Digitalization of Education Programs to Enhance Cambodian Students’ Digital Performance
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https://doi.org/10.63381/jeilt.v1i2.61Keywords:
digital program, digitalization, quality, digital performance, literacy, competenceAbstract
This study examined the effects of digitalizing the education programs to enhance the students’ digital performance. It aimed to examining the influences of digitalizing the education programs on the development of interactive and personalized learning, skill development, improved access to resources, and blended and online learning. This study also determined the challenges of digitalizing the education changes – focusing on the infrastructure and access, digital literacy, teacher training, and financial and institutional support. By examining digitalization of the educational programs, this study used the analytical research design, with the secondary data analysis method for collecting and analyzing data. Secondary data was used for gathering information. The theoretical analysis method was employed to analyze the data gathered in determining the perspectives of digitalizing education programs to enhance the students’ digital performance. The results of this study elaborated on the effects of digitalizing the education programs, which improve the interactive learning, digital skill, digital access resources, and distance or hybrid learning. Digitalizing the education program significantly contributed to the betterment of students’ digital competence, skills, and literacy. Therefore, this study benefited the reform of education programs with the internet digital platforms in term to developing the teaching and learning methods, quality, outcomes, competence, and literacy.
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