Hubungan antara Faktor Pengetahuan dan Kefahaman Mata Pelajaran Bahasa Melayu (BM) Terhadap Standard Kompetensi Domain Diri, Profesion dan Sosial dalam Kalangan Pegawai SISC+ BM

Abstract

The descriptive survey research was conducted to identify the level and the relationship between knowledge and understanding among the officers of School Improvement Specialist Coaches (SISC+ BM), and the competency in personal, profession and social domains. The population was selected using purposive sampling, which involved 180 out of 360 employees who were SISC+ BM officers at 180 district education offices throughout Malaysia. This study used a questionnaire as the instrument. The statements in the questionnaire were constructed based on Standard 2 (Knowledge and Understanding) of the Malaysian Teacher Standards Model and the Malay Language curriculum of Form One to Form Five. A five-point Likert scale was developed to represent the participants’ intensity of agreement over the topic by responding to a series of statements. Statistical analysis of data showed the percentage, standard deviation and mean score, and described the relationship based on Pearson correlation statistics. The findings revealed that the mean score of the level of knowledge and understanding of subject content (M = 4.49, SD =0.41) among SISC+ BM officers in Malaysia was at a high level. Meanwhile, there was a large relationship between the three domains (r = .153). Statistical data also proved that there was a significant relationship between the knowledge and understanding of Malay language subject content among the SISC+ BM officers, and the competency in three main domains in Standard 2, namely personal, profession and social domains (r (153) = 0.595; p = 0.01). Further studies in this area should be carried out to strengthen the role and responsibility of the SISC+ BM officers who are accountable in guiding and determining the quality of the Malay language teachers in Malaysia.