Keywords
teaching and learning (Pdp) of Early Mathematics
teachers’ attitude
teachers’ motivation
Abstract
Appropriate teaching and learning strategies must be used to reveal students' potential and interests in order to generate good results from students. One of the most effective methodologies is the play method. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to identify the implementation of the play-based learning (PBL) approach in the teaching and learning (Pdp) of Early Mathematics for preschool students, as well as to investigate the relationship between teachers’ attitude and motivation and the implementation of the PBL approach in the teaching and learning of Early Mathematics for preschool students. This study used purposive sampling and involved 30 government preschool teachers from the state of Selangor. The research highlights the positive aspects of implementing the PBL approach in the of Early Mathematics in government preschools, and the role of teachers in implementing this approach in government preschools. According to the findings, there is a significant relationship between teachers’ attitude and motivation and the implementation of the Play-Based Learning (PBL) approach in the teaching of Early Mathematics for preschool students.
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