Conducting hands-on task in vocational education: teaching method in automotive courses

This paper discusses the findings from a study on teaching in practical work on automotive courses at Vocational Colleges in Malaysia. The random sampling technique was used in selecting 283 students and 63 teachers as respondents from the automotive courses. The findings of the research indicate th...

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Main Authors: Ahmad, Adnan, Noordin, Muhammad Khair, Ali, Dayana Farzeeha, Md. Nasir, Ahmad Nabil
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Published: Penerbit UTHM 2015
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description This paper discusses the findings from a study on teaching in practical work on automotive courses at Vocational Colleges in Malaysia. The random sampling technique was used in selecting 283 students and 63 teachers as respondents from the automotive courses. The findings of the research indicate that teachers have strong preference in using the demonstration and questioning technique during the set induction stage of teaching. Teachers also prefer group monitoring and problem solving during the teaching phase, and re-explaining and report writing in the post-teaching stage. This research provides the combination of teaching techniques that could be used in teaching vocational skills in general and automotive practical work in particular. This study has concluded that vocational teaching method in automotive practical work to be applied in teaching for other practical courses to improve current practices. Thus, teachers are proposed to use this method to improve students’ knowledge in automotive and to develop skills for the current and future workforce.
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spelling utm.eprints-601652021-09-26T16:28:58Z http://eprints.utm.my/60165/ Conducting hands-on task in vocational education: teaching method in automotive courses Ahmad, Adnan Noordin, Muhammad Khair Ali, Dayana Farzeeha Md. Nasir, Ahmad Nabil LB Theory and practice of education This paper discusses the findings from a study on teaching in practical work on automotive courses at Vocational Colleges in Malaysia. The random sampling technique was used in selecting 283 students and 63 teachers as respondents from the automotive courses. The findings of the research indicate that teachers have strong preference in using the demonstration and questioning technique during the set induction stage of teaching. Teachers also prefer group monitoring and problem solving during the teaching phase, and re-explaining and report writing in the post-teaching stage. This research provides the combination of teaching techniques that could be used in teaching vocational skills in general and automotive practical work in particular. This study has concluded that vocational teaching method in automotive practical work to be applied in teaching for other practical courses to improve current practices. Thus, teachers are proposed to use this method to improve students’ knowledge in automotive and to develop skills for the current and future workforce. Penerbit UTHM 2015 Article PeerReviewed Ahmad, Adnan and Noordin, Muhammad Khair and Ali, Dayana Farzeeha and Md. Nasir, Ahmad Nabil (2015) Conducting hands-on task in vocational education: teaching method in automotive courses. Journal of Technical Education and Training, 7 (1). pp. 23-34. ISSN 2229-8932 https://publisher.uthm.edu.my/ojs/index.php/JTET/article/view/750
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