Boys and girls as readers: what do the teachers think?

This paper discusses one part of the findings of a study that was aimed at exploring Malaysian primary school boys' and girls' literacy achievement. In this part of the study, the perceptions of the Bahasa Malaysia teachers were sought as to whether the boys and girls had different attitud...

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Main Authors:	Mohd Asraf, Ratnawati, Abdullah, Hazlina
Format:	Article
Language:	English English
Published:	American Scientific Publishers 2017
Subjects:	L Education (General)
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spelling	iium-623552018-04-11T07:11:25Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/62355/ Boys and girls as readers: what do the teachers think? Mohd Asraf, Ratnawati Abdullah, Hazlina L Education (General) This paper discusses one part of the findings of a study that was aimed at exploring Malaysian primary school boys' and girls' literacy achievement. In this part of the study, the perceptions of the Bahasa Malaysia teachers were sought as to whether the boys and girls had different attitudes toward reading. Data in this qualitative study were gathered from focus group interviews with Malaysia teachers, as well as from the teachers' reflections or journal entries that documented their personal perceptions, ways of dealing with students, and their suggestions on teaching boys and girls. The findings suggest that the teachers were generally aware of the difference in the attitudes of boys and girls toward reading, but do not employ specific teaching strategies to address the issue. American Scientific Publishers 2017-08 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/62355/13/62355_Boys%20and%20girls%20as%20readers.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/62355/7/62355_Boys%20and%20girls%20as%20readers_scopus.pdf Mohd Asraf, Ratnawati and Abdullah, Hazlina (2017) Boys and girls as readers: what do the teachers think? Advanced Science Letters, 23 (8). pp. 7549-7552. ISSN 1936-6612 E-ISSN 1936-7317 http://www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/asp/asl/2017/00000023/00000008/art00136 10.1166/asl.2017.9519
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description	This paper discusses one part of the findings of a study that was aimed at exploring Malaysian primary school boys' and girls' literacy achievement. In this part of the study, the perceptions of the Bahasa Malaysia teachers were sought as to whether the boys and girls had different attitudes toward reading. Data in this qualitative study were gathered from focus group interviews with Malaysia teachers, as well as from the teachers' reflections or journal entries that documented their personal perceptions, ways of dealing with students, and their suggestions on teaching boys and girls. The findings suggest that the teachers were generally aware of the difference in the attitudes of boys and girls toward reading, but do not employ specific teaching strategies to address the issue.
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title	Boys and girls as readers: what do the teachers think?
title_short	Boys and girls as readers: what do the teachers think?
title_full	Boys and girls as readers: what do the teachers think?
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publisher	American Scientific Publishers
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