Teachers' attitudes and beliefs towards the use of student-centred leaning in English language classes
This study was conducted to examine teachers’ attitudes and beliefs towards the use of Student-Centred Learning in English language classes. In addition, it also sought to examine the extent of student-centred learning practices amongst primary school teachers have on their students’ performance in...
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| description | This study was conducted to examine teachers’ attitudes and beliefs towards the use of Student-Centred Learning in English language classes. In addition, it also sought to examine the extent of student-centred learning practices amongst primary school teachers have on their students’ performance in the English language. A survey was carried out to collect data from 147 primary school English language teachers in Perlis.The questionnaires were used to determine the teachers’ belief sand attitudes towards student-centred learning and to measure the extent teachers practice or attempt to practice student-centred learning in their classrooms.The results for March Test and mid-term examinations were also collected from 346 respondents of Year Five students to determine the relationship between student-centred learning practices and the students’ achievement.The findings of this research showed that there were positive attitudes of the English language teachers towards student-centred learning.However, the teachers employ both student-centred and teacher-centred learning strategies in teaching English language for the primary school.Apart from that, the findings also revealed that there was a positive relationship between student-centred learning practices and students’ achievement in the English language subject but the relationship was a weak relationship.As such, recommendations were proposed in terms of improving teacher training
and future research to investigate further on student-centred learning practices in Malaysia. |
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| spelling | uum-230542018-02-13T03:08:57Z https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/23054/ Teachers' attitudes and beliefs towards the use of student-centred leaning in English language classes Salleh, Suriati Mohd Yusoff, Nurahimah PE English This study was conducted to examine teachers’ attitudes and beliefs towards the use of Student-Centred Learning in English language classes. In addition, it also sought to examine the extent of student-centred learning practices amongst primary school teachers have on their students’ performance in the English language. A survey was carried out to collect data from 147 primary school English language teachers in Perlis.The questionnaires were used to determine the teachers’ belief sand attitudes towards student-centred learning and to measure the extent teachers practice or attempt to practice student-centred learning in their classrooms.The results for March Test and mid-term examinations were also collected from 346 respondents of Year Five students to determine the relationship between student-centred learning practices and the students’ achievement.The findings of this research showed that there were positive attitudes of the English language teachers towards student-centred learning.However, the teachers employ both student-centred and teacher-centred learning strategies in teaching English language for the primary school.Apart from that, the findings also revealed that there was a positive relationship between student-centred learning practices and students’ achievement in the English language subject but the relationship was a weak relationship.As such, recommendations were proposed in terms of improving teacher training and future research to investigate further on student-centred learning practices in Malaysia. Proceedings of the ICECRS 2017 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/23054/1/CECRS%201%20%282016%29%20327-334.pdf Salleh, Suriati and Mohd Yusoff, Nurahimah (2017) Teachers' attitudes and beliefs towards the use of student-centred leaning in English language classes. Proceedings of the ICECRS, 1 (1). p. 327. ISSN 2548-6160 http://doi.org/10.21070/picecrs.v1i1.501 doi:10.21070/picecrs.v1i1.501 doi:10.21070/picecrs.v1i1.501 |
| spellingShingle | PE English Salleh, Suriati Mohd Yusoff, Nurahimah Teachers' attitudes and beliefs towards the use of student-centred leaning in English language classes |
| title | Teachers' attitudes and beliefs towards the use of student-centred leaning in English language classes |
| title_full | Teachers' attitudes and beliefs towards the use of student-centred leaning in English language classes |
| title_fullStr | Teachers' attitudes and beliefs towards the use of student-centred leaning in English language classes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Teachers' attitudes and beliefs towards the use of student-centred leaning in English language classes |
| title_short | Teachers' attitudes and beliefs towards the use of student-centred leaning in English language classes |
| title_sort | teachers attitudes and beliefs towards the use of student centred leaning in english language classes |
| topic | PE English |
| url | https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/23054/1/CECRS%201%20%282016%29%20327-334.pdf |
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