PELAKSANAAN AMALAN TERBAIK PENGAJARAN BAHASA MELAYU DALAM KALANGAN GURU SEKOLAH RENDAH (The Implementation of Best Teaching Practices of Malay Language Among Primary School Teachers)

Abstract

Abstrak: Kajian ini dijalankan untuk meninjau tahap pelaksanaan Amalan Terbaik Pengajaran (ATP) Bahasa Melayu di bilik darjah dalam kalangan guru Bahasa Melayu sekolah rendah. Kajian ini disandarkan kepada ATP berpusatkan murid yang dicadangkan oleh Zemelman (2012). Kajian ini penting kerana pelaksanaan ATP selaras dengan kehendak Dokumen Standard Kurikulum Sekolah Rendah (2010). Namun, kajian-kajian lalu mendapati amalan terbaik pengajaran masih kurang diamalkan oleh guru-guru Bahasa Melayu di bilik darjah. Soal selidik digunakan bagi melihat tahap pelaksanaan ATP Bahasa Melayu dalam kalangan guru. 80 guru Bahasa Melayu yang dipilih melalui teknik pensampelan rawak berstrata berkadar dilibatkan dalam kajian ini. Ujian statistik deskriptif digunakan bagi menganalisis data. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan bahawa ATP yang diamalkan guru berada pada tahap tafsiran min tinggi. Secara keseluruhannya, berdasarkan keempat-empat prinsip ATP, iaitu pengajaran berasaskan pengalaman murid, holistik, autentik dan pengajaran berasaskan cabaran, prinsip pengajaran berasaskan pengalaman murid dan holistik paling tinggi diamalkan, iaitu pada skor min 3.28. Implikasi kajian mendapati bahawa ATP dapat meningkatkan kualiti dan memberi impak terhadap proses pengajaran dan pembelajaran bahasa.

Kata Kunci: Amalan terbaik pengajaran;  pengajaran berpusatkan murid;  tahap pelaksanaan amalan; pengajaran Bahasa Melayu

Abstract: This study was carried out to explore the level of the implementation of a best teaching practice called Best Teaching Practices (BTP) of Malay Language in the classroom among primary school Malay Language teachers. This study focused on the student-centered teaching approach proposed by Zemelman (2012). This study is important because the implementation of ATP is in line with the Primary School Curriculum Standard Document (Dokumen Standard Kurikulum Sekolah Rendah) (2010). Previous studies, however, found that such best teaching practice has not been fully practiced by Malay Language teachers in the classroom. As such, a survey was carried out to examine the level of the implementation of ATP among such teachers. Eighty (80) Malay Language teachers were selected through a stratified random sampling technique in this study. A descriptive statistical test was used to analyze the data. Research findings showed that the level of implementation of ATP among the teachers was moderately high. Amongs the four ATP principles, teaching based on student’s experiences and holistic teaching were extensively practiced, as evidenced by their mean score of 3.28.In summation, the findings suggest that ATP can be used to improve the teaching and learning process of Malay Language at primary schools.

Keywords: Best teaching practice, student-centered learning, level of implementation, Malay Language teaching.