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Action Research Report

Strategies for Enhancing Pupils Learning When There Is No

Functionable LCD Projector Aailable At the School

Abstract

The purpose of this action research was to explore how a teacher can conduct activity

and use a variety of teaching and learning resources as an alternative to the activity

which requires the use of LCD projector in order to enhance the understanding of the

Year 4 pupils in Sk lu !anan "anowit# $t was found that group activities% using pictures

to clarify ideas% classroo& ga&es and worksheet were so&e of the activities' teaching

resources that can (e conducted'used as an alternative for the activities which required

the LCD projector like video viewing% power point presentation% in order to attract the

pupils to learn% &otivate the&% i&prove their understanding as well as to enhance the

teaching and learning processes#

INT!"D#CTI"N

Information and communication technology (ICT) has been used more widely in

classrooms and schools. The utilization and integration of ICT tools into a learning

environment has contributed to a lot of positive conseuences in which it has helped

deepen students! content "nowledge# engage them in constructing their own "nowledge#

and support the development of comple$ thin"ing s"ills (%ozma# &'' %uli"# &''*

+ebb , Co$# &''-).

evertheless# there are some barriers that hamper the implementation of the integration

of ICT in teaching and learning processes such as the challenge of insufficient ICT tools

or the absent of functionable tools due to lac" of maintenance. In this situation# the

teacher of the schools has to thin" of other strategies to facilitate the achievement of the

pupils! learning outcomes and to enhance the pupils! learning. As the effective teaching

method reuired active participation of the pupils# activities that can let all the pupils to

be engaged in the lesson should be provided.

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P!"$LE% STATE%ENT

/uring my wonderful practicum period as a teacher trainee at 0% 1lu Ranan# %anowit in

2anuary 345 April 36# &'3'# I was given 0tandard & and 0tandard - to teach 0cience

sub7ect. The pupils of 0tandard & were generally good but somehow 3- out of *8 pupils

of 0tandard - have been identified as pupils of poor reading and writing ability. After

having a discussion with my mentor and according to the latest 0cience e$amination

result of the pupils# it was found that most of the pupils of 0tandard - were still struggling

with the 0cience sub7ect. I need to find successful strategies to teach and reach all the

pupils of 0tandard - effectively. As there is no functionable 9C/ pro7ector available at the

school# e$tra effort was reuired in order to teach 0cience in a way that is

understandable and meaningful to them.

!ESEA!C& '#ESTI"N

+hat are the strategies that can be used to teach 0cience to 0tandard - pupils in the

situation that the functionable 9C/ pro7ector is not available at the school:

TA!(ET (!"#P

The thirty seven pupils of 0tandard - of 0" 1lu Ranan# %anowit. The name and the

relevance information of the pupils were given in Appendi$ A.

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LITE!AT#!E !E)IEW

Technology is essential in teaching and learning processes. In year &''*# the sum of

;84.8 million Ringgit was spent to purchase noteboo" computers# 9C/ pro7ectors and

other related euipment in order to introduce the usage of ICT in teaching of 0cience

and enga7aran dan >embela7aran 0ains dan


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T&E ST#D+

!esearch I,ple,entation

The following table provides an overview of the activities conducted throughout this

research.

Table -. "erie/ of interention

Wee0 Date Actiities !e,ar0s

35* '4B'&B3'5&4B'&B3' Reading literature Relevance articles

were downloaded

from the internet.- '35'8B'*B3' inalize ob7ective

-5 '353-B'*B3' /raft literature review6 35&3B'*B3' /evise research approach6 35&3B'*B3' /raft research strategy

and method8 &&5&6B'*B3' Cycle 34 &;B'*B3'5'3B'-B3' Cycle &; '533B'-B3' 1pdate literature read

3'533 3&5&B'-B3' Report writing3& &6B'-B3' 0ubmission of the report

!esearch C1cles

C1cle -

Plan

I wish to provide interesting group activity which reuires no usage of 9C/ pro7ector that

can motivate the pupils to learn and promote the spirit of teamwor" among them. The

activity should be compatible with the level of the pupils as well. The following activity is

suggested in order to teach about breathing organ of animalsD

In a group# the pupils will be reuired to ma"e animal crafts. They will present the craft to

others and state orally the breathing organs for each animal craft.

or clarification of the ideas# colourful pictures or other suitable teaching and learning

resources will be provided.

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Action

>rintable animals craft had been downloaded from internet. The lin"sD httpDBBwww.dlt"5

"ids.comBanimalsBinde$.html and httpDBBwww.enchantedlearning.comBcraftsBanimalsB are

some of the e$ample of useful internet lin"s from which the printable animal craft can be

downloaded.

/uring the stage of eliciting ideas of the lesson which conducted in order to teach about

the breathing organs for certain animals# the pupils were instructed to form a group. The

*4 pupils were divided into ; groups in which each group consist of -5 members. They

were as"ed to follow the instructions given in order to ma"e a craft of animal such as

crab# eagle# fish# frog# mon"ey and rabbit.

The pupils were then reuired to present the animal craft they made to other and discuss

in a group to decide the breathing organ for it.

Colourful pictures were used to clarify the breathing organs for animals such as crab#

eagle# fish# frog# mon"ey and rabbit.

"bseration

The pupils were actively participated during the lesson. They love the activity and

en7oyed cooperating with their friend while accomplishing the tas" given to them.

urthermore# the pictures had attracted the pupils to listen to the teacher! e$planation.

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!eflection

Strengths)

Although there were no activities such as video viewing or power point presentation or

online interactive games which can be used to easily attracted the attention of the pupils#

the pupils attention were still successfully gain through the activity of ma"ing craft

conducted during the lesson. The pupils# even with different intelligence capabilities were

successfully encouraged to be involve in the lesson as well. They loved the activities and

reuested for the activity to be repeated during the ne$t lesson. In addition# the colourful

pictures provided which had been enlarged into appropriate size have enabled the

teacher to clarify the breathing organ for the animals effectively.

*eaknesses)

The activity conducted was successfully used to encourage participation of all pupils.

owever# the attainment of learning outcomes still can be improved. There were some

pupils (the remedial5class pupils) that have difficulty in spelling and writing. They were

able to state word orally but have difficulty to spell and write the word correctly.

*ays to i&prove)

0ome other interesting activities such as classroom games should be included during the

lesson. The activities should be able to attract the pupils to learn and in the same time

contribute to their improvement in understanding of the content of the lesson as well as

enhancing the achievement of the learning outcomes. 0ome classroom games

instructions have been downloaded from the internet in order to be applied during the

lesson. The e$amples of useful internet lin"s that provide ideas for classroom games are

such as httpDBBwww.esl"idstuff.comBClassroomgamesframe.htm

and httpDBBwww.eslteachersboard.comBcgi5binBlessonsBinde$.pl.

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C1cle 2

Plan

In order to improve the delivery of the content of the lesson# a few more activities will be

integrated during the lesson in the hope that the remedial class pupils will be able to

overcome the problem of spelling and writing. 0imple e$amples will be provided and

teaching aids will be used to help improve the pupils! learning.

Action

Colourful pictures had been provided in order to help the pupils to visualize the animals

introduced during the lesson of animal reproduction. The stage of eliciting ideas

conducted by instructing the pupils to classify the animals according to the way they

reproduce. Two columns were provided on the whiteboardD animals that lay eggs and

animals that give birth. The selected pupils were as"ed to paste the provided pictures of

animals into the suitable columns.

The ability of the pupils to spell and write correctly the name of some animals were

improved by conducting the activity of arranging letter (pupils instruct to arrange letters to

form a word).

+or"sheet was given to test the understanding of the pupils.

"bseration

The activity conducted successfully gained the attention of the pupils. They voluntarily

participated and were managed to give good cooperation during the lesson.

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!eflection

Strengths)

The activity conducted had helped to improve the pupils! learning. The activity of

rearranging letter was successfully employed to help the remedial5class pupils to spell

and write the words introduced to them during the lesson correctly (based on their

performance in answering the wor"sheet given). The clarification of the ideas which

support with the colourful pictures had enhanced the understanding of the pupils.

*eaknesses)

The activities conducted had contributed to the obtainment of the learning outcomes.

owever# the activities should not be repeated during each lesson as the teacher should

ensure that the activities conducted were relevance with the intelligence capabilities of

the pupils as well as the content of the lesson.

*ays to i&prove)

In order to teach effectively the teacher should be able to variety the lesson according to

the need of their pupils. The teaching courseware provided at school can be used as a

beneficial source of reference. Te$t boo"s and reference boo"s can be used as

references as well. In addition# the teacher can retrieve the information and the teaching

ideas from internet to enhance the lesson.

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!ES#LT AND DISC#SSI"N

The integration of technology in a lesson is essential to effectively deliver the lesson

content. In the situation that the 9C/ pro7ector cannot be used# some other activities

were suggested to be conducted as alternatives. The effectiveness of the activities had

been tested through this research. It had been identified that the following activities can

be used to enhance the pupils! learning in which it can be used to motivate the pupils to

learn as well as help to improve their understandingD

3. Eroup activitiesEroup activities promote the teamwor" spirit among the pupils. In order to carry

out this activity# the teacher has to ensure that the selected activities were

suitable for their pupils. Clear instruction has to be given in order to ensure that

the pupils will be managed to accomplish the tas" successfully.

&. Clarify the ideas with picturesAs the teacher cannot used video or other resources that reuired the 9C/

pro7ector to transmit it to a screen# colourful pictures can be used to clarify the

ideas. The pupils will easily attract to the colourful pictures and thus give their

attention to the teacher clarification. In addition# the pictures provided will be able

to help improve the understanding of the pupil as well.

*. Classroom gamesThe activity such as rearranging letter can be used to help the pupils to

remember the spelling or the new word introduce to them. They will en7oy doing

the activities and gain benefit from it.

-. +or"sheetInstead of online uizzes# wor"sheet can be distributed to the pupils in order to

evaluate their performance and to test the obtainment of the learning outcomes.

0ufficient number# good uality and interesting wor"sheet can be used to retain

the class control ability as well.

!EC"%%ENDATI"N

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There are lots more activities that can be conducted to enhance the pupils learning.

0ome e$ample of the activity or teaching resources that can be used to enhance pupils!

learning were list belowD

Teaching resources

Instead of using pictures# the following items can be used to clarify and give e$planation

to pupils.

3. ReplicaBmodel&. Real ob7ect

Activity

3. 0inging with action

>upils that love singing will love this activity very much.&. 0imple e$perimentThis activity will enhance pupils understanding as it provides hand5on

e$periences to the pupils.*. Fideo viewing

=ven without the 9C/ pro7ector# the teacher can always use their laptop to show

video to pupils in small group.

C"NCL#SI"N

A uality science education is essential to the future success of all students. The results

of this action research indicate that group activities# classroom games and the use

colourful pictures and wor"sheet can enhance pupils! learning.

!EFE!ENCES

?ecta. (&''*). +hat the Research 0ays about 1sing ICT in


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& Artridge %endawang a" 2iamit 9 I?A

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C.

=stimated Cost of Action Research >ro7ect

o rice per unit

Total

3 A- >aper & reams $ R< 3' R< &'.''

& >rinter Cartridge

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5 blan" in"

5 colour in"

3 cartridge $ R< 8

3 cartridge $ R< ;'

R< 8.''

R< ;'.''

* Teaching Aid

5 manila card

5 mar"er

3' pieces $ R< '.'

& pieces $ R< *.'

R< .''

R< 8.''

Total of cost R< 3;8.''

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Eantt Chart of Research Implementation

o Activities +ee"

3 & * - 6 8 4 ; 3' 33 3& 3*

3 Reading literature B B B

& inalize ob7ective B

* /raft literature

review

B B

- /evise research

approach

B

/raft research

strategy and method

B B

6 Cycle 3 B

8 Cycle & B

4 1pdate literature

read

B

; Report writing B B

3' 0ubmission of the

report

B


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