The Effect of Information and Communication Technology as a Learning Resource on the Quality of Student-Teacher Communication at Riau Vocational High School for Integrated Agriculture

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of information and communication technology (ICT) as a learning resource on student-teacher communication skills. The research was motivated by the lack of student-teacher communication in the Creative Products and Entrepreneurship subject at Riau Vocational High School for Integrated Agriculture. The study hypothesised that using ICT as a learning resource affects the quality of student-teacher communication in the classroom. This study employed a survey method, with 1,243 students from Riau Vocational High School for Integrated Agriculture located in Pekanbaru City as the research population. Meanwhile, using the Slovin formula, the sample size in this study was 276 students. The data analysis technique employed regression analysis. The study's findings show that: information and communication technology as a learning resource is in the high category; information technology as a learning resource affects the quality of student-teacher communication. While communication quality is considered good, it is influenced by information and communication technology.