PENYERAPAN PEMIKIRAN INVENTIF DALAM PENGAJARAN GURU BAHASA MELAYU SEKOLAH RENDAH DAN SEKOLAH MENENGAH BERDASARKAN JANTINA, PENGALAMAN MENGAJAR DAN KATEGORI SEKOLAH (Absorption of Inventive Thinking in Teaching Malay Language Primary and Secondary School Teachers by Gender, Teaching Experience and School Category)

Abstract

Abstrak: Kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengkaji tahap pelaksanaan pemikiran inventif dalam kalangan guru bahasa Melayu sekolah rendah dan menengah di daerah Beaufort, Sabah.  Terdapat enam elemen pemikiran inventif, iaitu  elemen penyesuaian diri, elemen pengurusan kesukaran, elemen pengarahan kendiri, elemen sifat ingin tahu, elemen kreativiti, keberanian mengambil risiko dan pemikiran tahap tinggi. Kaedah tinjauan dengan menggunakan borang soal selidik digunakan dalam kajian ini. Kajian ini melibatkan 67 buah sekolah di daerah Beaufort dan seramai 200 orang guru yang mengajar bahasa Melayu di sekolah menengah dan sekolah rendah dijadikan responden kajian. Sampel dipilih secara rawak mudah. Data yang diperoleh dianalisis menggunakan program Statistics Package for Social Science (SPSS) versi 23.0.  Hasil dapatan kajian menunjukkan terdapat perbezaan penyerapan pemikiran inventif dalam kalangan guru bahasa Melayu berdasarkan jantina, pengalaman mengajar dan kategori sekolah yang mengajar di peringkat sekolah rendah dan menengah ini.  Implikasi kajian ini ialah guru-guru bahasa Melayu banyak menyerapkan pemikiran inventif dalam pengajaran mereka.

Kata kunci: Pemikiran inventif, pengajaran guru bahasa Melayu, sekolah rendah, sekolah menengah, jantina, pengalaman mengajar, kategori sekolah

Abstract: This study aims to examine the level of implementation of inventive thinking among primary and secondary Malay language teachers in Beaufort district, Sabah. There are six elements of inventive thinking, that is the adjustment element, the element management difficulties, self-directing element, the element of curiosity, elements of creativity, risk-taking and high-level thinking. Due to the more complex and competitive needs of the current education, the inventive thinking skills should be emphasized in the implementation to realize the teaching and learning of Malay language teachers. The method used in this study was survey method using questionnaire. The study involved 67 schools in Beaufort district and a sample of 200 teachers who taught Malay in secondary and primary schools. The findings show that there are differences in the absorption of inventive thinking among Malay language teachers based on gender, teaching experience and the category of school teaching at this primary and secondary level. The implication of this study is that many Malay language teachers absorb inventive thinking in their teaching.

Keywords: Inventive thinking, teaching Malay language teachers, primary schools, secondary schools, gender, teaching experience, school categories