spite of huge investment on educational technology tools (hardware and
 software) over the past decades in various education initiatives, the potential
 of technology usage at university level has not reached the desired level
 among educators and students. What is the missing link for the realisation of
 the expected return-of-investment? Recent researches (C Akarawang, 2015;
 Bibi, 2017; Hersh, 2014) indicate that the problem is due to the gap between
 technical ICT skills and the knowledge of good pedagogical practice among
 educators. The outcome of this study proposes an Educational Technology
 standard to be applied in university setting using TPCK (Technological
 Pedagogical Content Knowledge) as the basic framework. However, this
 paper will only discuss a part of our standard development highlighting
 the assessment method that was used during the implementation of ETC
 68 standard in our institutions. Overall, the descriptive result using pre and
 post means scores as assessment method towards proposed standard shows
 that the educators’ acceptance score in our institutions are mostly good.
 However the element within the standard least accepted are TCK (Technology
 Content Knowledge) and TPK (Technology Pedagogical Knowledge). The
 assessment and finding in this study nevertheless are suggested to be used
 as a guidance for ETC Standard implementation in university setting in
 order to stress the importance of considering technological possibilities in
 light of developmentally appropriate practices and specific learning goals
 in ICT/ET training provided for educators in HEI in Malaysia.
 
 Keywords: educational technology; TPCK, ICT standard, university,
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