Classroom participation patterns: a case study of Malaysian undergraduate students

This study aims to document undergraduate students’ patterns of participation in Malaysian classrooms. Interviews and observation were carried out. Around 85 students from two communication classes were observed over the period of two semesters (28 weeks). Most of the participants fell between the a...

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Main Authors:	Mustapha, Siti Maziha, Nik Abdul Rahman , Nik Suryani
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Association of Indonesian Scholars of History Education (ASPENSI) 2011
Subjects:	LB2300 Higher Education LB3525 Special days. School life. Student manners and customs
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/26142/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/26142/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/26142/3/journal_classroom_participation_patterns.pdf

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spelling	iium-261422013-07-31T07:49:27Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/26142/ Classroom participation patterns: a case study of Malaysian undergraduate students Mustapha, Siti Maziha Nik Abdul Rahman , Nik Suryani LB2300 Higher Education LB3525 Special days. School life. Student manners and customs This study aims to document undergraduate students’ patterns of participation in Malaysian classrooms. Interviews and observation were carried out. Around 85 students from two communication classes were observed over the period of two semesters (28 weeks). Most of the participants fell between the age of 18-19 years old (65.8%) and 66.7% of the participants were female, while 33.3% were male. Around 24 students from the two classes were interviewed. Four basic patterns of participation emerged from the data; (1) active participation, (2) selective participation, (3) minimal participation, and passive participation. It was also found that students’ individual participation pattern could be influenced a myriad of factors, thus making their participation patterns flexible. This research demonstrated that the participatory roles students took in class could move along the participation continuum; from the most active to the least active. Recommendations are offered to promote students’ participation in the context of higher learning. Educators need to strive towards providing a more supportive, non-threatening, and open learning environment where students would feel comfortable in letting their voice be heard while knowing when to be quiet so they reap benefits from both behaviours. Association of Indonesian Scholars of History Education (ASPENSI) 2011-02 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/26142/3/journal_classroom_participation_patterns.pdf Mustapha, Siti Maziha and Nik Abdul Rahman , Nik Suryani (2011) Classroom participation patterns: a case study of Malaysian undergraduate students. EDUCARE: International Journal for Educational Studies, 3 (2). pp. 145-158. ISSN 1979-7877 http://www.educare-ijes.com/educarefiles/File/03%20Siti.pdf
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description	This study aims to document undergraduate students’ patterns of participation in Malaysian classrooms. Interviews and observation were carried out. Around 85 students from two communication classes were observed over the period of two semesters (28 weeks). Most of the participants fell between the age of 18-19 years old (65.8%) and 66.7% of the participants were female, while 33.3% were male. Around 24 students from the two classes were interviewed. Four basic patterns of participation emerged from the data; (1) active participation, (2) selective participation, (3) minimal participation, and passive participation. It was also found that students’ individual participation pattern could be influenced a myriad of factors, thus making their participation patterns flexible. This research demonstrated that the participatory roles students took in class could move along the participation continuum; from the most active to the least active. Recommendations are offered to promote students’ participation in the context of higher learning. Educators need to strive towards providing a more supportive, non-threatening, and open learning environment where students would feel comfortable in letting their voice be heard while knowing when to be quiet so they reap benefits from both behaviours.
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author	Mustapha, Siti Maziha Nik Abdul Rahman , Nik Suryani
author_facet	Mustapha, Siti Maziha Nik Abdul Rahman , Nik Suryani
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title	Classroom participation patterns: a case study of Malaysian undergraduate students
title_short	Classroom participation patterns: a case study of Malaysian undergraduate students
title_full	Classroom participation patterns: a case study of Malaysian undergraduate students
title_fullStr	Classroom participation patterns: a case study of Malaysian undergraduate students
title_full_unstemmed	Classroom participation patterns: a case study of Malaysian undergraduate students
title_sort	classroom participation patterns: a case study of malaysian undergraduate students
publisher	Association of Indonesian Scholars of History Education (ASPENSI)
publishDate	2011
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/26142/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/26142/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/26142/3/journal_classroom_participation_patterns.pdf
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Classroom participation patterns: a case study of Malaysian undergraduate students

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