Clustering Technique to Improve Rural Malaysian Primary School Pupils’ Writing Skill

Sharon Lawai, Azlina Abdul Aziz

For pupils in rural areas, English has been one of the most challenging and difficult subjects to learn. Environment, outreach and resources to English materials are among the reasons they are lacking of exposure to the language. It is no wonder the majority of rural school pupils faced hiccups when it comes to written composition. This paper investigates on the use of clustering technique in improving rural primary pupils’ writing skill by employing action research. The objectives of this study are (1) to find out whether clustering technique can help pupils to improve on their writing skill, (2) to look into pupils’ perception on the use of clustering technique in writing. Based on the results accumulated, it was found that clustering was effective in improving the pupils’ writing and they also perceived positive attitude towards the technique during their writing process.

https://doi.org/10.31871/IJNTR.5.7.30