Analysing the Validity of Lower Secondary School Students’ Personality Towards Design and Technology

Abstract

This research aims to explore the tendencies of students pertaining to learning Design and Technology (RBT). RBT is a new subject introduced by the Ministry of Education Malaysia to all schools nationwide. Following that, technical and vocational teachers in schools are to teach this subject to students replacing the subject that was taught beforehand: Integrated Living Skills. The research per se was conducted to analyze the instruments distributed examining to what extent it was regarding the tendencies of lower secondary school students in Malaysia who are learning RBT. The problem arises when students in school have to choose whether to study RBT or Basic Computer Science. In order to explore the interest of students using quantitative research, a survey instrument consisting of twenty four items was formulated by referring to previous researches. The survey was then administered to Form 1 students studying in a secondary school in Malaysia. In order to attain the best instrument, the Racsh model analysis was used for the purpose of refinement. The findings show that the items in the construct are positively skewed and it does not contradict with the constructed items to be measured. It is also shows that, the misfit order featuring two items having the biggest outfit Mean-Square (MNSQ) and one item of value resulting from the smallest outfit MNSQ. The research findings will help teachers and students to assess the students’ interest whether to learn RBT or Basic Computer Science.