Johan Eddy Luaran

Exploring the Adoption of Blended Learning: Case of Mobile Learning

The readiness and support for self-directed learners in using blended learning is still lacking despite the growing number of innovations and creations for new technologies. Thus, there is a need of empirical study to assess the driving factors of m-learning adoption for the self-directed learners. The main objective of this exploratory study is to investigate the relationship of the factors that motivate m-learning adoption among self-directed learners. The method involved questionnaires survey with 190 respondents from April to May 2015. There are four (4) variables have been covered in this study such as Perceived Near-term usefulness, Perceived Ease of Use, Personal Innovativeness, and Perceived Long-term Usefulness. The collected data is then analysed using Spearmans Rank Order Correlation analysis. The results indicate that the strongest relationship is the relationship between Perceived Near-term Usefulness and Perceived Ease of Use [r=.603, n=190, p<;.000]. Future work may involves empirical investigation with other case of blendedlearning methods such as webinars, virtual classroom, social learning (e.g. wikis, discussion forums), access to on-demand learning resources and self-paced e-learning.

Attitude on Microteaching: A Study on Third and Fourth Year Science Student Teachers of the Faculty of Education, UiTM

This research investigates the attitude of the Third and Fourth Year student teachers in Science Programs from Faculty of Education, UiTM. The objectives of this study is to gather student teachers’ attitude towards microteaching subject and to identify the difference in attitude about microteaching among Third and Fourth Year Science student teachers. Eighty Science student teachers were involved in this study. The respondents from Fourth Year of study had completed their microteaching course and had done their practical teaching in school during previous semester while the Third Year Science students only completed their microteaching course. Each respondent answered a set of questionnaires consisted of 40 items made up of three parts which are demographic information, student’s attitude and open-ended questions. The findings of the study indicate that the student teachers have mixed attitude towards microteaching that warrant further studies.