Students' perception and motivation in learning mathematics and science in English / Siti Mariam Abd Aziz

This is an exploratory study that investigates the opinions of Form Four Science students in rural and urban secondary schools in Selangor on the use of English as the medium of instruction for critical subjects such as mathematics and science. A 3-part questionnaire was distributed among form four...

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Main Author:	Abd Aziz, Siti Mariam
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2008
Subjects:	Code switching Language and education
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spelling	my-uitm-ir.152992022-12-15T04:22:16Z Students' perception and motivation in learning mathematics and science in English / Siti Mariam Abd Aziz 2008 Abd Aziz, Siti Mariam Code switching Language and education Study and teaching. Research This is an exploratory study that investigates the opinions of Form Four Science students in rural and urban secondary schools in Selangor on the use of English as the medium of instruction for critical subjects such as mathematics and science. A 3-part questionnaire was distributed among form four students in four different schools: 2 urban and 2 rural. Data were descriptively analysed using SPSS 12.0.The findings showed that a large majority of urban and rural secondary school students supported the policy, and wanted it to continue, as they positively perceived and preferred, English, as the medium of instruction in the teaching of critical subjects such as mathematics and science. They were ready and motivated to learn both subjects in English as it helped them improve their performance in the English language through communication with their peers and teachers. However, they faced several challenges, namely, lack of understanding, linguistic skills, available resources and stiff competitiorfto get better grades. 2008 Thesis https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/15299/ https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/15299/1/TM_SITI%20MARIAM%20ABD%20AZIZ%20ED%2008_5.pdf text en public mphil masters Universiti Teknologi MARA Faculty of Education
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description	This is an exploratory study that investigates the opinions of Form Four Science students in rural and urban secondary schools in Selangor on the use of English as the medium of instruction for critical subjects such as mathematics and science. A 3-part questionnaire was distributed among form four students in four different schools: 2 urban and 2 rural. Data were descriptively analysed using SPSS 12.0.The findings showed that a large majority of urban and rural secondary school students supported the policy, and wanted it to continue, as they positively perceived and preferred, English, as the medium of instruction in the teaching of critical subjects such as mathematics and science. They were ready and motivated to learn both subjects in English as it helped them improve their performance in the English language through communication with their peers and teachers. However, they faced several challenges, namely, lack of understanding, linguistic skills, available resources and stiff competitiorfto get better grades.
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title	Students' perception and motivation in learning mathematics and science in English / Siti Mariam Abd Aziz
title_short	Students' perception and motivation in learning mathematics and science in English / Siti Mariam Abd Aziz
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Students' perception and motivation in learning mathematics and science in English / Siti Mariam Abd Aziz

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