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This study is conducted to identify i-THINK Thinking Map usage as a thinking tool for mastering Malay language as a second language. The survey is conducted quantitatively involving 234 Form Four Bidayuh Bukar Sadung (BBS) students from four secondary schools in Serian District, Sarawak, Malaysia. Questionnaire instrument using five-points Likert is used to collect data on knowledge and acceptance of students on i-THINK Thinking Map as well as the level of mastery of Malay language among students. The data are analyzed using SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences Version 22.0). Descriptive statistics such as frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation are used to answer the research questions while inferential statistics that are chi square test and Spearman's rho correlation test are used to answer the research hypothesis. The findings show that the level of knowledge of the respondents on the name and process of i-THINK Thinking Maps is at a low level but the knowledge on their use in Malay language T&L is moderate (average mean score = 3.57). The overall mean level of the acceptance of i-THINK Map and the mastery of pupils in Malay language is high in which acceptance (3.82) and mastery (3.75). In addition, the results show that there is no significant relationship between knowledge and acceptance of i-THINK Map usage with Malay Language mastery of among students.
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In-Text Citation: (Mahamod, Linsah, & Hassan, 2019)
To Cite this Article: Mahamod, Z., Linsah, C. A., & Hassan, H. (2019). The Use of I-Think Thinking Map in Mastering Malay Language as a Second Language Among Bidayuh Students in Serian District, Sarawak, Malaysia. International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development, 8(4), 581–600.
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