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Hostel student are less attentive during the school times. Case

study at SMK Segambut Jaya, Kuala Lumpur.

INTRODUCTION

Teachers in Malaysia today to teach with dedication and responsibility in educating

students. Therefore, when implementing the process of teaching and learning

problems and obstacles faced by teachers. This issue was purely a stunt of teachers

to teach. One of the main problems faced by teachers is a problem arising from the

students. Student discipline is a major problem faced by teachers when in the

classroom. In addition, teachers also have attention deficit problems of the students.

This is a common problem faced by all teachers. Therefore, the transfer of 

knowledge from teacher to student cannot run smoothly.

PROBLEM STATEMENT

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This study was done to identify why hostel students are less attentiveness when the

boarding time to learn. A case study occurred in SMK Segambut Jaya, Kuala

Lumpur. This problem has been identified and is given emphasis. What happens is,

when the session the student’s hostel will be sleepy and not paying attention in

learning. It happens to all levels. This problem became an issue among teachers.

This problem is long-term impact on students, teachers and schools. If this problem

can be solved, performance and achievement will be enhanced. So this study should

be conduct to identify why hostel students are less attentiveness when the school

time.

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY

The purpose to investigate the factors that erect the hostel students less attentive

during the school time. SMK Segambut Jaya, Kuala Lumpur has a total of 1000

students and 80 teachers. Of the 1000 students, 600 students are students who live

in dormitories and 400 students who do not live in the hostel. The study will be made

among the students of the sleepy residential teaching and learning occurs. The

question arises, when compared with students who live in the house is less common

problem sleepiness. So, the purpose of this study was to investigate investigate the

factors that erect the hostel students less attentive during the school time.

RESEARCH OBJECTIVES

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The purpose to investigate the factors that erect the hostel students less attentive

during the school time at SMK Segambut , Kuala Lumpur.

In detailed, this research is carried out to fulfill several objectives:

1. To investigate the attentiveness students who living at the hostel during the

classroom.

2. To study factor that erect hostel student a less attentive during the school times.

3. To study the differences level of attentiveness between hostel living and home

 

living students.

RESEARCH QUESTIONS

1. How attentive are students living in the hostel in the classroom?

2. What are the factors that contribute to the attentiveness or inattentiveness?

3. Are there any difference the level of attentiveness between hostel living and home

 

living students?

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE RESEARCH

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This study is intended to ensure hostel students are interested and more attentive to

the process of teaching and learning. This is because most of the hostel students

show their lack of interest during the school day. Most of them are sleepy during the

teaching and learning period. In addition, this study hopes to change their attitude

during the school period especially at the teaching and learning time. When they

showed less interest in attitudes towards teaching and learning process, it will have

an impact on their performance in examinations.

DEFINITION OF TERMS

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Attentive

Heedful; intent; observant; regarding with care or attention.

(http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/attentive/)

Less Attentive

Exhibiting a lack of attention; not attentive.

(http://www.answers.com/topic/inattentive)

Student

  A person engaged in study; one who is devoted to learning; a learner; a pupil; a sch

olar;especially, one who attends a school, or  who seeks knowledge from professional 

teachers or  from books;as, the students of  an academy, a college, or  a university; a 

medical student; a hard student. 

(http://ardictionary.com/Student/17021)

Hostel

Hostels provide budget oriented, sociable accommodation where guests can rent

a bed, sometimes a bunk bed, in a dormitory and share a bathroom, lounge and

sometimes a kitchen. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hostel)

School

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1. An institution where instruction is given, esp. to personsunder college age: The

Children are at school.

2. An institution for instruction in a particular skill or field.

3. A college or university.

4. A regular course of meetings of a teacher or teachers and students for instruction;

program of instruction: summer school.

(http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/school)

 

LITERATURE REVIEW

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In this chapter, the studies are direct to literature review which is concern about peer 

influence, student attentive behaviour, and classroom attention.

Peer Influence

Friend is the one most closely premises, especially students living in student hostels.

Moreover, they stayed away from the family.So; friends are people close to them at

the hostel. When they are in class, a friend will affect their actions. So, friend did

have a strong influence in the lives of students. Peer’s educational aspirations have

consistently been found to predict students’ own educational aspirations (Sewell,

Haller, and Portes, 1969;Sewell, Haller, and Ohlendorf, 1970). Recently some

attention has been given to peer interaction in student-directed groups and informal

groups (Steinberg and Cazden, 1979; Wilkinson and Calculator, 1982; Cooper,

Marquis, and Ayer-Lopez, 1082). Peers are likely to have important direct influences

on student behavior in any group whether it is teacher-directed or student-directed,

Donna Eder, 1982).

Inattentive behavior 

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Teacher approval or attention has been used extensively to alter student behavior in

the classroom. Teacher approval is operationalized as verbal praise (Hall, Panyan,

Rabon, and Broden, 1968; McAllister, Stachowiak, Baer, and Conderman, 1969;

Ward and Baker, 1968; Wasik, Senn, Welch, and Cooper,1969). Verbal approval

is supplemented with nonverbal attending behaviors on the part of the teacher such

as smiling, patting, holding, touching, moving toward the child, making eye contact,

varying tone of voice, among others (Becker, Madsen, Arnold, and Thomas, 1967;

Buell, Stoddard, Harris, and Baer, 1968; Cooper, Thomson, and Baer, 1970;

Hall, Lund, and Jackson, 1968; Hasazi and Hasazi, 1972; Kaufman and O'Leary,

1972; Kounin, 1970; Schutte and Hopkins, 1970; Thomas, Becker, and Armstrong,

1968; Wahler, 1969).

Class attention

"Classroom attention" refers to a complex and fluctuating set of stimulus-response

relationships involving curriculum materials, instructions from the teacher, and some

prerequisite student behaviors such as looking, listening, being quiet, etc. Attention is

a controlling relation-the relation between a response and a discriminative stimulus"

(Skinner, 1953, p. 123). Most students who live in the dorms will be sleepy in class

during teaching and learning. These cause they lost concentration in class if they

often slept in class.

"Classroom attention" has traditionally been described in terms combining

psychoanalytic theory and client-centered therapy, e.g., "a function of the ego

strength of the individual" (Hinsie and Campbell, 1960), or a function of personality

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factors such as "uninhibited receptivity" (Maes, 1968). Student attention, however 

defined, seems to be an important parameter of successful academic performance.

METHODOLOGY

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The purpose to investigate the factors that erect the hostel students less attentive

during the school time. SMK Segambut Jaya, Kuala Lumpur. This study was also

made to investigate the factors that influence student inattentive behavior. The

research question will be raised are:

1. How attentive are students living in the hostel in the classroom?

2. What are the factors that contribute to the attentiveness or inattentiveness?

3. Are there any difference the level of attentiveness between hostel living and home

 

living students?

Research Design

In this study, researcher will used the quantitative research.The study conducted was

a survey research. Hostel students at SMK Segambut Jaya, Kuala Lumpur will ask to

participate in the study. The SMK Segambut Jaya, Kuala Lumpur hostel student from

form 1 to 5 was selected by using the random sampling. Questionnaires will

administrate in the classes and will conduct by the teacher. The researcher will give a

set of questionnaires which is related with the research study. The researcher will do

face to face interview between teacher and student. In the interview, the researcher 

will ask a few items.

Research Sample

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The study will be conducted at SMK Segambut Jaya, Kuala Lumpur. The targeted

respondents are 70 students. They will be picked randomly which are 3 students

from each class which is form 1 to form 5 students who live at hostel. The researcher 

will distribute the questionnaire to the student in the class. The questionnaire will be

conducted by the teacher during teaching and learning period.

Method of Data Analysis

Research Instrument

Two main instruments will be used in collecting the data from the respondents. The

instruments are the questionnaire and face to face interview. The first instrument is

questionnaire which is constructed by using the 5 Likert Scales which indicates point

1 = Strongly Disagree; 2 = Disagree; 3 = Neutral; 4 = Agree; 5 = Strongly Agree

respectively. Second instrument is face to face interview. The researcher will do the

face to face interview with the selected respondents. The question will be divided into

two section. In the student section they Students will be asked about life in hostel,

activities and dormitory schedules. They will also be asked about their interests and

feelings of living in the hostel. In the teachers section, question is about the hostel

living student and home living student behavior. It is about when their lack of 

attention and give full attention during the teaching and learning process. Also their 

attitude when less attention either sleepy, make noise or otherwise.

Research Procedure

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 All collected data has been done on SMK Segambut Jaya, Kuala Lumpur. In this

study the researcher has prepared the plan, it is important to ensure this study can

be run smoothly.

Week 1 : The researcher designed the research item which is including

questionnaires and list of observation items.

Week 2 : The administration of the questionnaires. Researcher will distribute the

questionnaires to the respondents.

Week 3 : The researcher will collect the questionnaires.

Week 4 : Researcher will do the face to face interview to the selected

respondents.

Week 5 : The researcher will do the analysis of the questionnaire and face to

face interview items. The data will be analyzed by using the SPSS. The second

method used for data collection is interview, and researcher has selected the

respondents.

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