AMALAN PENTAKSIRAN KEMAHIRAN INSANIAH MURID SEKOLAH MENENGAH: SATU KAJIAN AWAL

Abstract

This study aims to evaluate the practice of soft skills assessment among pupils among secondary school teachers in Tawau district, Sabah. A total of 271 teachers from 15 secondary schools were chosen as a sample of the study. This study uses a descriptive research method using a questionnaire. The research instrument is divided into two parts: Part A and Part B. Part A contains questions related to the respondents' demographic characteristics while Part B measures the practice of student's soft skills assessment according to eight soft skill groups namely communication skills, technology skills, planning, and managing skills, skills working with others and in groups, problem-solving skills, managing skills, selecting and analyzing information, skills using mathematical ideas and techniques, and skills in understanding the culture. The data were analyzed using Statistical Packages for Social Science (SPSS). Data analysis is reported as a percentage, min, and T-test. The findings of the study show that the practice of assessing eight soft skills constructs in teaching and facilitating is at a moderate level. The findings also showed that there were no significant differences in the practice of assessing 8 soft skills constructs based on respondents' demographic characteristics. In addition, this study also found that there was no special assessment instrument used by teachers to assess the element of student's soft skills in teaching and facilitating. Therefore, this study proposes the construction of an instrument of soft skills assessment of high school students based on the soft skills constructs that are appropriate to the level of pupil development holistically.