Impact of Students’ Perceptions of ICT-Supported Learning Environment on Approaches to Learning for Principles of Accounting in Secondary Schools

Abstract

This research aims to study the impact of students’ perceptions of ICT-supported Learning Environment and their personal characteristics on approaches to learning in the context of Malaysian accounting education at secondary school level. Students are facing the learning problem where they lack the opportunity to experience deep approaches to learning due to the teacher-centred teaching approach and immaturity of the curriculum and assessment design. In view of these problems, the Ministry of Education (MOE) has revised the curriculum and assessment from content-based to skilled-based with the aim to enable students to practise deep approach to learning with ICT. However, to what extent the new environment is able to stimulate deep approach to learning is the main issue underpinning by the present study which will be investigated through a correlational research design employing the Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) analysis method. Contributions and preliminary results of this study are discussed.