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标题：ICT implementation among Malaysian schools: GIS, obstacles and opportunities
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作者：Habibah Lateh ; Habibah Lateh ; Vasugiammai Muniandy 等
期刊名称：Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences
印刷版ISSN：1877-0428
出版年度：2010
卷号：2
期号：2
页码：2846-2850
DOI：10.1016/j.sbspro.2010.03.426
语种：English
出版社：Elsevier
摘要：AbstractInformation and Communication Technology (ICT) has been introduced and widely used among schools in Malaysia since 1970 onwards. Computer education programme started in 1999. 322 schools were chosen as ‘break a way’ from conventional teaching method towards ICT. Due to that, projects such as Smart School Project, School Access Centre were handled continuously. Teachers’ Professional Guidance in ICT Project is a special programme for In-Service teachers in aim to enable teachers to use ICT in their core business of teaching. Anyhow, the dispersion of ICT usage among subjects vary and some subjects has become low preferred by students. ICT in geography is focused in order to enhance the students’ interest in geography subject. Geographical Information System (GIS) is foremost the best Geographical Information Technology (GIT) to be implemented in geography subject. In Malaysia, it is still exposed just in papers, articles and proceeding papers. GIS in schools in Malaysia has been insisted by educators and GIS experts. Thus, this article describes and discusses the obstacles and opportunities of implementing GIS in schools with a deep focus of GIS in teaching and learning geography. The purpose of the study is to determine the effectiveness of GIS in enhancing students’ interest towards the subject. Obstacles occur during the implementation of GIS in schools is also briefly discussed in this article. The capabilities of GIS in schools and teaching with GIS is also apart of this study. A content analysis was performed using articles from local and abroad publications regarding ICT and GIS. Conference proceedings were also analyzed. The content analysis included 20 articles which discuss both, the opportunities and obstacles in trying GIS into schools which. The future of GIS among Malaysian schools will be in the conclusion part together with a few solutions in reducing and overcoming the obstacles.
关键词：Information and communication Technology (ICT);geographical information system (GIS);secondary schools;education curricular