KREATIVITI PENGAJARAN GURU BAHASA ARAB DI MALAYSIA

Abstract

This study is to investigate the creativity of teaching Arabic in Malaysia. It involves three key components in the creative aspek motivation, environment and creative thinking. Respondents in this study consisted of 530 Arabic teachers out of 7, 309 involving Peninsular Malaysia including Sabah and Sarawak. Quantitative research methods used and random sampling carried out for the collection of data. The data are analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 20. The findings on creativity in teaching of Arabic teachers show that the motivation element (mean = 4.16, SD = 0.41) and the surrounding (mean = 4.08, SD = 0.46) are at high level and the style of thinking element (mean = 3.96, SD = 0.46) is at medium-high level. Overall, creativity of teaching (mean = 4.08, SD = 0.38) is at high level. In conclusion, based on the finding clearly indicate that the Arabic language teachers in Malaysia have a excellent knowledge in creativity of teaching.