KUALITI GURU DAN PENGUASAAN BAHASA CINA MURID SEKOLAH KEBANGSAAN DI SELANGOR

Abstract

The initiatives to improve the proficiency of students in certain fields are very much related to the quality of teachers. Hence, a quality teacher plays a crucial role to enhance students’ learning. The objective of this study is to identify the level of teacher quality in teaching Chinese language subject at primary school in Selangor, the level of students’ proficiency in mastering the Chinese language subject and to identify the relationship between the teacher quality and the proficiency of students in mastering the Chinese language subject at primary school in Selangor. This research was carried out quantitatively through survey. The respondents of this research consists of teachers majoring in Chinese language subject who answered the questionnaires that have been distributed. The data gathered from questionnaires was analyzed through descriptive and inferential statistics using SPSS software Version 25. Results showed that the level of teacher quality in teaching Chinese language subject at primary school in Selangor was at very high level (mean=4.28, sd=0.44). Meanwhile, the proficiency of students in mastering the Chinese language subject at primary school in Selangor showed an average level (mean=2.81, sd=0.86). Furthermore, there was a positive significant correlation but at a low level between the teacher quality and the proficiency of students in mastering the Chinese language subject at primary school in Selangor with value of r=0.28, sig.=0.046 (p<0.05). Hence, the significant positive correlation proves that the role of teachers can give positive impact to the proficiency of students in mastering the Chinese language subject in addition to other important factors.