Open AccessImplementation of Inquiry Method Among of History Teachers in Secondary School
Author(s) -
Sandip Sankar,
Ram Mahalingam,
Ahmad Johari Sihes,
Shangari K. Raveendran
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of recent technology and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2277-3878
DOI - 10.35940/ijrte.c1235.1083s219
Subject(s) - mathematics education , school teachers , research method , psychology , social studies , survey methodology , pedagogy , medicine , business administration , pathology , business
The purpose of this study is to investigate the implementation of the method of inquiry among history teachers in secondary schools in Pasir Gudang district. The main purpose of this study was to determine whether there is a significant relationship between the implementation of the method of teaching and teaching of History teachers especially the school location in Pasir Gudang district. Three aspects have been studied to address the research questions, namely, the level of knowledge, attitudes and skills of history teachers in implementing the method of inquiry in high school. The design used by the researcher was a quantitative research type of survey study involving 60 history teachers. Researchers used questionnaires as instruments and data were analyzed using content analysis techniques. The data obtained in this study were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 10.0. The findings show that the level of knowledge, attitudes and skills of history teachers are at a moderate level in the implementation of inquiry-based methods of teaching and learning. History educators are less confident in applying inquiry methods because they are less skilled in inquiry-based inquiry techniques. This study found several factors to impede the implementation of research methods such as time constraints, lack of teaching aids and student attitude. Some suggestions have been made to the history teachers to further enhance the implementation of inquiry-based methods in teaching and learning.