The effect of school base assessment (SBA) on private tutoring: A pilot study

• Main Authors: Ubbudari Husaina, M., Kenayathulla, B.
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: LB Theory and practice of education
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/13544/1/MDP-78.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/13544/

The study is aimed to observe effect of SBA on private tutoring. It is a pilot study to observe aspects of SBA which effect private tutoring. Thirty nine samples are chosen for the study. The sample is from a sub urban secondary school in Ipoh, Perak. The sample chosen from first three classes of first batch of students involve in SBA and PT3. The majority of the sample is Malay students. Questionnaire was distributed to the sample to obtain data. Descriptive statistics is applied to interpret the data. One of the findings from the study is majority of the students spend RM 100 and below as tuition expenditure. The students participate in private tuition because they could not understand the subjects taught in school. Students also reveal that tuition centers are not applying the SBA format. The study helps the researcher to determine the variables and the effects of SBA on private tutoring for future research. The study also enables the researcher to test the questionnaire for future research.