The Influence of Information, Communication and Creation Competencies on Learning Agility: The Mediating Role of Student’s Attitude
Abstract
This study investigates the interaction between digital skills on learning agility, and predictor of the mediating roles of attitude towards the learning agility. A survey was conducted on 435 undergraduate students in local universities, and a structural equation model using Smart PLS was used for hypotheses testing. A measurement and structural model were detailed on the direct and mediating relationship between information, communication, and creation skills, with attitude acting as the mediator and their associations with learning agility. The study confirmed the relationship between information, communication, and creation skills, with attitude acting as the mediator, and their associations with learning agility. By understanding how attitude impacts the relationship between these essential skills and learning agility, a dynamic learning environment can be developed to promote rapid adaptability and effective information absorption. By incorporating these understandings into educational and professional development initiatives, the result implies enabling individuals to excel in our constantly changing world and guarantee their ongoing success. This research provides a solid basis for further investigation and improving techniques designed to boost learning agility in today's reality. This paper emphasizes the high demand for digital skills by the industry to be prepared by undergraduate students in local universities.
References
Adekunle, P. A., Olla, G. O. O., Olajide, A. A., Osuji, C. N, & Adeoyin, A. O. (2019). Attitude of undergraduate students to information literacy: Bowen University experience. Journal of Balkan Libraries Union, 6(1), 1–11.
Ahmad, N., Airil, M., Hazbullah Bin Zulfakar, M., Izzaty Binti Aliyashak, N., Natasha Binti Isham, J., Amylia Binti Iazhar, N., Ahmad, N., & Ahmad, M. (2022). How does effective communication improve employees' attitudes and organizational performance? International Journal of Accounting, Finance and Business, 7(42), 127–134. https://doi.org/10.55573/IJAFB.074217
Andiola, L. M., Masters, E., & Norman, C. (2020). Integrating technology and data analytic skills into the accounting curriculum: Accounting department leaders’ experiences and insights. Journal of Accounting Education, 50, 100655.
Armanious, M. & Padgett, J. (2021). Agile learning strategies to compete in an uncertain business environment. Journal of Workplace Learning, 33(8), 635–647. https://doi.org/10.1108/jwl-11- 2020-0181
Asiedu, M. A., Anyigba, H., Ofori, K. S., Ampong, G. O. A., & Addae, J. A. (2020). Factors influencing innovation performance in higher education institutions. The Learning Organization, 27(4), 365-378.
Brown, A., & Miller, B. (2017). Creativity, cognitive processes, and the role of attitude in effective learning. Journal of Educational Psychology, 109(4), 517–531.
Chen, X., Zhang, Y., & Li, Y. (2018). The role of creativity in adaptive learning strategies. Innovative Education Research, 6(3), 21–29.
Doe, M., Roberts, L., & Smith, T. (2018). Creation skills in the modern workplace: A deep dive into innovative thinking. Journal of Workplace Innovation, 12(2), 143–156.
Doe, M., Roberts, L., & Smith, T. (2018). Creation skills in the modern workplace: A deep dive into innovative thinking. Journal of Workplace Innovation, 12(2), 143–156.
Dumitru, D., & Halpern, D. F. (2023). Critical thinking: Creating job-proof skills for the future of work. Journal of Intelligence, 11(10), 194.
Ernawati, M., Sudarmin, S., Asrial, A., Haryanto, H., Azzahra, M., & Triani, E. (2022). A study of attitude and interest in the student’s lessons. Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences, 17(6), 1901–1913. https://doi.org/10.18844/cjes.v17i6.7484
Evagorou, M., Vrikki, M., & Papanastasiou, E. (2023). Students' and teachers' voices on the outcomes of a citizenship education curriculum. Citizenship, Social and Economics Education, 22(2), 100–117.
García-Morales, V., Lloréns-Montes, F. J., & Verdú-Jover, A. J. (2018). The effects of transformational leadership on organizational performance through knowledge and innovation. British Journal of Management, 19(4), 299–319.
Ghosh, S., Muduli, A., & Pingle, S. (2021). Role of e-learning technology and culture on learning agility: Empirical evidence. Human Systems Management, 40(2), 235–248.
Guillen-Gamez, F. D., Ruiz-Palmero, J., & Garcia, M. G. (2023). Teachers' Digital competence in using ICT for research work: development of an instrument from a PLS-SEM approach. Education and Information Technologies, 28(12), 16509–16529.
Hair, J., Risher, J., Sarstedt, M., & Ringle, C. (2019). When to use and how to report the results of PLS-SEM. European Business Review, 31(1), 2–24. https://doi.org/10.1108/ebr-11-2018-0203
Huang, M., Chou, C., Wu, Y. T., Shih, J. L., Yeh, C. Y., Lao, A. C., … & Chan, T. W. (2020). Interest-driven video creation for learning mathematics. Journal of Computers in Education, 7(3), 395–433. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40692-020-00161-w
Jasmine, K. S. (2023). Thriving in leadership: Essential skills for the millennial generation. In T. M. Graham (Ed.), Considerations and characteristics of the millennial leader in today’s global society (pp. 22–34). IGI Global.
Jones, R. (2020). Learning agility in organizational settings: How adaptability and creativity drive success. Organization Dynamics, 48(2), 104–113.
Karpudewan, M., & Meng, C. K. (2017). The effects of the classroom and laboratory learning environment on the attitude towards learning science in 21st-century science lessons. Malaysian Journal of Learning and Instruction, 25–45. https://doi.org/10.32890/mjli.2017.7795
Klaver, L. T., Walma van der Molen, J. H., Sins, P. H., & Guérin, L. J. (2023). Students’ engagement with socioscientific issues: Use of sources of knowledge and attitudes. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 60(5), 1125–1161.
Lee, J. and Song, J. (2020). Developing a conceptual integrated model for the employee’s learning agility. Performance Improvement Quarterly, 34(4), 367–394. https://doi.org/10.1002/piq.21352
Lee, M. and Ihm, J. (2021). Empathy and attitude toward communication skill learning as a predictor of patient-centered attitude: A cross-sectional study of dental students in Korea. BMC Medical Education, 21(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-021-02674-z
Lin, L., Shadiev, R., Hwang, W. Y., & Shen, S. (2020). From knowledge and skills to digital works: An application of design thinking in the information technology course. Thinking Skills and Creativity, p. 36, 100646.
López-Alcarria, A., Olivares-Vicente, A., & Vilches, M. (2019). A systematic review of agile methodologies in education to foster sustainability competencies. Sustainability, 11(10), 2915. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11102915
Maswadi, K., Ghani, N. A., & Hamid, S. (2022). Factors influencing the elderly's behavioral intention to use smart home technologies in Saudi Arabia. PLoS One, 17(8), e0272525.
Mata, A., Azevedo, K., Braga, L., Medeiros, G., Segundo, V., Bezerra, I., … & Piuvezam, G. (2021). Training in communication skills for self-efficacy of health professionals: A systematic review. Human Resources for Health, 19(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12960-021-00574-3
Milani, R., Setti, I., & Argentero, P. (2021). Learning agility and talent management: A systematic review and prospects. Consulting Psychology Journal Practice and Research, 73(4), 349–371. https://doi.org/10.1037/cpb0000209
Nja, C. O., Orim, R. E., Neji, H. A., Ukwetang, J. O., Uwe, U. E., & Ideba, M. A. (2022). Students’ attitude and academic achievement in a flipped classroom. Heliyon, 8(1).
Oladejo, O., Alonge, A., & Oyewole, O. (2020). Information literacy skills and attitude towards plagiarism by students of three theological institutions in South-West, Nigeria. Library Philosophy and Practice (E-Journal). https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/libphil prac/4047/
Olszewski, M. (2023). Agile project management as a stage for creativity: a conceptual framework of five creativity-conducive spaces. International Journal of Managing Projects in Business, 16(3), 496–520. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijmpb-05-2022-0111
Palumian, Y., Tanur, L. O., Widjaya, E. V., & Sahetapy, W. L. (2023, August). Mobile learning among Indonesia Gen Z: The role of digital literacy, information literacy, and expectancy. In Proceedings of the 2023 11th International Conference on Computer and Communications Management (pp. 241–247). Association for Computing Machinery.
Papanagnou, D., Watkins, K. E., Lundgren, H., Alcid, G. A., Ziring, D., & Marsick, V. J. (2022). Informal and incidental learning in the clinical learning environment: learning through complexity and uncertainty during COVID-19. Academic Medicine, 97(8), 1137-1143.
Paris, B., Reynolds, R., & McGowan, C. (2021). Sins of omission: Critical informatics perspectives on privacy in e-learning systems in higher education. Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 73(5), 708–725. https://doi.org/10.1002/asi.24575
Park, S., & Cho, K. (2022). Agility and innovativeness: The serial mediating role of helping behavior and knowledge sharing and moderating role of customer orientation. Behavioral Sciences, 12(8), 274. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs12080274
Rogers, L., Thompson, D., & Smith, R. (2021). Navigating challenges in learning scenarios: The role of creativity. Education Today, 71(1), 35–47.
Smith, P., & Johnson, S. (2019). The essential role of creation skills in modern education. Educational Researcher, 48(6), 345–357.
Svensson, T., Wilk, J., & Åman, K. G. (2022). Information literacy skills and learning gaps–Students' experiences and teachers' perceptions in interdisciplinary environmental science. The journal of academic librarianship, 48(1), 102465.
Tachie-Donkor, G., & Ezema, I. J. (2023). Effect of information literacy skills on university students' information-seeking behavior and lifelong learning. Heliyon, 9(8), e18427. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e18427
Tripathi, A., & Dhir, S. (2023). HRD interventions, learning agility and organizational innovation: A PLS-SEM modeling approach. International Journal of Organizational Analysis, 31(6), 2322–2336.
Tuononen, T., Hyytinen, H., Kleemola, K., Hailikari, T., Männikkö, I., & Toom, A. (2022, May). A systematic review of learning generic skills in higher education—Enhancing and impeding factors. In Frontiers in education (Vol. 7, p. 885917). Frontiers Media SA.
Verma, V., & Verma, R. (2023). Nurturing learning agility: Investigating self-determined learning and skill enhancement during COVID-19. Journal of Teacher Education and Research, 18(2), 12–16.
Yıldırım, M., Geçer, E., & Akgül, Ö. (2021). The impacts of vulnerability, perceived risk, and fear on preventive behaviors against COVID-19. Psychology, Health & Medicine, 26(1), 35–43.
Zvereva, E. (2023). Digital ethics in higher education: Modernizing moral values for effective communication in cyberspace. Online Journal of Communication and Media Technologies, 13(2), e202319.
Ahmad, N., Airil, M., Hazbullah Bin Zulfakar, M., Izzaty Binti Aliyashak, N., Natasha Binti Isham, J., Amylia Binti Iazhar, N., Ahmad, N., & Ahmad, M. (2022). How does effective communication improve employees' attitudes and organizational performance? International Journal of Accounting, Finance and Business, 7(42), 127–134. https://doi.org/10.55573/IJAFB.074217
Andiola, L. M., Masters, E., & Norman, C. (2020). Integrating technology and data analytic skills into the accounting curriculum: Accounting department leaders’ experiences and insights. Journal of Accounting Education, 50, 100655.
Armanious, M. & Padgett, J. (2021). Agile learning strategies to compete in an uncertain business environment. Journal of Workplace Learning, 33(8), 635–647. https://doi.org/10.1108/jwl-11- 2020-0181
Asiedu, M. A., Anyigba, H., Ofori, K. S., Ampong, G. O. A., & Addae, J. A. (2020). Factors influencing innovation performance in higher education institutions. The Learning Organization, 27(4), 365-378.
Brown, A., & Miller, B. (2017). Creativity, cognitive processes, and the role of attitude in effective learning. Journal of Educational Psychology, 109(4), 517–531.
Chen, X., Zhang, Y., & Li, Y. (2018). The role of creativity in adaptive learning strategies. Innovative Education Research, 6(3), 21–29.
Doe, M., Roberts, L., & Smith, T. (2018). Creation skills in the modern workplace: A deep dive into innovative thinking. Journal of Workplace Innovation, 12(2), 143–156.
Doe, M., Roberts, L., & Smith, T. (2018). Creation skills in the modern workplace: A deep dive into innovative thinking. Journal of Workplace Innovation, 12(2), 143–156.
Dumitru, D., & Halpern, D. F. (2023). Critical thinking: Creating job-proof skills for the future of work. Journal of Intelligence, 11(10), 194.
Ernawati, M., Sudarmin, S., Asrial, A., Haryanto, H., Azzahra, M., & Triani, E. (2022). A study of attitude and interest in the student’s lessons. Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences, 17(6), 1901–1913. https://doi.org/10.18844/cjes.v17i6.7484
Evagorou, M., Vrikki, M., & Papanastasiou, E. (2023). Students' and teachers' voices on the outcomes of a citizenship education curriculum. Citizenship, Social and Economics Education, 22(2), 100–117.
García-Morales, V., Lloréns-Montes, F. J., & Verdú-Jover, A. J. (2018). The effects of transformational leadership on organizational performance through knowledge and innovation. British Journal of Management, 19(4), 299–319.
Ghosh, S., Muduli, A., & Pingle, S. (2021). Role of e-learning technology and culture on learning agility: Empirical evidence. Human Systems Management, 40(2), 235–248.
Guillen-Gamez, F. D., Ruiz-Palmero, J., & Garcia, M. G. (2023). Teachers' Digital competence in using ICT for research work: development of an instrument from a PLS-SEM approach. Education and Information Technologies, 28(12), 16509–16529.
Hair, J., Risher, J., Sarstedt, M., & Ringle, C. (2019). When to use and how to report the results of PLS-SEM. European Business Review, 31(1), 2–24. https://doi.org/10.1108/ebr-11-2018-0203
Huang, M., Chou, C., Wu, Y. T., Shih, J. L., Yeh, C. Y., Lao, A. C., … & Chan, T. W. (2020). Interest-driven video creation for learning mathematics. Journal of Computers in Education, 7(3), 395–433. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40692-020-00161-w
Jasmine, K. S. (2023). Thriving in leadership: Essential skills for the millennial generation. In T. M. Graham (Ed.), Considerations and characteristics of the millennial leader in today’s global society (pp. 22–34). IGI Global.
Jones, R. (2020). Learning agility in organizational settings: How adaptability and creativity drive success. Organization Dynamics, 48(2), 104–113.
Karpudewan, M., & Meng, C. K. (2017). The effects of the classroom and laboratory learning environment on the attitude towards learning science in 21st-century science lessons. Malaysian Journal of Learning and Instruction, 25–45. https://doi.org/10.32890/mjli.2017.7795
Klaver, L. T., Walma van der Molen, J. H., Sins, P. H., & Guérin, L. J. (2023). Students’ engagement with socioscientific issues: Use of sources of knowledge and attitudes. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 60(5), 1125–1161.
Lee, J. and Song, J. (2020). Developing a conceptual integrated model for the employee’s learning agility. Performance Improvement Quarterly, 34(4), 367–394. https://doi.org/10.1002/piq.21352
Lee, M. and Ihm, J. (2021). Empathy and attitude toward communication skill learning as a predictor of patient-centered attitude: A cross-sectional study of dental students in Korea. BMC Medical Education, 21(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-021-02674-z
Lin, L., Shadiev, R., Hwang, W. Y., & Shen, S. (2020). From knowledge and skills to digital works: An application of design thinking in the information technology course. Thinking Skills and Creativity, p. 36, 100646.
López-Alcarria, A., Olivares-Vicente, A., & Vilches, M. (2019). A systematic review of agile methodologies in education to foster sustainability competencies. Sustainability, 11(10), 2915. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11102915
Maswadi, K., Ghani, N. A., & Hamid, S. (2022). Factors influencing the elderly's behavioral intention to use smart home technologies in Saudi Arabia. PLoS One, 17(8), e0272525.
Mata, A., Azevedo, K., Braga, L., Medeiros, G., Segundo, V., Bezerra, I., … & Piuvezam, G. (2021). Training in communication skills for self-efficacy of health professionals: A systematic review. Human Resources for Health, 19(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12960-021-00574-3
Milani, R., Setti, I., & Argentero, P. (2021). Learning agility and talent management: A systematic review and prospects. Consulting Psychology Journal Practice and Research, 73(4), 349–371. https://doi.org/10.1037/cpb0000209
Nja, C. O., Orim, R. E., Neji, H. A., Ukwetang, J. O., Uwe, U. E., & Ideba, M. A. (2022). Students’ attitude and academic achievement in a flipped classroom. Heliyon, 8(1).
Oladejo, O., Alonge, A., & Oyewole, O. (2020). Information literacy skills and attitude towards plagiarism by students of three theological institutions in South-West, Nigeria. Library Philosophy and Practice (E-Journal). https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/libphil prac/4047/
Olszewski, M. (2023). Agile project management as a stage for creativity: a conceptual framework of five creativity-conducive spaces. International Journal of Managing Projects in Business, 16(3), 496–520. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijmpb-05-2022-0111
Palumian, Y., Tanur, L. O., Widjaya, E. V., & Sahetapy, W. L. (2023, August). Mobile learning among Indonesia Gen Z: The role of digital literacy, information literacy, and expectancy. In Proceedings of the 2023 11th International Conference on Computer and Communications Management (pp. 241–247). Association for Computing Machinery.
Papanagnou, D., Watkins, K. E., Lundgren, H., Alcid, G. A., Ziring, D., & Marsick, V. J. (2022). Informal and incidental learning in the clinical learning environment: learning through complexity and uncertainty during COVID-19. Academic Medicine, 97(8), 1137-1143.
Paris, B., Reynolds, R., & McGowan, C. (2021). Sins of omission: Critical informatics perspectives on privacy in e-learning systems in higher education. Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 73(5), 708–725. https://doi.org/10.1002/asi.24575
Park, S., & Cho, K. (2022). Agility and innovativeness: The serial mediating role of helping behavior and knowledge sharing and moderating role of customer orientation. Behavioral Sciences, 12(8), 274. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs12080274
Rogers, L., Thompson, D., & Smith, R. (2021). Navigating challenges in learning scenarios: The role of creativity. Education Today, 71(1), 35–47.
Smith, P., & Johnson, S. (2019). The essential role of creation skills in modern education. Educational Researcher, 48(6), 345–357.
Svensson, T., Wilk, J., & Åman, K. G. (2022). Information literacy skills and learning gaps–Students' experiences and teachers' perceptions in interdisciplinary environmental science. The journal of academic librarianship, 48(1), 102465.
Tachie-Donkor, G., & Ezema, I. J. (2023). Effect of information literacy skills on university students' information-seeking behavior and lifelong learning. Heliyon, 9(8), e18427. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e18427
Tripathi, A., & Dhir, S. (2023). HRD interventions, learning agility and organizational innovation: A PLS-SEM modeling approach. International Journal of Organizational Analysis, 31(6), 2322–2336.
Tuononen, T., Hyytinen, H., Kleemola, K., Hailikari, T., Männikkö, I., & Toom, A. (2022, May). A systematic review of learning generic skills in higher education—Enhancing and impeding factors. In Frontiers in education (Vol. 7, p. 885917). Frontiers Media SA.
Verma, V., & Verma, R. (2023). Nurturing learning agility: Investigating self-determined learning and skill enhancement during COVID-19. Journal of Teacher Education and Research, 18(2), 12–16.
Yıldırım, M., Geçer, E., & Akgül, Ö. (2021). The impacts of vulnerability, perceived risk, and fear on preventive behaviors against COVID-19. Psychology, Health & Medicine, 26(1), 35–43.
Zvereva, E. (2023). Digital ethics in higher education: Modernizing moral values for effective communication in cyberspace. Online Journal of Communication and Media Technologies, 13(2), e202319.
Published
2024-12-01
How to Cite
ABDUL RAZAK, Norfadzilah et al.
The Influence of Information, Communication and Creation Competencies on Learning Agility: The Mediating Role of Student’s Attitude.
International Journal of Business and Technology Management, [S.l.], v. 6, n. 4, p. 397-408, dec. 2024.
ISSN 2682-7646.
Available at: <https://myjms.mohe.gov.my/index.php/ijbtm/article/view/28493>. Date accessed: 24 jan. 2025.
Section
English Section
