Malaysian Nature Education in Preschool (MYNEPS) intervention : pre and post assessment
Malaysian Nature Education in Preschool (MyNEPs) is an initiative to incorporate nature education in the preschool syllabus. It involves learning and hands-on practice in a natural environment setting on five nature elements (climate, flora, fauna, insects, and microbes). This research aims to asses...
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| author | Mohd Allif Abu-Yazid, Farah Shafawati Mohd-Taib, Nurhafizah Abdul-Musid, Nurul Eizzaty Sohimi, Suziyani Mohamed, Haryanti Mohd Affandi, Abdul Halim Masnan, Faszly Rahim, |
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| description | Malaysian Nature Education in Preschool (MyNEPs) is an initiative to incorporate nature education in the preschool syllabus. It involves learning and hands-on practice in a natural environment setting on five nature elements (climate, flora, fauna, insects, and microbes). This research aims to assess the efficacy of the MyNEPs module towards preschool children through pre-, intervention, and post-assessment. This research adopted an experimental research design using quantitative approaches. A total of 29 preschool children from Bangi, Selangor were involved in this study. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics involving normality tests and paired sample t-test. The data normality was measured using the Shapiro-Wilk test, and the result indicated that the data is normally distributed where p=0.072 > 0.05. The overall t-test result shows significant differences (p=0.006) between pre- and post-achievement, with the total mean of post-test was higher with 35.90 than pre-test achievement with 33.59. This result indicated that this module significantly contributes to children's performance on nature prior to the intervention program. As a result, this study shows that the nature education program proposed has improved preschool children's knowledge of the natural environment. Nature education is essential to enhance creativity, problem-solving, and cognitive abilities, thus improving academic performance and setting a strong foundation for science and technology. Therefore, it is suggested that the MyNEPs module should be applied to all preschools premises in Malaysia. |
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| spelling | oai:generic.eprints.org:176832021-11-26T15:07:45Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17683/ Malaysian Nature Education in Preschool (MYNEPS) intervention : pre and post assessment Mohd Allif Abu-Yazid, Farah Shafawati Mohd-Taib, Nurhafizah Abdul-Musid, Nurul Eizzaty Sohimi, Suziyani Mohamed, Haryanti Mohd Affandi, Abdul Halim Masnan, Faszly Rahim, Malaysian Nature Education in Preschool (MyNEPs) is an initiative to incorporate nature education in the preschool syllabus. It involves learning and hands-on practice in a natural environment setting on five nature elements (climate, flora, fauna, insects, and microbes). This research aims to assess the efficacy of the MyNEPs module towards preschool children through pre-, intervention, and post-assessment. This research adopted an experimental research design using quantitative approaches. A total of 29 preschool children from Bangi, Selangor were involved in this study. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics involving normality tests and paired sample t-test. The data normality was measured using the Shapiro-Wilk test, and the result indicated that the data is normally distributed where p=0.072 > 0.05. The overall t-test result shows significant differences (p=0.006) between pre- and post-achievement, with the total mean of post-test was higher with 35.90 than pre-test achievement with 33.59. This result indicated that this module significantly contributes to children's performance on nature prior to the intervention program. As a result, this study shows that the nature education program proposed has improved preschool children's knowledge of the natural environment. Nature education is essential to enhance creativity, problem-solving, and cognitive abilities, thus improving academic performance and setting a strong foundation for science and technology. Therefore, it is suggested that the MyNEPs module should be applied to all preschools premises in Malaysia. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2021-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17683/1/41424-166675-1-PB.pdf Mohd Allif Abu-Yazid, and Farah Shafawati Mohd-Taib, and Nurhafizah Abdul-Musid, and Nurul Eizzaty Sohimi, and Suziyani Mohamed, and Haryanti Mohd Affandi, and Abdul Halim Masnan, and Faszly Rahim, (2021) Malaysian Nature Education in Preschool (MYNEPS) intervention : pre and post assessment. AJTLHE: ASEAN Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 13 (1). pp. 41-59. ISSN 1985-5826 https://ejournal.ukm.my/ajtlhe/issue/view/1412 |
| spellingShingle | Mohd Allif Abu-Yazid, Farah Shafawati Mohd-Taib, Nurhafizah Abdul-Musid, Nurul Eizzaty Sohimi, Suziyani Mohamed, Haryanti Mohd Affandi, Abdul Halim Masnan, Faszly Rahim, Malaysian Nature Education in Preschool (MYNEPS) intervention : pre and post assessment |
| title | Malaysian Nature Education in Preschool (MYNEPS) intervention : pre and post assessment |
| title_full | Malaysian Nature Education in Preschool (MYNEPS) intervention : pre and post assessment |
| title_fullStr | Malaysian Nature Education in Preschool (MYNEPS) intervention : pre and post assessment |
| title_full_unstemmed | Malaysian Nature Education in Preschool (MYNEPS) intervention : pre and post assessment |
| title_short | Malaysian Nature Education in Preschool (MYNEPS) intervention : pre and post assessment |
| title_sort | malaysian nature education in preschool (myneps) intervention : pre and post assessment |
| url | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17683/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17683/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17683/1/41424-166675-1-PB.pdf |