IMPROVING THE HISTORICAL THINKING SKILL (HTS) OF GIFTED STUDENTS: ANALYSIS FROM THE SELECTED FILM
Authors: Maarof Nurul Hafizah , Joli Nurul Suzaina , Md Zin Nor Syamilah , Raja Abdul Aziz Raja Muhammad Imran , Mohd Zahidi Azizah 
Published: April 2024

Era teknologi masa kini menjadikan pedagogi dalam pengajaran dan pemudahcaraan (PdPc) subjek Sejarah lebih dinamik. Filem merupakan salah satu alat bantu mengajar yang mengandungi elemen visual dan audio. Ianya dapat memudahkan pemahaman murid PB terhadap fakta-fakta Sejarah yang sebelum ini lebih banyak terkandung dalam buku teks. Pembelajaran subjek Sejarah bukan hanya sekadar untuk dihafal fakta-fakta di dalamnya malahan pembelajaran tersebut lebih bermakna apabila murid PB mampu untuk berfikir seperti seorang ahli Sejarawan. Kajian ini dijalankan bagi menilai peningkatan Kemahiran Pemikiran Sejarah (KPS) murid Pintar Berbakat (PB) dengan menggunakan dua filem yang bersesuaian dengan topik yang diajar dalam subjek Sejarah Asia Tenggara: Pasca-Kemerdekaan dan Nasionalisme dan Pembinaan Negara Bangsa. Kajian dijalankan ke atas 78 orang murid PB Kolej PERMATA@Pintar Negara, UKM dengan menggunakan kaedah persampelan bertujuan. Analisa ujian pra dan pasca murid PB digunakan dengan menggunakan kaedah Ujian – t bagi melihat peningkatan KPS murid PB berdasarkan peratusan, median, min, dan sisihan piawai manakala ujian korelasi pula digunakan untuk menilai korelasi antara ujian pra dan pasca murid PB. Hasil dapatan kajian menunjukkan bahawa 73% orang murid PB suka menonton filem berunsurkan Sejarah dengan terdapat keberkesanan yang positif dari aspek peningkatan KPS murid PB berdasarkan ujian pra dan pasca yang dijalankan. Para guru dan murid PB harus memanfaatkan penggunaan filem berunsurkan Sejarah dalam PdPc mereka di dalam kelas. Dengan adanya teknologi terkini, ianya dapat memudahkan murid PB untuk menonton filem di mana sahaja mereka berada sebelum bermulanya pengajaran di dalam kelas oleh guru. Namun demikian, kaedah PdPc yang tersusun dan sistematik harus dilaksanakan oleh guru agar peningkatan KPS murid PB berlaku sesuai dengan objektif pembelajaran subjek Sejarah di sekolah.
Kata Kunci:
Filem, Kemahiran Pemikiran Sejarah, Pintar Berbakat
Abstract:
The current era of technology makes the pedagogy in the teaching and facilitation of the History subject more dynamic. Films are one of the teaching aids that contain visual and audio elements. It can make it easier for Gifted and Talented (GT) Students to understand History that was previously more contained in textbooks. Learning History is not just about memorizing the facts it is more meaningful when GT students are able to think like a Historian. This study was carried out to evaluate the improvement of the Historical Thinking Skills (HTS) of GT students by using two films that correspond to the topics taught in the subject of Southeast Asian History: Post-Independence and Nationalism and Nation-Building. The study was conducted on 78 GT students of National Gifted College, UKM by using the purposive sampling method. Analysis of pre-test and post-tests of GT students were used by using the t-test method to see the increase in HTS of GT students based on percentage, median, mean, and standard deviation while correlation tests were used to assess the correlation between pre-test and post-tests of GT students. The results of the study show that 73% of GT students like to watch History-based films with positive effectiveness from the aspect of improving the HTS based on the pre-test and post-tests conducted. Teachers and GT students should take advantage of the use of History films in the classroom. With the latest technology, it can make it easier for GT students to watch films wherever they are before the class starts. However, the organized and systematic method of pedagogy should be implemented by teachers so that the improvement of HTS of GT students takes place in accordance with the learning objectives of the History subject at school.