(829)THE EFFECT OF ICT INTEGRATION IN PROMOTING STUDENTS' SELF DIRECTED LEARNING: A QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS

摘要

In this 21st century era, teachers and students are encouraged to use technology to increase theirperformances. In the latest trend of teaching and learning process, Information, Communication andTechnology (ICT)literate skill has made a vital shift whereas the approach in the classroom haschanged from teacher-directed toward student-directed learning. It means that teachers are no longera sole and primary source of information and knowledge in the classroom. Therefore, the style ofteaching and learning has changed from a traditional approach toward a technology-based by utilizingICT as the complementary tools to back up students in learning process. In this regard, the mainpurpose is to give more freedom to students in choosing their own way of learning by using ICT as themain self-directed learning tool. The main focus of this study is to identify whether students' interactionin using ICT can enhance their self-directed learning skills. Moreover this study attempt to analyze theeffect of using ICT in promoting students' self-directed learning. A survey questionnaire wasdistributed randomly to the total of 100 (43% male and 57% female)years 1 to year 5 students fromfive private secondary schools in Selangor, Malaysia. The data for this quantitative research wereanalyzed for both descriptive and inferential analysis using SPSS (version 23)statistical software. Theoverall findings revealed that the secondary school students' interaction with ICT tools can enhancetheir self-directed learning. Results show that majority of students are able to interact with computer,and ICT tools to figure out a way to learn the key focus of the lessons based on the self-directedlearning. To enhance students' self-directed learning outcomes, there is a need to consider otheraspects of ICT integration for the future study. This is especially from management point of view interms of strategic planning and policy making to support ICT -based teaching and learningenvironment.