Pengetahuan Guru Pra Sekolah terhadap Ciri-Ciri Murid Berkeperluan Khas

Pre School Teachers Knowledge of Characteristic of Students with Special Needs


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Authors

  • Ruwaida Rosli Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
  • Aliza Alias Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33102/jqss.vol4no2.85

Keywords:

guru prasekolah, pengetahuan, murid berkeperluan khas.

Abstract

Preschool education is an important phase in the life of a child between the ages of 4-6 years. Children in this phase will get an education that will shape them towards developing a balanced human capital as enshrined in the Malaysian Philosophy of Education. Thus, preschool teachers play an important role in making the government's dream of producing a generation of caliber. Being a teacher must have extensive knowledge not just pedagogical knowledge but knowledge of student behavior in the classroom to ensure that students behave according to their growing age. Therefore, it is important for a preschool teacher to have knowledge and awareness of the characteristics of students with learning difficulties. The purpose of this study is to see the extent of knowledge of preschool teachers on the characteristics of students with special needs. This study was conducted using quantitative methods and related questionnaires were distributed to the respondents involved.  The findings of this study found that the knowledge of preschool teachers is at a high level. This shows that teachers today are highly knowledgeable either knowledge gained through experience or from other sources.

Abstrak

Pendidikan prasekolah adalah fasa yang penting dalam kehidupan seseorang kanak-kanak di antara umur 4-6 tahun. Kanak-kanak pada fasa ini akan mendapatkan pendidikan yang akan membentuk mereka ke arah membangunkan modal insan yang seimbang seperti yang termaktub dalam Falsafah Pendidikan Malaysia. Demikian,guru prasekolah memainkan peranan yang penting untuk menjadikan impian kerajaan melahirkan generasi yang berkaliber. Menjadi seorang guru mesti mempunyai pengetahuan yang luas bukan sekadar pengetahuan pedagogi tetapi pengetahuan terhadap tingkah laku murid di dalam kelas bagi memastikan murid-murid bertingkah laku menigkut umur tumbesaran mereka. Oleh itu,adalah penting bagi seseorang guru prasekolah untuk mempunyai pengetahuan dan kesedaran terhadap ciri-ciri murid bermasalah pembelajaran. Tujuan kajian ini dijalankan adalah bagi melihat sejauhmana pengetahuan guru prasekolah terhadap ciri-ciri murid berkeperluan khas. Kajian ini dijalankan dengan menggunakan kaedah kuantitatif dan soal selidik berkaitan diedarkan kepada responden yang terlibat. Dapatan kajian ini mendapati pengetahuan guru prasekolah berada di tahap yang tinggi. Hal ini menunjukkan bahawa guru pada masa kini berpengetahuan tinggi sama ada pengetahuan yang diperoleh melalui pengalaman mahupun dari sumber yang lain.

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2020-11-30
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DOI: 10.33102/jqss.vol4no2.85
Published: 2020-11-30

How to Cite

Rosli, R., & Alias, A. (2020). Pengetahuan Guru Pra Sekolah terhadap Ciri-Ciri Murid Berkeperluan Khas: Pre School Teachers Knowledge of Characteristic of Students with Special Needs. Journal of Quran Sunnah Education & Special Needs, 4(2), 92-100. https://doi.org/10.33102/jqss.vol4no2.85

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