Parents’ Influence on the Augmented Reality (AR) in Science Subject: Pre-School Education Level

Pengarang

  • Siew-Pong Cheah Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia
  • Feng-Mei Liew Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia
  • Chuan-Chew Foo Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia
  • Chooi-Yi Wei Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia
  • Sing-Yan Looi Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia
  • Mei-Si Chia Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32890/jes2024.6.2.4

Kata kunci:

augmented reality, parent influence, pre-school, science subject, technology acceptance model

Abstrak

Various technologies and e-learning tools have been adopted in the teaching and learning process. This transformation has not only affected the teachers and students, but also parents, school management and other stakeholders. This research aims to investigate Malaysian parents’ awareness, attitudes, and social influence and willingness in shaping their own perception toward the adoption of augmented reality (AR), embedded in the science subjects, at the level of pre-school education. In this research, a total of 210 parents who have kid(s) studying in the kindergartens have responded to the questionnaire. The Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) is employed in this study to analyze the proposed external factors of the adoption of AR technology in the science subjects at the pre-school education. The results show that parents’ attitudes and their awareness of AR technology positively affect their perception of adopting AR technology.

Biografi Pengarang

  • Siew-Pong Cheah, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman

    Dr Cheah is currently served as a lecturer at Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman. He is also pursuing his PhD at UTAR. His major research interest includes financial economics, monetary policy and income inequality.

  • Feng-Mei Liew, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman

    Ms Liew is currently a lecturer attached to Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman. She is also pursuing her PhD at UTAR. Her thesis focuses on the performance of Malaysian manufacturing firm.

  • Chuan-Chew Foo, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman

    Foo Chuan Chew is an Assistant Professor at Department of Economics, Faculty of Business and Finance, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR). He completed his PhD in Economics, Master in Economics and Bachelor in Economics at Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM). His research interests fields are experimental research in microeconomics, human behaviour and education economics.

  • Chooi-Yi Wei, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman

    Wei Chooi Yi is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Business and Finance, Department of Finance. She obtained her PhD in Economics Education from Sultan Idris Education University (UPSI), Master of Education (Economics Education) from The National University of Malaysia and Bachelor Degree in International Business (Hons) (International Finance) from Labuan International Campus, Universiti Malaysia Sabah. Her research interest fields are experimental research in education and social sciences, human behavior, social development and banking

  • Sing-Yan Looi, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman

    Mr Looi pursued his Master of Applied Statistics from University of Malaya. He is currently working as lecturer in Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman. His current research interests are predictive modeling, computational Bayesian statistics and financial data modeling.

  • Mei-Si Chia, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman

    Ms Chia is a lecturer who work at Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman. She graduated from UPM with a Master degree in Business Administration. Her research field related to higher education and financial management in Malaysia.

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2024-07-30

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Jil. 6 No. 2 (2024): JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS AND SUSTAINABILITY

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Cheah, S.-P., Liew, F.-M., Foo, C.-C., Wei, C.-Y., Looi, S.-Y., & Chia, M.-S. (2024). Parents’ Influence on the Augmented Reality (AR) in Science Subject: Pre-School Education Level. Journal of Economics and Sustainability, 6(2), 68-83. https://doi.org/10.32890/jes2024.6.2.4

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