The development, feasibility, and acceptability of psychological knowledge and skills transfer in handling children with atypical development among assistant teachers(PPM &PPM PPKI) in Sabak Bernam, Selangor.
Children with atypical development are growing in numbers in Malaysia. The community partner found their assistant teachers in Prasekolah and Ke/as Pendidikan Khas were not fiilly equipped with both psychological knowledge and skills in managing the children with atypical development. This may...
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| Format: | Conference or Workshop Item |
| Language: | English |
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Knowledge Transfer Centre, Universiti Sains Malaysia
2018
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/75615/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/75615/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/75615/6/75615%20The%20Development%2C%20Feasibility.pdf |
| Summary: | Children with atypical development are growing in
numbers in Malaysia. The community partner found
their assistant teachers in Prasekolah and Ke/as
Pendidikan Khas were not fiilly equipped with both
psychological knowledge and skills in managing the
children with atypical development. This may be the
hindrance for the children to continue receiving
guidance from a qualified and trained staff for their
optimal development. The paper aimed to describe
the development of Knowledge Transfer Program
(KTP) in transferring psychological-based
knowledge and skills in handling children with
atypical development among assistant teachers in
Sabak Bernam, Selangor. Apart .fi'om the primmy
aim, the secondmy objective of the paper is to
investigate the feasibility and acceptability, and to
compile recommendations on what would make the
KTP more acceptable and feasible for these women.
The development of the KTP was facilitated by
modules development that featured consultation
with content and training experts. A pre-post test
design was used to test the acceptability and
feasibility of the KTP with 50 assistant teachers. The
KTP modules discussed in the current paper
consisted of two modules contents and activities that
support learning/or psychological-based knowledge
and skills in managing the children with atypical
development. The KTP was feasible and acceptable
by the assistant teachers. The paper demonstrated
the value of engaging multiple experts panel to
develop the KTP. The results of this support the
feasibility and acceptability in conducting a full day
workshop KTP with multiple sessions, yielding high
participation rates among the assistant teachers.
The outcomes have implications for assistant
teacher's educations and trainings. The KTP 's
module and format can be used by the policy maker
to promote or reinforce the future trainings of
assistant teachers in Malaysia. |
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