TAHAP KESEDIAAN GURU-GURU SEJARAH DALAM MELAKSANAKAN KAEDAH PENGAJARAN DAN PEMBELAJARAN BERASASKAN SUMBER SEJARAH: SATU TINJAUAN DI NEGERI PERLIS

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the level of readiness among teachers in terms of knowledge, skills and attitudes in implementing a teaching and learning method based on historical resources in secondary schools across the state of Perlis. This study was also conducted to examine the readiness level among secondary history teachers in terms of knowledge, skills and attitudes given their teaching experiences. The study design is a quantitative research that uses the survey method involving a total of 92 history teachers from secondary schools in Perlis. The convenience sampling technique has been used in this study as all secondary school history teachers in the state of Perlis participated based on statistical data provided by the State of Education Department (2017). The content of the questionnaire items was validated by two expert history teachers, each with ten years of experience in teaching history. The reliability score of the questionnaire is very good (Nunnally, 1978); i.e, Cronbach’s alpha of 0.909. The data were analysed using descriptive statistics using "IBM SPSS Statistics” computer program version 24. The findings of this study indicate that the level of readiness among secondary school history teachers in terms of knowledge, skills and attitudes in implementing teaching and learning methods using historical resources are at a moderate level. On average, history teachers are not confident in incorporating various historical resources in their lessons. Furthermore, most teachers are unable to implement the new teaching method primarily due to the limited teaching and learning duration and due to the pressure to complete the syllabus within the allocated time. Teaching experience also differentiates the level of readiness in implementing teaching and learning methods based on knowledge of using historical resources among teachers. A survey on the level of readiness in implementing teaching and learning method using historical resources can help history teachers know the level of their knowledge, skills and attitudes in carrying out this new method in their lesson. This method of teaching and learning using historical resources is an innovation in history education given the Secondary School Standard Curriculum (SSSC). Essentially, the findings can be used by the State Education Department and the Curriculum Development Division to re-design the history curriculum; facilitate the implementation of teaching based on historical resources; and encourage history teachers to be more proactive in planning and implementing more effective teaching and learning methods using instresting and various historical resources.