Using Class Blogs in Improving Lower Secondary School Students’ Motivation in Understanding Literature in Muar

Abstract

In this era of modernisation, there is apparently a heightened role of technology in improving the quality of educational management. Among the many changes that have immensely affected the field of educational management are associated with Internet technology. One of the elements of the Internet that can be applied in this field is the use of blogs. This study, therefore, aims to identify the factors in the use of class blogs that can help educational leaders to improve students’ motivation in understanding English literature at the lower secondary level in schools in Muar. This study employs Instructional Leadership Theory as its theoretical framework. The study was carried out in Muar, Johor, involving ten Heads of English Department and one hundred lower secondary students, selected from ten schools in the district. Two research instruments employed were questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. The study showed that the majority of the respondents (educational leaders and students) agreed that class blogs are able to assist educational leaders to motivate lower secondary students in understanding English literature. The findings of this study can be used as a reference for other educational leaders to apply the use of blogs in their management.