Effectiveness of Role-Play Methods on Performance, Interest, and Motivation in Biology: A Study of Form 4 and 5 Pupils in Public Schools

Abstract

Teaching techniques and approaches comprise the tools that teachers utilise to enhance student's learning and help them gain skills and knowledge. As part of a teaching strategy called role-playing, students choose roles and act out scenarios to improve their understanding of a subject or enhance their abilities. This approach works especially well to foster critical thinking, interpersonal skills, and active learning. Integrating role-play into a biology classroom can be an effective way to make the subject more engaging and practical for students. The aim of this study is to scrutinise the effectiveness of role play teaching method on students’ interest, motivation, and their performance in biology-based topic. This study involved 12 students in a school located in Klang Valley, Shah Alam by using purposive sampling technique. The instruments of the study used are lesson plan, quiz, and questionnaire. The results are obtained through SPSS. The findings of the study showed that there is no significant difference in students’ performance after the implementation of role-play. However, there is a significant difference in students’ interest as well as motivation after the implementation of role-play teaching method. In addition, the study also found that there is a slight difference in the performance of the low-ability students. Based on the results obtained, it can be concluded that role-play teaching method is an effective teaching method in the 21st century. This study recommends this method to be implemented more in schools not just for biology subjects, but also for all suitable subjects.