Open AccessThe Application of MY MAMOVONO Technique to Enhance Malaysian Pre-University Students’ Mastery of the Mole Concept
Author(s) -
Bibah Dzahari,
Byron MC Michael Kadum
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
asian journal of contemporary education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2617-1252
DOI - 10.55493/5052.v6i1.4445
Subject(s) - significant difference , intervention (counseling) , mathematics education , psychology , creativity , sample (material) , mathematics , statistics , chemistry , social psychology , chromatography , psychiatry
The MY MAMOVONO technique was created as an innovative way to improve pre-university students’ ability to master the mole concept. The Malaysian pre-university students mentioned that they were confused by the formulas they needed to remember. The technique required them to build a card that contained the four (4) formulas of the mole concept using their creativity. Consequently, the students performed better post-intervention than in the pre-intervention phase. The paired sample t-test analysis revealed that the mean difference (24.44) between the students’ post-intervention mean (82.78; SD = 10.46) and pre-intervention mean (58.33; SD = 7.48) is significant with p < 0.001. Moreover, the target students’ post-intervention performance was significantly better than the minimum distinction mark – the difference between the post-intervention (82.78) and minimum distinction mark (70) is 12.78 with p < 0.001. The MY MAMOVONO technique positively impacted the students’ level of understanding.