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International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development

Open Access Journal

ISSN: 2226-6348

The Effectiveness of Brain-based Learning in Increasing Communication Skills Among Form 4 Students in Learning Malay Languages

Rose Niza Salleh

http://dx.doi.org/10.6007/IJARPED/v10-i3/11479

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Communication skills is one of the most important elements in the 21st century learning. Teacher ability to teach language skills through active conversations among students is a basic skill in communication ability. This research explores the effectiveness of brain-based learning approach towards communication skills among secondary school students. The objectives is to identify the effectiveness of brain-based learning strategy to enhance Form 4 students’ communication skills in the Malay Language subjects. This quasi-experiments research consists 60 Form Four students in two class of a secondary school in Manjung, Malaysia. Data is collected using the instrument of Students’ Communication Skills Questionaire. This is a quantitative research and its data is analyzed in descriptive and inferensi using Independent-Samples t-test. During the teaching implementation of eight weeks, data related to communication skills has been collected. The research findings show that teaching with the brain-based learning approach has succeeded in increasing the communication skills with highly frequent justifications among the students during the learning of the Malay Language.