MAKING BEHAVIOUR CHANGE AMONG ORANG ASLI STUDENTS THROUGH ICT LITERACY PROGRAM

Intan Kamsin, Rosseni Din, Norsyazwani Salleh, Analisa Hamdan, Siti Zuraida, Abdul Manaf, Personalized
2014 ICSSR e-journal of the Social Science Res earches E   unpublished
In 2013, the dropout rate of Orang Asli students in Malaysia was at a high level of 25 per cent. To reduce the dropout rate, many authorities played an important role to solve the problem. The nation may be losing great potential human capital if proper and systematic actions are not taken to solve the problem. Therefore, this research aims to explore how ICT literacy program may be able to change the attitude of Orang Asli dropout students. Qualitative case study method was used to explore the
more » ... impact of the program on Orang Asli. Interview and observation were carried out in order to gain in depth information of the phenomenon being studied. The findings of the study show that, designing student-centered learning contributed in motivating Orang Asli students to continue with their formal education. They gain and appreciate new knowledge. All of them expressed their satisfaction with the ICT literacy program which they went through. A good community relationship among facilitators, parents and students were developed during and last even after the ICT literacy program. As a conclusion, designing student-centered learning based the preference of the students and meaningful learning experience played a major role in forming behaviour change among Orang Asli dropout students.
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