Students’ Perception On The Use Of Visual Teaching Aids By History Teachers And Its Relationship With Students’ Understanding In The Concept Of History

Abstract

This study aims to examine the perception of students towards the use of visual teaching aids by History teachers and the level of understanding of the concept of history among students conducted in three secondary schools located in Pasir Puteh, Kelantan. The study employed questionnaires to enable researchers to collect massive data with the total of 192 students comprising of 85 male students and 107 female students. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics to identify the percentage, mean, t-test, and correlation. Therefore, the results of this studyillustrated that there is no difference in students’ perceptions towards the use of visual teaching aids by History teachers based on genders, the perceptions of students on the use of electronic and non- electronic visual teaching aids by History teachers is positive, and there exists a significant difference in understanding the concept of History among genders, and there is no relationship between students' perception on the use of visual teaching aids by History teachers with the understanding of the concept of History among students.