A preliminary study of the levels of engineering drawing teaching of creativity practices teachers in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Ngatiman, Suriana, Saud, Muhammad Sukri
• 格式: Article
• 语言: English
• 出版: Secholian Publication 2023
• 主题: L Education (General)
• 在线阅读: http://eprints.utm.my/108549/1/MuhammadSukri2023_APreliminaryStudyoftheLevelsofEngineering.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/108549/; http://dx.doi.org/10.47405/mjssh.v8i10.2565

This study was a preliminary study that aim to identify the level of knowledge and understanding of Engineering Drawing (ED) teachers. The area covered creativity, and the level of teachers’ creativity in teaching, which focusing on the domains of planning, implementing, and making evaluations and assessments. It was conducted to review the need to produce a framework for the teaching creativity of ED teachers, as a guide in practicing creative and effective teaching. Respondents were asked to answer 35 questionnaire questions using a five-point Likert scale. The sample was selected using a purposive sampling method, consisting of 30 primary school teachers from nine Technical Secondary Schools throughout Malaysia. Descriptive analysis was performed using SPSS V21 software to report the study in the form of frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation. The results of the study found that the level of knowledge and understanding of ED teachers towards creativity was (mean = 3.64), at a medium level. Meanwhile, the average level of teaching creativity of ED teachers from the aspects of planning, implementing, and making evaluations and creative assessments was at a moderate level. The three domains of creativity practice recorded a mean achievement between 3.71 and 3.79. However, all respondents agreed that a guide and reference in the form of a creativity practice framework for the teaching of ED teachers is needed to be used as a reference by teachers. Therefore, this finding also shows guidance in realizing various Ministry of Education (MoE) policies.