Digital literacy skill is able to facilitate and support the students in mastery of the 21st century skills such as communication, critical thinking, collaboration and creativity. Past study shows students had a positive attitude towards the usage of computer parts and the internet in language learning. This study is conducted on the purpose of identifying the students attitude towards digital literacy in learning Kadazandusun language at secondary school, Sabah state. A quantitative study involving 265 students in Form Two undertaking the Kadazandusun language subject in eight secondary schools in Sabah state were conducted. Instrumental questionnaire of Likert scale contain ten items on attitude section and skill were done. Descriptive analysis and Spearman’s Rho correlation have been used for data analysis. Study on descriptive shows a min average for attitude is between 3.04 to 4.31 and literacy digital skill between 2.57 to 4.26. Correlation analysis shows a significant positive relationship although it is weak between the students attitude and digital literacy skill in the learning of Kadazandusun language, (rs=0.487, p<0.01). This study is essential as the early observation on the preparedness of student in following the e-learning if there is no face to face in class between the teacher and students especially in the limited movement and communication during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Folklore is an ancient story that has become a special characteristic for every nation with diversity of cultures that embraces the cultural and historical richness of the nation. Usually the characters that appear in the folklore are in the form of animals, humans or gods. Generally, these folktales tell about an incident or the origin of a place. In this study, it focuses on the use of folklore as an educational entertainment in the classroom. The main method used to collect information is through a literature review by doing research from outside and within a country that is restricted to the educational entertainment of teaching and learning only. The finding of this study is that the use of folklore as a teaching material of educational entertainment can help students in increasing their interest and focus in the classroom. In fact, according to Rosliah Kiting, (2011), the use of storybook as a medium in Kadazandusun Language teaching and learning is able to enrich the vocabulary as well as inculcating of noble values that are very effective through adapting to the activities in the classroom. The use of folklore and the humorous elements encompassed in educational entertainment in the classroom will create excitement in learning sessions and the learning will be more interactive and focused.
Reading skill is an important skill in Kadazandusun language to enable pupils to follow and master the teaching and learning in the classroom. However, the findings from previous studies show that most pupils in primary schools have yet to master the basic skills of reading in the pronunciation aspect. Therefore, this study has to be carried out to study the effectiveness of ‘Sinding Pimato’ software application on the reading achievement of the Year One pupils. This study is a quasi-experimental study. The quantitative approach is used together with pre and post-test instruments. A total of 30 Year One pupils in a school at Tambunan District have become the sample for this study. The sample of the study was divided into two groups, namely the experimental group taught using ‘Sinding Pimato’ software and the control group taught by Chalk and Talk method. The findings show that there is a significant difference in the achievement of reading between the experimental group and the control group. The findings of this study show that the application of ‘Sinding Pimato’ learning software is effective in helping to improve the achievement of reading for the Year One pupils. In conclusion, the ‘Sinding Pimato’ software has an effective effect as a learning tool for Kadazandusun Language. The implication of the study shows that the ‘Sinding Pimato’ software is useful to improve the quality of teaching and learning Kadazandusun language curriculum.
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