Field Trip Education Approach Beyond Classroom: Microwave Course Case

Azhar Fauzi,Zairi Ismael Rizman

doi:10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n4s1p89

Azhar Fauzi, Zairi Ismael Rizman

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https://doi.org/10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n4s1p89

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This research was conducted to identify the perception of Diploma in Electronic Engineering (DKE) students who had attended the trip to Beserah earth satellite station. The research instrument was a two-page self-administered questionnaires consisting of a dependent variable measures appropriateness of implementation and two independent variables measure benefits to individual and helpful in effective learning. The total of 103 samples only focused on the students who are studying microwave course. This study conducted a quantitative perception study in which the questionnaires were used to process the received data to produce a conclusion. Data collection of self-administered questionnaire was conducted at Beserah earth satellite station, Kuantan. Reliability analysis of the instruments was processed by using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). The internal consistency of the variables was estimated by the Cronbach’s Alpha reliability coefficient, which above 0.7. The finding provides concrete evidence to support a field trip as an approach of microwave education relate to appropriateness of implementation. The two factors, viz., benefits to individual and helpful in effective learning are positively and significantly correlated with appropriateness of implementation. Besides, 43.4% of the factors are able to explain appropriateness of field trip implementation. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n4s1p89

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A great emphasize of teaching and learning strategies will result the effectiveness of an educational process
This section presents the findings of the survey. It begins with a respondent demography. This is followed by factor analysis, reliability test, multiple regression and correlations
This study is among of many researches to investigate at differentiation between gender and students programs angle

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A great emphasize of teaching and learning strategies will result the effectiveness of an educational process. The purposes of education are mainly to develop knowledge, skills and character of students (Rise, 2006). The education is the process of learning and knowing, that is not limited to school/learning institution or textbooks. The students should nurtured and educated by a variety of teaching methods to produce quality students (Khairi, 2008). According to Trigwell and Prosser (2004) in the Vajoczki et al (2011), the objective of most educators is to facilitate deep learning strategies in support of critical thinking and knowledge application, can increase the earnings of learning

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