Staff : R.T.Hariyati1, E. Nurachmah2, and S.Mulyono3
Student : D.Ayu, Agustin, A.Martiwi4
Sponsor : Incentive of Technology Ministry 2007-2008
Email Contact : rrtutik@yahoo.com, e, sigit_mulyono@yahoo.ca
Disseminated at: Training of public health practitioners in Jakarta, 26-27 August 2008
1 Basic and Fundamental Nursing Division, Faculty of Nursing, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
2 Medical and surgical Nursing Division, Faculty of Nursing, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
3.Community Nursing Division, Faculty of Nursing, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
4.Students of Faculty of Nursing, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
Introduction. In line with the development of science and knowledge and the demand s of society to public health practitioners to always providing the best services, the public health practitioner needs to identify an alternative method, an easy way of learning which is not limited to space, place, and time. Based on the above reasons, a research in measuring the effectiveness of Informatics Technology based learning was conducted to the Public Health Practitioners in Jabodetabek.
Methodology. This research has been conducted in 2 years with Operations Research Studies/OR. The Operations research has steps: needs assesment, trial and error, implementing and evaluation. The research activity began with identification the problem, and continued with an improvement of distance learning program using CD-delivery and e-learning. Before elaborating the activities, the research team arranged a meeting with The Headmaster of Health Office in DKI Jakarta, Depok, Bekasi, Bogor, Cilegon, and Serang. The purpose was to find out their readiness on infrastructure and to develop an implementation strategic on informatics technology based learning.
The implementation of the activities in the first year (2007) was a training program to stimulate team building, active learning method, and to establish a community in a learning program. The instrument used in the reseach was a questionnaire that was distributed to 152 public health practitioners in Jabodetabek. The purpose was to identify their basic knowledge on technology based learning, support of infrastructure, and their motivation to conduct informatics technology based learning. In the second year (2008), an action research was implemented on distance learning program for the public health practitioners in Jabodetabek.
Result and Discussion.
A website has been developed to achieve this purpose, that was www.fik.ui.ac.id/pkko.
The findings of the research in 2008 demonstrated that in the area of infrastructure: there are 99% of Puskesmas and Health Office have computers, 76% connects to the internet, and 20% has a good internet access. The use of this technology is 98% related to administrative tasks, whereas its use for improving their knowledge through a distance learning method is not considered yet. Forty three percent of the respondents stated they have a good motivation to improve their knowledge using a distance learning method. In addition, from basic learning skills through internet perspective, there are 56% of the respondents have moderate internet use skill.
After the action research was conducted through a training program to learn how to use informatics technology, the research result shown as on the table below:
Table.1 The perception of respondents on Informatics Technology based Learning
No |
Variable |
Jabodebek |
Cilegon &Serang |
||
2 |
As a media of improving knowledge
|
0 18 82 |
0 18 82 |
1 0 25 |
0 3,8 96.2 |
3 |
Improving the perspective
|
0 20 80 |
0 20 80 |
0 3 23 |
0 11.5 85.5 |
5 |
To communicate each other
|
0 28 72 |
0 28 72 |
0 8 18 |
0 11.5 85.5 |
6 |
Create difficulties
|
48 48 2 2 |
48 48 2 2 |
12 13 1 0 |
46.2 50 3.8 |
7
8 |
Very flexible
Enjoyable
|
1 2 44 53
1 38 61
|
1 2 44 55
1 38 61 |
0 0 12 14
0 10 16
|
0 0 46.2 53.8
0 38.5 61.5 |
9 |
Improving knowledge
|
0 33 67 |
0 33 67 |
0 11 15 |
0 42.3 67.7 |
10 |
Needs expenses
|
3 53 36 8 |
3 53 36 8 |
0 13 11 2 |
0 50 42.3 7.7 |
11 |
Willing to learn
|
0 0 40 60 |
0 0 40 60 |
0 0 7 19 |
0 0 26.9 73.1 |
14 |
Perception on IT based Learning
|
57 43 |
57 43 |
14 12 |
53.8 46.2 |
Table 1 above showed that half of the respondents stated agree that informatics technology based learning can improve the willingness to learn; be an alternative learning method, and be a learning media. Furthermore, informatics technology based learning facilitates in gaining the information easier, less difficult, and flexible. Informatics based learning method also encourage respondents to learn using internet access and be independent learner. However, the cost of learning using internet is assumed still expensive. Finally, the perception on informatics technology based learning is balanced between good perception (43% and 46,2%) and poor (unfavourable) perception (57% and 53,8%).
CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION
This research used an action research to identify the needs and perception on the IT based learning from the public health practitioners in Puskesmas and Health Office in Jabodetabek area. The number of respondents at the beginning of the research was 152 persons. After the action research, there was only 126 persons participated. The result of the research concludes that informatics technology based learning is potential to be implemented by the public health practitioners in Puskesmas, encourage the active and independent learning. The infrastructure obstacle and the expensive cost of internet access causes the good and the porr perception of the respondents still balanced. Therefore, the policy and support from the institution’s leader is needed to success the learning program base on informatics technology. The supporting infrastructure and motivation to use this method is the successful key of the program.
Key words: Informatics Technology, public health practitioner, active learning, internet
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