Advancing Education 4.0 Through Leveraging Digital Technologies: An Empirical Evidence from Secondary Schools in Malaysia

Abstract

Education 4.0 is a learning approach that aligns with the Fourth Industrial Revolution and emphasizes the transformation of education by using advanced and innovative technologies. Our research aims to investigate the utilization of Education 4.0 learning technologies by secondary school teachers and identify the challenges they encounter in integrating them into the learning process. Five semi-structured interviews were performed and then analyzed using the Nvivo program. The study identified five main themes: personalized learning, digital literacy, feedback mechanisms, technology integration, and teachers' professional development. The findings suggest that Education 4.0 is enhancing the importance of educational advancement and the development of high-tech skills using digital technologies, significantly transforming the education field.