Improving Mathematical Interest Among Muslim Primary School Students Via Sitic//Memupuk Minat Terhadap Matematik dalam Kalangan Pelajar Islam di Sekolah Rendah Melalui SITIC

• Main Authors: Khairunneezam Mohd Noor, Nik Salida Suhaila Nik Saleh, Nur Fazidah Asmuje@Asmuzi , Amirah Zainun
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia 2017
• Subjects: Kata Kunci: pelajar Muslim sekolah rendah, silat, mental aritmetik, bakat. Keywords: Muslim primary school students, silat, mental arithmetic, talents.
• Online Access: http://ddms.usim.edu.my:80/jspui/handle/123456789/15476
• Institution: Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia

Abstract This article focused on the focal aim of analysing students’ perceptions in regards to their interest in Mathematics before and after they implement SITIC, a combination of Silat and mental arithmetic skills. A group of Muslim students (N=84) were selected from three primary schools in the district of Nilai, Negeri Sembilan on the basis of snowballing strategy. The students were exposed to 6 sessions of SITIC in a period of 2 weeks with the supervision of their teachers. A set of questionnaire was developed to look into the students’ interest towards mathematics before and after they join SITIC’s sessions. The findings shown that the interest of the respondents in their particular learning subjects increased after it was combined with interesting activities in SITIC. The findings were discussed together with the recommendations for future studies. Abstrak Artikel ini memfokuskan matlamat utamanya iaitu untuk menganalisis persepsi pelajar-pelajar di sekolah rendah berkenaan minat mereka dalam subjek Matematik sebelum dan selepas mereka melaksanakan kaedah SITIC, suatu gabungan antara seni Silat dan kemahiran Mental Aritmetik. Sekumpulan pelajar beragama Islam di sekolah rendah (N=84) telah dipilih dari tiga sekolah rendah di sekitar daerah Nilai, Negeri Sembilan melalui kaedah persampelan Snowballing. Semua responden didedahkan dengan 6 sesi SITIC dalam tempoh 2 minggu dengan pemantauan guru-guru. Satu set soal selidik telah dibangunkan untuk melihat minat responden terhadap Matematik sebelum dan selepas mereka selesai mengikuti sesi intervensi SITIC. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan terdapat peningkatan minat terhadap matematik selepas didedahkan dengan SITIC.