The Role of Education Psychology in Developing Lessons in CD Formats Using Proverbs in Essay Writing of Primary School Students in Malaysia

Abstract

Composition writing is an important component in teaching and learning process of Bahasa Malaysia (Malaysian official language) in primary schools. Students write essays based on several formats. Students„ essays lead to contents and elaborations. Students are giving less attention in the usage of proverbs while writing essays as a whole. In this research, a total of 82 script samples were chosen to be analyzed. The research samples were chosen from Standard 5 students out of three schools in Chemor, Perak. The Hermeneutic Pedagogical approach is used in analyzing the essays to identify the existence of proverbs in them. The findings through Hermeneutic Pedagogical approach give interpretation (metatexts) that there is existence of proverbs and information processing experienced by students both consciously and subconsciously while writing essays. Research findings suggest that students from national schools were using more proverbs while writing essays compared to those from national type schools (Chinese/Tamil). Information processing experienced by students since primary schools through formal and informal education helps students in using proverbs in their essays. Compiled together with this research is a set of CD„s containing a variety of lessons which uses proverbs as an aid to teachers to carry of effective teaching. Research shows that students were able to write good essays by using proverbs throughout the process of essay writing.