Impact analysis of young adult literature on the morals of school students using parametric statistical techniques
Analisis kesan kesusasteraan remaja terhadap akhlak pelajar sekolah menggunakan teknik statistik parametrik
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Attitude to Morals Questionnaire (AMQ); Young Adult Literature (YAL); Respect, Honesty; ToleranceAbstract
This study aimed to investigate the effect of young adult literature (YAL) on the morals of students in high school. This research is an adapted form of quasi-experimental cum survey design. A sample of one hundred and forty (140) students was randomly selected through the simple random sampling (SRS) technique from the target population. The Attitude to Morals Questionnaire (AMQ) instrument was utilized for data collection. The reliability and validity of the research instrument was assessed using Cronbach Alpha with result of 0.91. Descriptive analysis and two independent sample t-tests were applied to the data and all test were computed at the 0.05 levels of significance. The findings of this study revealed that young adult literature significantly impact on the morals of the high school students. It was also discovered that honesty and respect for elders varies significantly in both the experimental and control groups. More so, the result showed that tolerance of male does not vary significantly with that of the female students in the experimental group. Schools should equip their libraries with sufficient novels on young adult literatures, the teachers should dwell more on the plot, theme and characters in the novels. Students should be guided and emphasis should be made on the need to read young adult literatures, and more time should be allotted on the school timetable for reading of young adult literature.
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