Teachers’ Choice Versus Learners’ Attitude: Interactive Learning Tools For Sustainable Education

Technological advances offer a new shift of change to education for sustainable development. Education for sustainable development encourages knowledge, skills, values, and behaviour to enable a more sustainable society. In this era, it is almost impossible to come by without the help of technology. It is gradually incorporated into classroom instruction to increase learner engagement and connection with teaching and learning materials. However, technological advancement hand-built a vast gap between the median household income group of T20, M40, and B40 in Malaysia. With the current emphasis on 21st Century Skills in Education 4.0, learners from B40 (low-income) families with an average family income below RM3,000 find it challenging to cope with education. This paper aimed to distinguish the attitude of 40 primary school learners from low-income families towards using technology in the current time. Besides, 40 preservice teachers were surveyed of their choice of integrated features in online learning tools that encourage the development of independent learning were identified. Findings showed that teachers are more likely to choose digital educational tools that are easy to use and interesting to the learners, allowing them to open up and communicate freely during lessons.