Integrated curriculum concepts in Malaysia: knowledge and application differentiation

The research was to survey the level of knowledge and practice in the Malaysian Secondary School Integrated Curriculum (KBSM) concept among the teachers. The instrument was designed to measure the knowledge of the teachers on 54 items concerning National Language in the curriculum, the implementatio...

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Main Authors: Abdul Ghafar, Mohamed Najib, Hamdan, Abdul Rahim, Sihes, Ahmad Johari, Harun, Ali
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spelling my.utm.292042019-03-17T03:03:25Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/29204/ Integrated curriculum concepts in Malaysia: knowledge and application differentiation Abdul Ghafar, Mohamed Najib Hamdan, Abdul Rahim Sihes, Ahmad Johari Harun, Ali L Education The research was to survey the level of knowledge and practice in the Malaysian Secondary School Integrated Curriculum (KBSM) concept among the teachers. The instrument was designed to measure the knowledge of the teachers on 54 items concerning National Language in the curriculum, the implementation of moral value in lessons and the usage of teaching methods. The result shows the level of teachers' knowledge was good on National Language, the implementation of moral values, the pedagogy and teaching methods. The level of teachers' practice on Bahasa Malaysia, implementation of moral value, in the lessons and the usage of the KBSM method was at the medium level. The research also shows that the factors on sex, age, the service and position was significantly influential on the knowledge of the teachers on the KBSM. The sex and age were the only factors that showed significant effect on the teachers' practice. EuroJournals, Inc. 2011-02 Article PeerReviewed Abdul Ghafar, Mohamed Najib and Hamdan, Abdul Rahim and Sihes, Ahmad Johari and Harun, Ali (2011) Integrated curriculum concepts in Malaysia: knowledge and application differentiation. European Journal of Social Sciences, 19 (2). pp. 208-217. ISSN 1450-2267
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Abdul Ghafar, Mohamed Najib
Hamdan, Abdul Rahim
Sihes, Ahmad Johari
Harun, Ali
Integrated curriculum concepts in Malaysia: knowledge and application differentiation
description The research was to survey the level of knowledge and practice in the Malaysian Secondary School Integrated Curriculum (KBSM) concept among the teachers. The instrument was designed to measure the knowledge of the teachers on 54 items concerning National Language in the curriculum, the implementation of moral value in lessons and the usage of teaching methods. The result shows the level of teachers' knowledge was good on National Language, the implementation of moral values, the pedagogy and teaching methods. The level of teachers' practice on Bahasa Malaysia, implementation of moral value, in the lessons and the usage of the KBSM method was at the medium level. The research also shows that the factors on sex, age, the service and position was significantly influential on the knowledge of the teachers on the KBSM. The sex and age were the only factors that showed significant effect on the teachers' practice.
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author Abdul Ghafar, Mohamed Najib
Hamdan, Abdul Rahim
Sihes, Ahmad Johari
Harun, Ali
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Hamdan, Abdul Rahim
Sihes, Ahmad Johari
Harun, Ali
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title Integrated curriculum concepts in Malaysia: knowledge and application differentiation
title_short Integrated curriculum concepts in Malaysia: knowledge and application differentiation
title_full Integrated curriculum concepts in Malaysia: knowledge and application differentiation
title_fullStr Integrated curriculum concepts in Malaysia: knowledge and application differentiation
title_full_unstemmed Integrated curriculum concepts in Malaysia: knowledge and application differentiation
title_sort integrated curriculum concepts in malaysia: knowledge and application differentiation
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