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Article Review 1: Technology, PP 357-365
Article Review 1: Technology, PP 357-365
Hao, T. J., Mustakim, S. S., Thilagavathy, Minghat, A. D., Suhid, A., Manaf, A U. K.,
Technology, pp 357-365.
Introduction
Minghat, A. D., Suhid, A., Manaf, A. U. K., & Yet, T. (2020). The purpose of this
article is to discuss the capability of the Moral Education in enriching the secondary
student’s behavior in Melaka. The article shows the effectiveness of Moral Education
in enhancing the secondary student’s moral behavior. Apart from that the article also
stresses on the curriculum and syllabus of Moral Education where it clearly shows
that it is suitable and should be continued with some improvement. Moral Education
is a compulsory subject for all Non-Muslim student whereas the Islamic Education is
for Muslim student. The aim of Moral Education is to develop an individual who are
trustworthy and able to benefit the country and community. In this paper, article
In the article, we can see the importance of Moral Education as a core subject in
Malaysian School. It shows how the program is developed to cultivate the moral and
ethical thinking of the student by focusing on the development of the moral thinking,
moral feeling and moral behavior. Moral Education is very essential in providing
better education for the student. The Moral Education Curriculum is compacted with
the moral values, skills and knowledge aligned with the National Philosophy of
and capable of attaining high level of personal well-being. The Moral education also
helps to reduce crime especially involving teenagers. This is because the syllabus
and the essence of the Moral Education help the students to understand the moral
values and demonstrate them in their daily life by reducing the tendency of student to
committing crime. According to the former Deputy Education Minister Datuk Chong
Sin Woon, from 2012 until 2017, the crime statistics involving students nationwide is
declining. He said that the statistic is based on the Student's Self-Help System,
where only 0.04% was reported among primary school pupils, while 0.028% was
Suparman, 2020) (Minghat, Mustakim, Ana.A, Kassimova G.K., & Suparman, 2020).
This clearly shows the positive effect of the Moral Education as a core subject in
Malaysian school. Moreover, this article also shows Moral Education as a program or
module that specifically designed to helps school to nurture the student’s spiritual
strength and purity through appreciation of the values of the Malaysian community in
various religions, customs, and traditions of the nation. It will help student to become
The article discusses on the importance and the effect of the implementation and
adaptation of the Moral Education for all non-Muslim student in Malaysia. The topic
selected is education and I think it is very interesting and has many areas to explore
and more opportunity for future research. The title of the article is clear, and simple
as it is easy to understand and direct. The research design and methodology is well
presented. The researcher has managed to include a few references from previous
study to support the article. The research design applied in this article is qualitative
where the researcher has clearly explained the inclusion of two moral teachers and
five upper secondary students. Apart from that, the data collection method and the
instrument chosen by the researcher is appropriate and suitable for this research.
The researcher stated the data collection techniques apply in this research included
more reliable as the researcher manually collected the data and analyzed it. In the
discussion and results, the researcher has organized the findings according to the
problem statements. I think, when the findings are sorted out according to the
question, the reader are able refers and look at the question derived in the beginning
of the article. Furthermore, results analyzed is well presented, clear and easy to
understand. The sampling method also explained well by the researcher. In addition,
study. The school chosen has implemented the same syllabus of curriculum and co-
students who learn Moral Education in the school. The study will increase the
reliability of the research as it reaches the maximum exposure for the researchers to
contact the right and suitable participants according to the problems statement and
Malaysia, there are 11 national-type secondary schools in the rural area and 51 in
the urban area. A national-type secondary school was selected purposely as the
selected by the researcher is located at the border between Malacca and Negeri
Sembilan with estimation of 1000 students. According to the researcher, it is the only
researcher also has a good academics record. Based on the SPM performance in
2018, this secondary school was the top school among secondary schools in Alor
Gajah. I really impressed on the consistency of the article. Moreover, the researcher
stated the four-research objective of the study. Firstly, to understand the policy, aims
understand the scope and quality of support, resources and training in the
Education, and the fourth objective is to explore the actual outcomes of Moral
The objectives are mention a few times in this article, it indicates the topics or issues
listed by the researcher are very good and clearly explain. The researcher provides a
simple elaboration below each suggestion made. The conclusion is well written as
the researcher manages to sum the discussion by relating it with findings. Overall,
This article is a simple, direct and it clearly highlighted the significance of Moral
from that, the article also shows how the Moral education is taught at the school.
From discussion and findings of the article, I am suggesting some improvement can
needs to provide an absolute and competent course for the teachers to ensure the
effectiveness of the lesson. The teacher needs to be ready and fully equipped with
the know-how of the lesson. Next, is by making sure that the textbook is up-to-date
and relevant for the student’s level and the current trend. The textbook is the main
and improve the content of the textbook at least once in five years to ensure the
content is up to date, and relevant with the students. Moreover, the teacher can
utilize the usage of technology and media in classroom to make the lesson more
interesting. Lastly, Moral Education can help to boost the student’s moral values and
integrity via proper conduct and continuous improvement. Lastly, this article is well
written, appropriately design according to it needs and objectives. I believe that this
article will help to open more room especially in education related area to improve
Reference
https://www.thesundaily.my/archive/moral-education-still-relevant-
ministry-DUARCH537980
Hao, T. J., Mustakim, S. S., Thilagavathy, Minghat, A. D., Suhid, A.,