SUPERVISOR VERIFICATION

I acknowledge this research report has fulfilled the scope and quality
for the purpose of awarding degree of Bachelor of Teaching (Hons.) (Primary Science Education)

Signature Name of Supervisor Date

: : :

...................................................... ...................................................... ................................

DECLARATION

I hereby declare that the work of this research project is my own except for quotations and summaries which have been duly acknowledged.

Signature Name of Researcher Date

: : :

............................................................. ............................................................. .............................................................

ii

DEDICATION

For my beloved father and mother

iii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Firstly, I want to thanks my lecturer, En. Ahmad bin Ariff for giving me useful advise and guidance while I was undergoing my action research report writing and action research presentation. Without him, I surely couldnt finish my action resarch successfully.

Besides that, I want also to thanks those lecturers who had gave us briefing about how to do action research report writing, and action research presentation correctly and in orderly.

My friends also helped a lot in my action research report writing and action research presentation. They were giving me ideas when I was stucked in report writing.

iv

ABSTRACT

The purpose of the study was to improving students understanding on magnet by using hands-on activity. The subjects consisted of 23 students from standard 3 students in Batu Pahat area from an outstanding primary school. The data for this study was colleted by using rating sclaes, pre-test and post-test. During the treatment session, sudents are given hands-on activities to be carried on. The result showed that 21 students achived significantly higher marks in the post-test as compared to the pre-test. There were 9 subjects who obtained full marks, showing tremendous improvement in their performance in the post-test. Besides that, students show their interest in doing hands-on activity through rating scales. On the average, I get 4.44 with the full marks of 5. There was 7 students give me full marks. The results of the study show that hands-on activity is effective to improve students understanding in the topic of magnet. Since hands-on activity technique was so effective to improving students understanding in the topic of magnet, I will try to inculcate also in other topic, to see whether hands-on activity effective in all topic or not.

ABSTRAK

Penyelidikan tindakan ini dijalankan untuk mengukuhkan kefahaman topik magnet oleh para murid dengan menggunakan kaedah eksperimen. Subjek dalam kajian ini terdiri daripada 23 orang murid dari darjah 3 sekolah jenis kebangsaan yang cemerlang di daerah Batu Pahat. Data dikumpulkan melalui skala rating, ujian pra dan ujian pasca. Semasa sesi klinikal, murid membuat eksperimen dalam setiap kelas. Hasil analisis data mendapati bahawa seramai 21 subjek menunjukkan peningkatan markah yang ketara dalam ujian pasca berbanding ujian pra. Terdapat 9 subjek telah memperolehi markah penuh dengan menunjukkan jumlah peningkatan markah yang sangat tinggi. Selain itu, murid menunjukkan minat mereka yang sangat tinggi semasa membuat eksperimen melalui skala rating. Dalam kiraan min, saya mendapati markah 4.44 daripada markah penuh 5. Terdapat 7 orang murid yang mendapat markah penuh. Keputusan kajian menunjukkan bahawa kaedah eksperimen adalah berkesan dalam mengukuhkan kefahaman murid terhadap topik magnet. Saya mendapati bahawa kaedah ini sangat berkesan dalam topik magnet, maka saya akan mengkaji sama ada kaedah ini dapat digunakan dalam topik yang lain.

vi

CONTENT

SUPERVISOR VERIFICATION DECLARATION DEDICATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ABSTRACT ABSTRAK TABLE LIST FIGURE LIST DIAGRAM LIST APPENDIX LIST

Pages i ii iii iv v vi ix x xi xii

1.0

INTRODUCTION 1.1 1.2 Reflection on Teaching and Learning Reflection on Educational Value 1-2 2-4

2.0

RESEARCH FOCUS 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Introduction Research Problem Literature Review Summary 5 5-6 6-14 14

3.0

RESEARCH OBJECTIVE AND RESEARCH QUESTION 3.1 3.2 Research Objective Research Question 15-16 16-17

4.0

GROUP TARGET 4.1 4.2 4.3 Introduction Information of the group of target Summary 18 18-19 19

5.0

IMPLEMENTATION OF ACTION 5.1 5.2 5.3 Introduction Implementation of ideas toward study Summary 20 20-23 23 vii

CONTENT

Pages 6.0 DATA COLLECTION 6.1 6.2 6.3 7.0 Introduction Data Collection Summary 26 26-29 29

RESULT 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 Introduction Students Performance Research Finding Feedback Summary 30 31-34 35-37 38-39 39

8.0

SUMMARY 8.1 8.2 Implication Reflection 40-41 41-43 44 45-47

9.0

SUGGESTION FOR FUTURE RESEARCH REFERENCES APPENDIX Pre-test Post-test Rating Scale Materials

49-94 95-144 145-169 170-end

viii

LIST OF TABLE

TABLE 1 2 Comparison between pre-test and post-test Rating Scale

Pages 21 24

ix

LIST OF FIGURE

FIGURE 1 2 3 4 Giving instructions and briefing before experiment started. Students were undergoing experiment. Students were observing the shapes and colours of magnets. Students were undergoing experiment.

Pages 24 24 25 25

LIST OF DIAGRAM

GRAPH 1 2 Average Score of mean for pre and post-test Graph pre-test and post-test

Pages 22 22

xi

LIST OF APPENDIX

Appendix A B C D Pre-test Post-test Rating Scales Materials

Pages 49 95 145 170

xii