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4. Proposal to improve the use of TMK among teachers 
To overcome the challenges presented above, the school and teachers need to take appropriate action 
so that pupils in school will not be left out of this TMK explosion [10]. First of all, the school assisted 
teachers who did not master the skills of using TMK to participate in several courses conducted by the 
ministry. Not only that, the school also provides lectures to motivate teachers to master the skills 
[46].Additionally, the school helps teachers to expose them to new ideas and opportunities in their 
teaching profession such as attending short-term ICT courses. These courses help teachers to have 
enough training to enhance their knowledge in terms of teaching and learning that incorporate 
technology elements and can also improve the quality of their teaching [3]. 

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JICETS 2019
Journal of Physics: Conference Series
1529 (2020) 042058
IOP Publishing
doi:10.1088/1742-6596/1529/4/042058
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The study by [47] on 20 indigenous students who have difficulty reading the Malay language found 
that the use of computers and songs can improve reading levels among Asli pupils in primary schools. 
Implications of this study are that Malay language teachers need to integrate the use of computers and 
songs in their teaching. The findings are in line with [48,49] finding that language teaching using 
computers is one of the methods of teaching that is considered appropriate to the needs of today's 
educational needs. The use of computers in language teaching can influence the effectiveness of 
teacher teaching and the mastery of student language skills [3]. 
Figure 2. Suggestions for increasing the use of ICT among Teachers 
Ahmad & Jinggan [26] also acknowledged that the competence of History teachers in the use of 
information technology (ICT) can improve students' academic achievement in History subjects with 
values of 0.417, p <0.05 (at 0.01-level 2-end tests). The previous study suggests that the use of digital 
digital resources really helps to increase student interest and make the process of teaching and learning 
History more interesting [50,51]. Focus on multimedia software such as sounds, graphics, diagrams, 
animations and colorful pictures can improve the cognitive achievement, psychomotor, interest and 
behavior of students, some of the curriculum software can be owned and re-broadcasted in order to 
strengthen understanding and improve student performance to a higher level [50]. [52] also 
acknowledged that teachers 'skills in applying technology such as YouTube videos as a teaching aid in 
Arabic teaching and learning process attracted and increased students' understanding and memory 
because the teaching content was delivered in a transparent manner. 
The findings of this study are supported by [29,53] that training for teachers should focus on 
integrating technology into real teaching in the classroom with specific tasks not merely providing 
computer-based skills training. He said that as a dedicated teacher should apply the TMK efficiently in 
teaching and learning that can produce a dynamic and progressive generation because the knowledge 
and training it acquires is equipped with the latest knowledge and skills. Knowledge acquired by 
teachers can lead to the generation of students in effective use of the Internet [37,47,54,55] 
Furthermore, the challenge in terms of digital gap is not the government alone to take the initiative 
to overcome it, but the school also extends its hand to the superior to reduce this gap [56]. Students in 
rural areas should not be left behind in the rapidly expanding information and communication 
technology. Even though the government runs various programs and spends some million to provide 
all the facilities, the school does not use this opportunity well so the problem can not be solved. As a 
school manager, the superintendent always checks the teachers who are in rural schools in the use of 
these facilities efficiently. In addition, managers are also always aware of the use of TMK in teaching 
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