The Role of Teacher-Teaching Experience in VAE Teachers’ Integration of ICT

Abstract

The introduction of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and its integration has made a significant impact on the Malaysian education system. Its rapid development has become a major priority in achieving the nations’ Vision 2020 of becoming a fully developed country by the year 2020. Despite its huge potential advantages, the Visual Art Education (VAE) teachers were reportedly not utilizing the full potential of ICT in the Visual Art classroom. Based on the literature, it appeared that only a limited published research had tried to explain the influence of teachers’ experiences on their ICT integration (ICTInt). The purpose of this study is to explore the VAE teacher- teaching experience as moderator variables in their decision to integrate ICT. The Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) was used as a theoretical grounding of the study. Based on TAM, perceived usefulness (PU) and perceived ease of use (PEoU) were two specific beliefs that determine individuals’ ICTInt. Self-reported data was gathered through an on-line survey from 296 VAE teachers in the state of Selangor, Malaysia. The findings revealed that both PU and PEoU were able to explain 65 percent of the variance toward their ICTInt. The findings also show that teacher-teaching experience was found to influence the relationship between their PU and PEoU toward ICTInt. It is expected that findings derived from this study will contribute toward assisting the school administrator and the Ministry of Education in ensuring all teachers would pose and instill a degree of ICT integration.