KUALA LUMPUR – Students’ involvement in home-based teaching and learning (PdPR) saw an increase between January 20 and August 30.
For primary school pupils, the Education Ministry recorded a 12.1% hike in involvement, from 87.1% to 99.2%, while a 19.3% jump was recorded for secondary school students, from 78% to 97.3%.
Minister Datuk Mohd Radzi Md Jidin released data obtained from a study on the effectiveness of the PdPR programme during the movement control order (MCO) from March to July last year.
“The study showed that student involvement in urban areas stood at 59.3% compared with rural areas (51.4%).
“For the annual lessons plan, 46.2% of teachers in urban areas met their implementation targets compared with 39.1% of teachers in rural areas,” he said in a written parliamentary reply.
According to the study, 34.1% of students suggested that PdPR is less effective than learning in a physical classroom.
Additionally, 51.2% of students said they feel stressed during PdPR sessions, of whom 48.9% said the stress is due to less interaction with teachers, limited interaction with classmates (55%), and lack of guidance while learning (53.4%).
The study found that there are also students who respond positively to the programme, with 56.6% actively participating.
Of the students surveyed, 49.7% said they find PdPR to be fun, while 57.5% are able to complete class assignments on time.
“In summary, the results of the study show that the implementation of PdPR faced many challenges and obstacles in the beginning,” said Radzi.
“However, the ministry’s intervention has helped students follow the programme successfully.” – The Vibes, September 24, 2021
