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The effects of cultural based texts on upper primary school students reading comprehension

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Acquiring reading comprehension is a very challenging task especially among English as a second language readers as it does not only depend on the information in the printed text but also on the activation of information or schemata in the reader’s mind. Schema theory proposes that a reader’s background knowledge impacts memory, reading comprehension, interpretation and reading rate. The purpose of this research was to investigate the impact of cultural based texts on reading comprehension in a multi-racial setting. An exploratory case study research design was used in this research. The retelling technique in written form and an interview was used as instruments in this research to find out respondents’ comprehension of the culturally familiar and unfamiliar texts. In addition, a comprehension test was administered to gather data. The re.....

Thesis Published 2021 1919 hits Available

Pembelajaran profesional guru Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan di Pulau Pinang

Indhira Muniandy

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Kajian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis tahap pembelajaran profesional dan tahap komitmen guru sekolah, perbezaan tahap pembelajaran profesional guru dan tahap komitmen guru berdasarkan faktor demografi, hubungan di antara pembelajaran profesional guru dengan komitmen guru dan dimensi pembelajaran profesional guru yang dominan dalam mempengaruhi komitmen guru. Kajian kuantitatif berdasarkan kaedah tinjauan dengan menggunakan borang soal selidik dilaksanakan dalam kalangan 506 orang guru di 20 buah sekolah menengah kebangsaan di Pulau Pinang. Kaedah statistik deskriptif digunakan untuk menganalisis min, sisihan piawai, peratusan dan kekerapan, manakala kaedah statistik inferens digunakan untuk menganalisis ujian-t, ANOVA sehala, Korelasi Pearson dan Regresi Pelbagai. Dapatan kajian men.....

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The effects of cultural based text types in reading comprehension

Indhira Thirunavukarasu

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Background and Purpose: This research aims to investigate the effects of Malay, Chinese and Indian cultural based text types on reading comprehension. Methodology: An exploratory case study research design was employed to explore the use of cultural schemata in reading comprehension of three types of cultural text format: narrative, descriptive and info graphic. The purposive sampling method was used to select participants based on their ethnicities, English proficiency level, and their scores in prior knowledge assessment and retelling assessment. A total of 15 students, between 11- 12 years old, were selected. The retelling technique in written form, a comprehension test and an interview protocol were used as instruments to gather data in this research and they were analysed both quantitatively and qualitatively. Findings: The overall findings have shown that the comprehension test scores showed better performance in info graphic texts. However, the retelling assessment scores showed.....

Article Published 2021 929 hits Available

The influence of the dominant teachers professional learning dimensions on commitment of National secondary schools teachers in Penang

Indhira Muniandy

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This study is conducted to identify the relationship between teachers’ professional learning and teachers’ commitment and to identify the most dominant dimension of teachers’ professional learning that influences national secondary school teachers’ commitment. Survey method was used in this study with questionnaire as the instrument of the study. 506 teachers from 20 schools in Penang state were involved as respondents in this study. Descriptive statistics and inferential statistics were used in the study. Frequency and percentage were used for descriptive statistics meanwhile Pearson Correlation and Stepwise Multiple Regression were used for inferential statistical analysis. The findings show that there is significant, positive and strong relationship between teachers’ professional learning and teachers’ commitment. Furthermore, reflection and collaboration are the dominant dimensions of teachers’ professional learning that influence teachers’ commitment in Penang stat.....

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