Developing A Mobile Application to Observe The Teaching and Lectures of Practice Teachers

Abstract

The digitalisation of education has changed the landscape of education system in order to move along with the ever-evolving trend and Malaysia Digital Economy Blueprint. This research aims to facilitate the observation process of practicum teachers and to enhance the ability of school administrators as effective observers. The impact of using SKPMG Standard 4 Mobile Application in the observation process of practicum teachers was studied. There are four people involve in an observation and for this research, three were chosen as respondents which include headmaster, senior assistant of academic affairs and mentor teacher. The sampling was done based on their involvement in the observation process. This is a qualitative research and the data were validated through triangulation method. The structured and semi-structured interviews were carried out and the data collected were classified into five main themes in line with research conceptual framework that used ADDIE model in decision making process. The finding of this research shows that i-Cerap Application could help to gain the interest of observer because it is easy to use, entertaining, and has multimedia elements. Other than that, through this research, it is also discovered that the readiness to use i-Cerap is related to knowledge, skills, and attitude towards mobile applications like i-Cerap. Based on the findings, it is also concluded that the aspect of perception, relevance, confidence, and satisfaction is related to the effectiveness of i-Cerap. Concerning that, it is hoped that stakeholders like Ministry of Education Malaysia and Institutes of Teacher Education could take fast action in sharing expertise with agencies of teacher training to train and grow observers with digital literacy who could achieve the aspiration of Digital Education Policy.