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Subject matter knowledge of student teachers: how does it affect their ability to teach entrepreneurship

This study investigated 64 UPM student teachers' academic performance and their perception of their ability to teach commerce and entrepreneurship topics in the living skills syllabus. The findings show that (1) there is a significant difference between academic programmes and academic performa...

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Main Authors: Lope Pihie, Zaidatol Akmaliah, Hamzah, Ramlah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 1997
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3174/1/Subject_Matter_Knowledge_of_Student_Teachers_How_Does.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.31742015-09-09T06:51:05Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3174/ Subject matter knowledge of student teachers: how does it affect their ability to teach entrepreneurship Lope Pihie, Zaidatol Akmaliah Hamzah, Ramlah This study investigated 64 UPM student teachers' academic performance and their perception of their ability to teach commerce and entrepreneurship topics in the living skills syllabus. The findings show that (1) there is a significant difference between academic programmes and academic performance of the respondents, (2) entry qualifications influence academic performance of the respondents, and (3) high academic performance results in high ability to teach accounting components. This study suggests that proper selection of vocational teacher trainees should be made to ensure better living skills teachers. Selection should be based on experience in teaching living skills and satisfactory academic achievement. To produce professional teachers, teachers' subject matter knowledge should be increased by enrolling in several related courses. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 1997-03 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3174/1/Subject_Matter_Knowledge_of_Student_Teachers_How_Does.pdf Lope Pihie, Zaidatol Akmaliah and Hamzah, Ramlah (1997) Subject matter knowledge of student teachers: how does it affect their ability to teach entrepreneurship. Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities, 5 (1). pp. 21-27. ISSN 0128-7702; ESSN: 2231-8534 http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/view_archives.php?journal=JSSH-5-1-3
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description This study investigated 64 UPM student teachers' academic performance and their perception of their ability to teach commerce and entrepreneurship topics in the living skills syllabus. The findings show that (1) there is a significant difference between academic programmes and academic performance of the respondents, (2) entry qualifications influence academic performance of the respondents, and (3) high academic performance results in high ability to teach accounting components. This study suggests that proper selection of vocational teacher trainees should be made to ensure better living skills teachers. Selection should be based on experience in teaching living skills and satisfactory academic achievement. To produce professional teachers, teachers' subject matter knowledge should be increased by enrolling in several related courses.
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author Lope Pihie, Zaidatol Akmaliah
Hamzah, Ramlah
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Hamzah, Ramlah
Subject matter knowledge of student teachers: how does it affect their ability to teach entrepreneurship
author_facet Lope Pihie, Zaidatol Akmaliah
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title Subject matter knowledge of student teachers: how does it affect their ability to teach entrepreneurship
title_short Subject matter knowledge of student teachers: how does it affect their ability to teach entrepreneurship
title_full Subject matter knowledge of student teachers: how does it affect their ability to teach entrepreneurship
title_fullStr Subject matter knowledge of student teachers: how does it affect their ability to teach entrepreneurship
title_full_unstemmed Subject matter knowledge of student teachers: how does it affect their ability to teach entrepreneurship
title_sort subject matter knowledge of student teachers: how does it affect their ability to teach entrepreneurship
publisher Universiti Putra Malaysia Press
publishDate 1997
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3174/1/Subject_Matter_Knowledge_of_Student_Teachers_How_Does.pdf
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http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/view_archives.php?journal=JSSH-5-1-3
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