JOURNAL WRITING

PRACTICUM WEEK : 10
DATE : 30May -3 Jun 2022
JOURNAL TITLE : Pupils do not raise hands to answer the question

1. Focussed Issue
After 4 weeks of practicing at SJKT Kuala Pilah, I found that pupils in 2 UM often answered
questions posed by teachers without raising their hands. The 22 pupils did not raise their
hands to answer the question but continued to answer. This situation disrupts the teaching and
learning process.

2. Analysis of the focussed Issue

Pupils in this class often do not raise their hands when trying to answer questions posed by
the teacher. This situation has caused the situation in the classroom to be noisy and in turn
disrupt the teaching and learning process of this class. Not one or two did that, instead almost
all the pupils in the class answered without raising their hands first. From the aspect of the
teacher, it may be because the teacher who teaches is not fierce or firm towards the pupils
causing the pupils not to feel afraid of the teacher. Also, it may be that the teacher did not tell
or accustom the pupils to raise their hands first before answering. From the aspect of pupils,
perhaps pupils feel that they do not need to lift when wanting to answer a question. In
addition, pupils may feel excited to answer a given question causing them to scramble until
pupils do not raise their hands.

3. Literature Review
In general, the concept of discipline includes training to form, correct, or complete a system
of rules regarding behavior according to the established rules. According to Mohd. Ismail
Othman (2008), at the school level, discipline is a rule imposed on students with the aim of
controlling their behavior through punishment or reward.

Teachers play an important role in disciplining pupils as teachers are the closest people and
act as a direct intermediary between pupils and the needs of the school and the education
system. Therefore, the implementation of school discipline should be the essential
responsibility and duty of all teachers and not left entirely to the headmaster or discipline
teacher to manage it (James Ang Jit Eng, 2011).

Based on a study conducted by Kalaichalvi Patchaippan (2012), apart from teaching teachers
play a role in implementing discipline in school by monitoring discipline in the classroom,
school environment and in extracurricular activities. In this case, teachers must give full
cooperation to the headmaster in dealing with school discipline problems.

In the management of discipline in schools, the approach or tool used to give warning and
instruction to the pupil is by an act of imposing punishment. This is to give awareness to
pupils about their unreasonable misconduct so they don't repeat it again. Logically, when a
punishment is imposed on a pupil, supposedly it can change their behavior from negative to
positive. That action taken by the teacher must not be emotional, personal, resentful or
intentional with the intention of wanting charging a pupil without reasonable cause.

4. Problem Solving Suggestions/Ideas

Based on the issue that i have identified, I should be prepared to make some changes to ensure
that any problems encountered can be reduced or overcome.
i. I will give instructions or set rules with the pupils that when they want to answer a
question, they must first raise their hands or show their ‘Traffic Lights’.
ii. Only when the teacher gives permission does the pupils give an answer. If pupils do
not follow the rules set will be fined.
iii. Motivating pupils to behave as desired by the teacher, each pupils who answers the
question by raising his or her hand first will be rewarded soon after.
iv. I will seek guidance and advice from the mentor teachers and lecturers in addition to
discussing with fellow trainee teachers.

5. Duration for Problem Solving

One week.

6. Follow-up Action
I will take appropriate action to ensure that these pupils will control their behaviors during
my teaching and learning process.

7. Date of the follow-up action

9th April 2021

8. Effectiveness of the measures/steps

9. Conclusion/Reflections

References
Kalaichalvi Patchaippan (2012). Pengurusan Disiplin Pelajar di Sekolah Menengah Daerah
Kulaijaya, Johor. Tesis Ijazah Sarjana, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.

James Ang Jit Eng (2011). Pengurusan Disiplin Murid. Kuala Lumpur: PTS Professional Publishing
Sdn. Bhd.

Mohd Ismail Othman (2008). Undang-undang untuk pengetua dan guru besar. Kuala Lumpur: PTS
Professional Publishing Sdn. Bhd.

Nasrul Hisyam Nor Muhamad dan Zarina A Rashid (2017). Peraturan Dan Undang-Undang
Kawalan Disiplin Murid Di Malaysia (Regulations and Law on Governing Students Discipline in
Malaysia): Fakulti Tamadun Islam Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.