Explanations in Teaching Conceptions among Students Teachers in Malaysia and Indonesia

Abstract

The art of explaining is generically present whether it is done purposely, clearly and with impact or otherwise. Educationally, being able to explain is pertinent even though explanations in teaching are not particularly visible in literature, either theoretically or empirically. This has sparked the current empirical study on the conceptions of explanations in teaching among Universiti Teknologi MARA Malaysia and Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta students teachers. The objective of the study is to investigate the conceptions of explanation in teaching among Malaysian and Indonesian student teachers. A quantitative research design via a survey method was employed. The purposive sampling participants are required to fill in an eight section questionnaire which is distributed via Google Form. The descriptive statistics analysis shows that, in summary, the participants of both universities strongly agree to the conception that explanation is critically important in teaching and being able to explain well is a sign of good teaching. The recommendation is to carry out empirical research into the implementation of explanation in teaching, not just among student teachers but among public and private schools in-service teachers, locally and internationally.