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3. Problems in Using Technology in Teaching 
The use of ICT has become an important agenda in the current education system. The use of ICT in 
teaching and learning has now been recognized as one of the R & D approaches in pre-school classes 
as well as other pre-school R & D approaches. Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, who 
is also the Education Minister, said the new curriculum incorporated elements of creativity, innovation 
and life skills in the teaching and learning process, involving all subjects, were part of the 
government's agenda to provide quality education for all. Tan Sri Muhyiddin said efforts to combine 
more aspects of creativity and innovation in the national education system would not be perfect 
without the role of ICT. He said ICT usage in the teaching and learning process enabled interactive 
learning, more effective and stimulating minds [37]. 
However, in Malaysia the ICT approach has not yet received encouraging attention as in western 
countries. The findings from the 2001-2010 Education Plan find that between 1996-2000, out of 30% 
of teachers attending ICT courses are only a few who use ICT in teaching and learning. In western 
countries, ICT usage is quite well known. For example in western countries, ICTs such as video, 
television, multimedia software are used to involve pre-school children actively in the teaching and 
learning process. The Internet is also used to assist teaching and learning. For example, the Public 
Broadcasting Service (PBS) website PBS Kids site provides good literacy learning for children aged 3 
to 8 years. Here they can read and also have a variety of activities. In addition, the National 
Geographic Kids website provides information on geography, exploration, crafts, science and 
technology for children [38,39]. 
The study of [40,41] on the use of ICT across the curriculum in the preschool curriculum of the 
Ministry of Education Malaysia finds that the entire pre-school teacher has computer skills, abilities 
and computer skills. They also realized that the use of ICT in teaching and learning could attract 
students to learn and develop their intellectual [42]. However, lower ICTs are less encouraging and 
motivating pre-school teachers to use ICT in teaching and learning. This finding is supported by [14] 
which shows that teachers are prepared to implement teaching using ICT approaches and there is a 
strong relationship between work and behavior towards respondents. The use of ICT is also influenced 
by the duration of teacher service. Longer-serving teachers are less likely to use ICT in R & D because 
they are less exposed to ICT when they are in teaching training than with new teachers. Preschool 
teachers actually have no reason not to use ICT in R & D. Ministry of Education Malaysia through the 
Teacher's Activity Center has always organized short-term courses on computer skills so that 
preschool teachers receive the latest ICT knowledge and skills (refer to table 1).