my chapter 4 final

CHAPTER 4 RESULTS 4.1 Results from the interview session From the interview session conducted with the school principal, she commented on the effectiveness use in school, stating that: “Melalui pemerhatian saya, apa yang saya dapat lihat setelah kami mengunakan sistem ini , kebanyakan dari pelajar kami sudah mula berubah menjadi pelajar yang lebih baik terutamanya bagi pelajar yang mempunyai masalah disiplin. Pihak kami telah menjalankan sistem ini menurut panduan yang telah diberikan oleh kementerian, dan ternyata sistem ini berkesan.” Rough translation: “Based from my observation, after implementing the [new merit] system, most of my students started to become better students, especially those with disciplinary problems. Our schools had implemented the system with the accordance to the guidance given by the Ministry of Education, and it is proven that the system works.” Then the principle mentioned on the decrease of disciplinary problems in the school, stating that: “Berkaitan dengan jumlah peratusan, memang telah terbukti penurusan peratusan masalah disiplin berlaku. Yang mana kebanyakan pelajar sudah mula mengambil berat tentang sistem ini. Hal ini kerana sistem ini akan menyebabkan impak yang besar ke atas siri mereka. Yang mana mereka mungkin boleh digantung atau dibuang sekolah.” Rough translation: “In terms of the percentage [of the number of disciplinary problems in the school], it is proven that there has been a decrease in the percentage of disciplinary problem occurring [in the school]. This could be because more students are beginning to be aware with the system [and how it work]. [They are aware] that this system will give a huge impact on them. They could be suspended or kick out from the school. From the school principal’s answer, it is clear that the system had successfully reduced the percentage of disciplinary problem reported and occurred in the school. This is because the students are now aware on the benefits of the system and the consequences they could face if they refuse to follow the system. The researcher then asked about the advantages and drawbacks found in the demerit system. The principal responded with: “Sebagai mana yang telah saya kata kan di awal tadi, sistem yang telah di laksanakan olek kerajaan ini amat baik untuk pihak sekolah. Kami bukan sahaja dapat mengurangkan masalah disiplin pelajar bahkan dapat memberi semangat kepada pelajar untuk berubah. Namun begitu, pada saya terdapat masalah berkaitan pskologi pelajar kerana ada juga ibu bapa yang datang kepada saya mengadu bahawa sistem demerit ini mengganggu anak-anak mereka. Kerana pada mereka, ada di kalangan guru yang mungkin tidak suka seseorang murid secara peribadi menggunakan kuasa demerit terhadap pelajar berkenaan. Hal ini telah dibangkitkan dalam mesyuarat PIBG yang lepas. Oleh itu, pada pihak saya kami cuma melaksanakan apa yang diarahkan oleh kementerian dan selebihnya terpulang kepada para pelajar untuk menerimanya” Rough translation: “As I have mentioned previously, this system, which was introduced by the Ministry of Education and implemented in my school [in my opinion,] gives very positive impacts for the school. Not only we could reduce students’ disciplinary problems, the students were also motivated to changer for better. Nevertheless, in my opinion, there are problems related to the students’ psychological aspects as there are parent who came to me and complaining that the demerit system “disturbs” the child’s [teaching and learning process in school] This is because, for them, [there are possibility that] there are some teachers whom possibly disfavour their children and purposely/personally are using the demerit power against the students. This issue has been mentioned during the previous Parents-Teacher Asssociation (PTA) meeting. Therefore, as our [school] perspective, we only implement what is advised by the Ministry of Education while the others [issues], it is up to the students to either accept or reject it. Thus, the answers given during the interview session shows the advantages and drawbacks of demerit system. Although it contributed positively on the students’ moral behaviour development and motivation, there are issues on the possible biasness among the teachers. When introduced by the Ministry of Education, this system brings forward two types of systems, namely merit and demerit. The teachers should supposedly find a balance between these two systems, however, in order to reduce the disciplinary problems, it is seen that the demerit system are more frequently used in the school.