Hearing impaired student achievement on the bahasa melayu subject : are these tests applicable?

Authors

  • Diyana Kamarudin Faculty of Industrial Management, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Lebuhraya Tun Razak, Gambang, Pahang, Malaysia
  • Dahlya Kamarudin Western Michigan University, 1903 Western Michigan Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI, U.S.A
  • Yasmin Hussain Ministry of Education, Special Education Division, Block E2, Kompleks E, Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Persekutuan, Presint 1, Wilayah Persekutuan Putrajaya

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37134/bitara.vol12.7.2019

Keywords:

Bahasa Melayu, Hearing Impaired, Hand Signal, Language

Abstract

Hearing impairment is an area within special education. It is also one of the factors contributing to difficulty in learning at schools for children. Some students are also unable to communicate effectively with teachers. Linguistically, hearing impaired children are already having a tough time understanding the Malay subject, before adding on the two different hand codes. This study utilizes a quantitative descriptive research design where data was gathered from five schools in Malaysia, from different states. It would analyze hearing impaired student Bahasa Melayu achievement obtained from the five schools ranging from year 1 to year 6. The tests were divided into 2 sections which are comprehension and writing. Findings indicated that students did worse in their writing section compared to the comprehension section for both the mean and median analysis.

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Published

2019-12-11

How to Cite

Kamarudin, D., Kamarudin, D., & Hussain, Y. (2019). Hearing impaired student achievement on the bahasa melayu subject : are these tests applicable?. Jurnal Pendidikan Bitara UPSI, 12(1), 59–67. https://doi.org/10.37134/bitara.vol12.7.2019