The Effectiveness of Innovation Kit in Enhancing Tamil National-Type School Students’ Mastery in Affixes

Abstract

This study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the affixation innovative kit on the achievement of SJKT student in the area of affixes. The quasi-experimental study was conducted on 68 students from two SJKTs in Klang district, Selangor. They were divided into two groups, 34 students of the experimental group were taught in a planned approach, while the control group of 34 students was taught using the conventional approach. Data were obtained from pre- and post-tests. From the analysis performed, the results show that there is a significant difference in the mean scores of achievement of all aspects of affixes between the experimental group and the control group in the post-test. The mean scores for the students in the sample were high compared to the control group scores in the post test. The findings of this study prove that the strategic use of the affixation innovative kit in teaching and facilitation successfully improved student performance in the area of affixes.The use of the kit can be used as an alternative activity to enhance students’ mastery in affixes.