Keberkesanan Pendekatan Pengajaran Berasaskan Otak dalam Meningkatkan Kefahaman Pelajar Tingkatan Empat Terhadap Pembelajaran Konsep dan Mekanisme Fotosintesis THE EFFECTIVENESS OF BRAIN BASED TEACHING APPROACH TOWARDS CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING OF CONCEPT AND MECHANISM OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS AMONG FORM FOUR STUDENTS
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The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of Brain Based Teaching Approach towards conceptual understanding of concept and mechanism of photosynthesis among Form Four students. The technique was based on the Brain Based Learning Principles developed by Caine and Caine (1991), Jensen (1996) and Sousa (1995) were then being implemented by Salmiza (2008) in developing a Brain Based Teaching Approach. The effectiveness of the teaching approach within the targeted context would then be assessed in a quasi-experimental research approach involving 70 students from two Science Secondary School in Penang Malaysia. Data collected through the Diagnostic Test of Concept and Mechanism of Photosynthesis was analyzed descriptively and inferentially. The finding of the research showed that this teaching approach was effective in enhancing students' understanding of the concept and mechanism of photosynthesis among students. It was found that students who followed the Brain Based Teaching Approach possessed a better understanding of the concept and mechanism of photosynthesis compared to students who received conventional teaching method.
Tujuan kajian ini dijalankan adalah untuk menentukan keberkesanan Pendekatan Pengajaran Berasaskan Otak dalam meningkatkan kefahaman pelajar tingkatan empat terhadap pembelajaran konsep dan mekanisme fotosintesis. Pendekatan ini dilaksanakan berdasarkan prinsip-prinsip Pembelajaran Berasaskan Otak yang dibangunkan oleh Caine dan Caine (1991), Jensen (1996) dan Sousa (1995) dan seterusnya diimplementasikan oleh Salmiza (2008) membentuk Pendekatan Pengajaran Berasaskan Otak. Kajian yang berbentuk kuasi eksperimen ini melibatkan sampel kajian yang terdiri daripada 70 orang pelajar tingkatan empat di dua buah sekolah jenis kebangsaan Cina di Pulau Pinang, Malaysia. Data kajian yang diperoleh melalui pentadbiran Ujian Diagnostik Kefahaman dan Mekanisme Fotosintesis dianalisis secara deskriptif dan inferensi. Hasil kajian menunjukkan Pendekatan Pengajaran Berasaskan Otak berkesan dalam meningkatkan kefahaman pelajar mengenai konsep dan mekanisme fotosintesis. Pelajar yang mengikuti pendekatan ini mempunyai tahap kefahaman konsep dan mekanisme fotosintesis yang lebih baik berbanding dengan pelajar yang menerima pengajaran secara konvensional.
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