An investigation study on leisure reading habits of pre-service teachers in Universiti Teknologi MARA Melaka / Azim Mohammad Allaudin

This study investigated the reading habits of the pre-service teachers in UiTM Melaka. It was conducted for the purpose to answer three research questions which are first, do pre-service teachers in UiTM Melaka read for leisure. Second, what types and genre of materials do the pre-service teacher...

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Main Author:	Mohammad Allaudin, Azim
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2011
Subjects:	Malaysia Melaka Readability
Online Access:	https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/14482/1/TD_AZIM%20MOHAMMAD%20ALLAUDIN%20ED%2011_5.pdf
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spelling	my-uitm-ir.144822016-08-03T06:34:03Z An investigation study on leisure reading habits of pre-service teachers in Universiti Teknologi MARA Melaka / Azim Mohammad Allaudin 2011 Mohammad Allaudin, Azim Malaysia Melaka Readability This study investigated the reading habits of the pre-service teachers in UiTM Melaka. It was conducted for the purpose to answer three research questions which are first, do pre-service teachers in UiTM Melaka read for leisure. Second, what types and genre of materials do the pre-service teachers in UiTM Melaka read in their leisure time and finally what are the reading habits of the pre-service teachers in UiTM Melaka. The research design employed for this study is non-experimental descriptive survey research design. The instrument used for this study is a structured questionnaire developed by the researcher and a pilot study was conducted to determine the reliability value of the questionnaire based on Cronbach’s Alpha method. The subjects involved in this study were 47 pre-service teachers in UiTM Melaka. The data gathered was then analyzed by using SPSS version 19 software. The findings of this study show that the pre-service teachers of UiTM Melaka indicated that they do read for leisure however it was found that the majority of them falls under the category if rare readers. It was also found that these future teachers only read light materials such as magazines and newspapers and only a small number of participants read books in their free time. This study also provides pedagogical implications for the higher learning institutions, teachers and students, limitations of the study and recommendations for future research. 2011 Thesis https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/14482/ https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/14482/1/TD_AZIM%20MOHAMMAD%20ALLAUDIN%20ED%2011_5.pdf text en public degree Universiti Teknologi MARA Faculty of Education
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spellingShingle	Malaysia Melaka Readability Mohammad Allaudin, Azim An investigation study on leisure reading habits of pre-service teachers in Universiti Teknologi MARA Melaka / Azim Mohammad Allaudin
description	This study investigated the reading habits of the pre-service teachers in UiTM Melaka. It was conducted for the purpose to answer three research questions which are first, do pre-service teachers in UiTM Melaka read for leisure. Second, what types and genre of materials do the pre-service teachers in UiTM Melaka read in their leisure time and finally what are the reading habits of the pre-service teachers in UiTM Melaka. The research design employed for this study is non-experimental descriptive survey research design. The instrument used for this study is a structured questionnaire developed by the researcher and a pilot study was conducted to determine the reliability value of the questionnaire based on Cronbach’s Alpha method. The subjects involved in this study were 47 pre-service teachers in UiTM Melaka. The data gathered was then analyzed by using SPSS version 19 software. The findings of this study show that the pre-service teachers of UiTM Melaka indicated that they do read for leisure however it was found that the majority of them falls under the category if rare readers. It was also found that these future teachers only read light materials such as magazines and newspapers and only a small number of participants read books in their free time. This study also provides pedagogical implications for the higher learning institutions, teachers and students, limitations of the study and recommendations for future research.
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title	An investigation study on leisure reading habits of pre-service teachers in Universiti Teknologi MARA Melaka / Azim Mohammad Allaudin
title_short	An investigation study on leisure reading habits of pre-service teachers in Universiti Teknologi MARA Melaka / Azim Mohammad Allaudin
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An investigation study on leisure reading habits of pre-service teachers in Universiti Teknologi MARA Melaka / Azim Mohammad Allaudin

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