Educators' Attitude towards Outcome-Based Information Technology Education in the Philippines

Purpose-Many educational systems across the world have shifted to online learning methodology as a measure against Covid-19 Pandemic to continue educating students. This phenomenon is causing a lot of complications to the educational system around the world in the context of developing countries, especially to the public state colleges and universities. This paper aims to identify and describe the challenges of online learning from the perspective of Information Technology Education (ITE) students in the public state colleges and universities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Method-It used descriptive research for the conducted of the study wherein survey questionnaires were sent out via electronic survey in different state colleges and universities in the Philippines. The evaluations were calculated using descriptive statistics and Chi-square and responses were compared between their profilesusing a nonparametric test. Results-The findings obtained the demographic profile of the ITE students with the degree of BS Information Technology, BS Computer Science, and BS Information System such courses, year level, and place they live. Additionally, the study gained a significant relationship between student profile in the device used in class, internet connectivity, student type of data connection, capability to attend online class, and their commitment to participate and submit class requirements. The study identifies different interrelated challenges such as the majority of the student only using smartphones in onlinelearning and poor internet connection as they tried to adapt to online learning because they are committed to participating and submitting requirements. Conclusion-The study gives insights into the current condition experienced by the students in the school administrations and officials, and faculty as well to strengthen the appropriate online teaching mode and other practices applicable to the students. It can also useto emphasize to be more responsive to the learning needs of the IT students, especially beyond the conventional classrooms.Recommendations-It is suggested that educational institutions must create appropriate and effective content, and provide digital literacy training to current faculty to improve learning outcomes. Lastly, a strong Information Communication Technology Office that focuses on the development of a different website and mobile application that assist the need of the students and faculty may be established.

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Employability tracer study of Information Technology Education graduates from a state university in the Philippines

Social Sciences & Humanities Open ◽

10.1016/j.ssaho.2020.100055 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 100055

Author(s):

Albert C. Albina ◽

Lilian P. Sumagaysay

Keyword(s):

Information Technology ◽

Technology Education ◽

The Philippines ◽

Tracer Study ◽

State University ◽

Information Technology Education

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Information Technology Education Policy Framework for Developing Countries: Survey and Cluster Analysis of Worldwide Patterns in Information Technology Education

10.28945/3311 ◽

2009 ◽

Author(s):

Martiniano Jake III Parawan Neri

Keyword(s):

Information Technology ◽

Cluster Analysis ◽

Developing Countries ◽

Technology Education ◽

Hierarchical Cluster ◽

The Philippines ◽

Cluster Method ◽

Development Economic ◽

Information Technology Education ◽

It Education

The paper examines worldwide patterns of operations of IT education using 31 countries’ data on IT education focusing on contexts, inputs, processes and outcomes of IT education with the end-in-view of deriving sets of national policies for IT education in the Philippines. In all, 13 variables were used as multivariate inputs to a cluster analysis algorithm which aim to cluster countries in terms of a 13 x 13 similarity matrix utilizing a hierarchical cluster method. Data per variable needed in the cluster analysis were obtained from the internet in most of the countries identified. Results revealed that developing countries’ IT education differed from the IT education of developed and less developed countries in terms of: Contexts (Level of Development, Economic Basis, Educational System), Input (Percent of IT Professionals, National Literacy Rate, Percentage of Universities offering IT Courses), Process (Nature of Tertiary level Curriculum, Number of Years of exposure to IT, Provision of OJT in the curriculum, Instructional system, Admission status of IT courses), Output (Level of IT specialization), and Outcome (Employment status). On the basis of the hierarchical cluster analysis performed, policy recommendations are given to enhance the delivery of IT education in the Philippines and to sharpen its contribution to national development.

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