Mohamad Johdi Salleh

Best practice of transformational leadership among multi-ethnic headteachers of primary schools, Malaysia

The objectives of this study are to examine the best practice of transformational leadership among multi-ethnic Headteachers of various types of primary schools, Malaysia, according to the gender, age, working experience, number of students, ethnic group, academic qualifications, working state, location of the school, and, type of school. The study was based on the survey of one-hundred-seventy-six multi-ethnic Headteachers pursuing a Bachelor of Educational Management programme who were chosen randomly and conveniently from three universities namely the University of Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM), University of Malaysia Sabah (UMS), and International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). The findings are presented in frequency and percentage form. The result of the descriptive statistics showed that majority of the Multi-Ethnic Headteachers had a positive perception of practicing transformational leadership and they seemed to have an average level on their perception. This could mean that the school Headteachers had a positive attitude toward the importance of practicing all four dimensions of transformational leadership. Especially, the dimension of creating productive school culture was found significant. Noticeably, the dimension of providing intellectual stimulation was perceived least significant by respondents.

Penilaian kemajuan berasaskan sekolah kaedah kerja kursus sejarah (School-based assessment of history coursework)

The aim of this study is to identify teachers’ teaching approach, students’ learning style, and types of evaluation of Form 4 sport science subject in secondary schools. The study also meant to identify the relationship between students’ learning style with their achievement in sport science subject. Samples consist of 208 teachers who thought in sport science subject and 2729 of students who participate in the sport science subject at selected secondary schools. Instruments used in the study consist of questionnaires for teachers and students with reliability of α = .962 and α = .799 respectively. The results showed that teachers’ teaching approach based on teaching management strategy was at medium level while its teaching techniques and teachers’ content knowledge on sport science were at high level. This study also found that students acquired a high interest towards sport science subject but at of a medium level on perceptual learning style which involve visual, auditory, and kinaesthetic. The evaluation styles chosen for measuring students’ learning achievement was written test, practical test, oral test, semester examination, project, and performance evaluation. Students’ learning achievement of Form 4 sport science subject was 9.2% scored grade A, 21% grade B, 38% grade C, and 18.5% grade D. Learning factor has a low significant relationship (r = .17**, p < .00) with students’ achievement in form 4 sport science subject. In conclusion, teachers’ teaching approach should anticipate with students’ learning styles and include varieties of evaluation process to evaluate students’ learning achievement in sport science subject