Fun Learning Approaches in Enhancing Patriotism Values among Preschool Children
Journal Title: International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences - Year 2019, Vol 8, Issue 8
Abstract
This quasi experiment study aims to identify the effectiveness of Fun Learning module in enhancing patriotism among preschool children. This quasi experiment involved 1000 sample from 4 preschools under government. Treatment group involved 50 pupils from 2 classes in 2 preschools as well as controlled group. The preschools were randomly selected in Kuching District, Sarawak, Malaysia. Fun Learning in this study comprises of 15 main modules conducted in 12 weeks whereas patriotism is related to knowledge and love to the country. Results from pilot study based on Cronbach’s Alpha analysis revealed that all items in the whole constructs were at high reliability level between 0.82 and 0.91. data were analysed using SPSS 22.0 involving descriptive and inferential analyses. Findings show that there are significant differences between treatment and controlled groups in which treatment group show high min differences for all aspects related to knowledge and patriotism. Implications of the study demonstrate that fun learning approaches are suitable for cognitive level and preschool children’s interest in improving historical values via history learning at early childhood stage.
Authors and Affiliations
Samni Suraji, Abdul Razaq Ahmad, Mohd Mahzan Awang, Nordin Mamat, Ahmad Ali Seman
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- DOI 10.6007/IJARBSS/v8-i8/4454
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