Reconnoitring the Effectiveness use of “Double Bubble Map” in Learning Jawi Script among Pupils in Malaysian Primary Schools

Abstract

The effectiveness of a teaching process will be determined by various factors. Among the most influences factor is methods use within teaching process. The objective of this study is to explore the effectiveness uses of "double bubble map" method in improving students' skills to recognize prefix and root words. In this study, a mixmode research design was used. In order to discover this objective researcher used test and observation as an approach to discover the objective. A sample of eight pupils of primary schools located in Malaysia was selected. With targeted of pupils with low level of Jawi proficiency. Based on the data analysis, there is a significant increase in pupils’ scores in tests conducted after the intervention. In addition, the observations made to the respondents showed that pupils understand how to recognize prefix words and root words besides the use of "double bubble map" method which enticed pupils’ interests and attention in learning. Therefore, it can be concluded that the use of "double bubble map" method in prefix learning lessons has been successful and improved the pupils’ proficiency in recognizing prefix words.

DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2016.v7n2s1p425