Attitudes Toward ICT of Electronic Distance Education (ePJJ) Students at the Institute of Education Development, University Technology Mara

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to assess the attitudes toward information and communication technology (ICT) of adult students undertaking further studies through the medium of electronic distance learning. Attitudes were studied in an attempt to ascertain factors such as anxiety, confidence, liking and, usefulness at the diploma and undergraduate levels.

A total of 500 adult students at various stages of study from diploma to undergraduate degrees participated in this research. The response rate was 56.8%. The instrument used is a replicated questionnaire designed by Loyd and Gressard 1988. Prior permission was granted for the use of the questionnaire which consisted of solicited demographic variables and 40 attitude-based statement. The statements were structured on a scale of one to five. Parametric and non-parametric analyses were executed by using SPSS. The results suggested that the adult students exhibited positive attitudes toward ICT in terms of usefulness and liking, but, semblances of low confidence and anxiety were also evidenced in the statistics.