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Master of Philosophy
DECEMBER 2017
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”I acknowledge that I have read this research report
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“I hereby declare that this research report is my own work except for quotations and
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Affectionately to my father, Masron bin Kandar, my mother, SapiahbtPuteh and my
sister, NurulShuhadabtMasron
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
guidance, patience and support. It is her persistent criticism that brought hope and
confidence in me, even at the most depressing moments. She was truly a source of
inspiration.
teacher, Puan Juliana btSarju for their contribution in making me aware of the
selected issue that happened among of the participants. Their input proved to be very
Kandar who always provide the advice and financial support to me. They also have
supported me for every choice that I have made. I am also thankful for the explosion
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ABSTRACT
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ABSTRAK
Kajianinitelahdijalankanuntukmenyiasatsamaadapenggunaan "TeknikSuku-Kata"
dapatmeningkatkankemahiranejaanparapelajardalamkonsonandigraf ‘ck’. Data
bagikajianinidiperolehidaripada 29 pelajarSekolahKebangsaanLedang, Tangkak.
Para
pelajarinitelahdisasarkankeranakebanyakandalamkalanganmerekamengalamimasalah
dalamkemahiranejaankonsonandigraf ‘ck’ dalamBahasaInggeris,
walaupununtukmengejaperkataan 1 suku kata. Dalamkajianini, satutugasan yang
berasaskanfoniktelahdipilih.Tugasanjenisinitelahdipilihkeranaparapelajarinimenghad
apimasalahuntukmenyebutperkataanBahasaInggeristertentu yang
berhadapandengankonsonandigraf ‘ck’ denganbetul,
seterusnyamemberikesandalampenulisanmereka. 3jeniskaedahpengumpulan data
telahdigunakaniaitupenggunaanujian,
temubualdanjurnalberbentukrefleksi.Pesertatelahdidedahkandenganpenggunaantekni
kdankadimbasan.Instrument yang digunakanuntukpengumpulan data
ialahtemubualseparaberstrukturdanpenulisanjurnal yang ditetapkan.Peningkatan yang
ketaratelahdikenalpastiselepascampurtangandilaksanakandalamtempoh 4
masajadualpengajaranmingguan.Keputusanpascaujianmenunjukkanbahawasemuapel
ajarmenunjukkanpeningkatandalamtugasanpenulisan yang
telahdiberikan.Hasildapatanmembuktikanbahawapenggunaan "TeknikSuku-Kata"
membantuparapelajaruntukmencapaikeputusan yang diinginkan,
terutamanyakumpulanpelajar yang
lemah.Kajianinijugatelahmendedahkanbeberapacadangan yang
dapatmemperkukuhkankeberkesanancampurtangansepertiintegrasikonseppelabelanw
arnabagihuruf-huruftertentudanpembelajarankoperatif.
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CONTENT
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AUTHORIZATION OF SUPERVISOR ii
AUTHORIZATION iii
DEDICATION iv
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT v
ABSTRACT vi
ABSTRAK vii
LIST OF TABLES x
LIST OF FIGURES xi
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS xii
LIST OF APPENDICES xiii
1.0 INTRODUCTION 1
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4.0 TARGET GROUP/PARTICIPANTS 20
5.0 ACTION 22
7.0 FINDINGS 41
9.0 CONCLUSION 47
REFERENCES 48
APPENDIX 52
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LIST OF TABLES
Table Page
1 Results of Preliminary Test (1-Syllable Words) 11
2 Results of Preliminary Test (2-Syllables Words) 12
3 Participants’ Overall Results on Preliminary Test 13
4 Comparisons of Participants’ Overall Results 28
5 Comparisons of Participants’ Results 29
6 Results of 2 Pupils 30
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LIST OF FIGURE
Figure Page
1 Kemmis and McTaggart’s (1988) Action Research Model, 20
Adapted from Goh, (2012)
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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
Symbol
EL English Language
ESL English as Second Language
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LIST OF APPENDICES
Appendix Page
A The Overall Performances and The Statistical Calculations 49
B Lesson Plan for Intervention 52
C Example of Pre-Test and Post-Test Paper 55
D Results of Post-Test 63
E Semi-Structured Interview Questions and Transcription 65
F Researcher’s and Pupils’ Reflective Journals Format 68
G Statistical Calculation of Post-Test 70
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