A quasi-experimental study on the effectiveness of utilizing prezi on teaching sirah among Malaysian secondary school students

Abstract

The employment of Prezi as a teaching aid in classroom has brought education into one step higher from the conventional teaching method known as “chalk and talk” to a more interactive and collaborative learning process. The aim of this study is to investigate students’ perception and interest in learning Sirah by utilizing Prezi as a teaching aid. In addition, this study also aims to evaluate students’ achievement in the aforementioned subject in relation to the use of Prezi as a teaching aid. Furthermore, this study also meant to probe the difference between male and female students’ perceptions towards the use of Prezi in learning Sirah. A total of 48 students from SMK Taman Keramat, Kuala Lumpur were involved in this study. 24 participants were selected from Form 2 Bestari and another 24 participants from Form 2 Cerdas. The study employed quasi-experimental design with both control and experimental group. Participants undergo pre and post-test in order to compare the statistical difference before and after Prezi implementation in the class sessions. Descriptive analysis was carried out to address the research objective of this particular study. The data were computed into SPSS 21 and independent T-test and paired T-test were generated to answer the research questions. The study has proven that students have high level of perception (Mean = 3.07, Std. Deviation= 0.93) and interest (Mean = 2.95, Std. Deviation = 0.7) in learning Sirah through the means of Prezi. The study also found that there was no significant difference between gender in regards to students’ interest in learning under Prezi’s environment. Furthermore, the result obtained also illustrated that there was a significant difference between post-test (control group) (Mean = 26.25, Std. Deviation = 11.39) and post-test (experiment group) (Mean = 42.54, Std. Deviation = 5.06) with the p< 0.05 in regards to the achievement scores. Thus, the use of Prezi in learning Sirah has been proven significant based on the post test result after the implementation of Prezi in the classroom. It was suggested that, the teachers should be encouraged to employ the use of suitable technology in their teaching and learning process, for instance, through the application of multimedia presentation, which is in this context, Prezi.