User Manual for Addie-Based Model of Malay Language Learning Package

Abstract

The National Education Policy upholds the Malay language (BM) by making it the official language and the language of instruction in schools and higher education institutions, including the Teacher Education Institution (IPG). Problems of using the Malay language exist among IPG students in particular the learning package used as teaching aids during the teaching practice in schools. To overcome these language errors, a user manual on the use of learning package is required. This study included two objectives: to identify the proficiency level of Malay language and develop a user manual on the use of BM learning packages based on the ADDIE Model. This method of preparing the user manual was guided by the ADDIE Model with five phases: Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation and Evaluation. The methodology employed was a qualitative method and involved 33 students majoring in the Malay language. The data were collected through analysis of language errors in learning packages and also questionnaires. The findings indicated that the students had committed 28 morphological errors. After the respondents used the user manual for the learning package, morphological errors indicated a decrease of 10 morphological errors. The improvement percentage for morphology was 64%. The Cohen Kappa index analysis for expert validation of the user manual was on a very good scale, K = 0.86, and the percentage of experts agreement was 93.3%. In conclusion, the user manual improves the understanding of the Malay grammar among the Teacher Education Institution students.