Open AccessTEACHERS PERCEPTION TOWARD PLAY BASED LEARNING USING GADGET IN PRESCHOOL
Author(s) -
Dayang Nurshafiqa Abang Ahmad,
Suziyani Mohamed
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of modern education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2637-0905
DOI - 10.35631/ijmoe.39003
Subject(s) - gadget , cronbach's alpha , likert scale , mathematics education , psychology , perception , christian ministry , descriptive statistics , rural area , scale (ratio) , medical education , computer science , geography , mathematics , medicine , developmental psychology , statistics , cartography , political science , algorithm , pathology , neuroscience , law , psychometrics
Ministry of Education in Malaysia has urged the implementation of 21st-century learning starting from 2014 to fulfil the needs of education in Malaysia. The use of gadgets in learning is normal in this century but to some rural schools in Malaysia. This study was conducted to identify the teachers’ perception towards play-based learning using gadgets in rural preschool in the Kapit Division of Sarawak. This study focused on 3 important aspects which are the usage of gadgets and their effects in teaching and learning, and the challenges faced by the preschool teachers in using gadgets during their teaching and learning process. The samples of this descriptive research involved 40 teachers from Song and Kapit districts in Sarawak. The research instrument used for this study was a structured questionnaire which consisted of 10 items using five points Likert scale. The reliability coefficient value of Alpha Cronbach is 0.65. The data was analysed using SPSS to get the frequency and percentage values. It showed that preschool teachers have positive perceptions towards play-based learning using gadgets in preschools. Despite that, using gadgets in play-based learning has some cons such as students’ unfamiliarity with using gadgets and poor internet coverage in rural areas. This study enables preschool teachers to vary their teaching methods and approaches to ensure their students have an equal education as those who are in the urban area.