Service Learning As Part of Citizenship Education: Perception and Achievement among Secondary Three Pupils in a Neighbourhood School in Singapore

Mohideen Nizar Anwar; Dr. M. Suganthi

Volume : V, Issue : IX, September - 2015

Service Learning As Part of Citizenship Education: Perception and Achievement among Secondary Three Pupils in a Neighbourhood School in Singapore

Mohideen Nizar Anwar, Dr. M. Suganthi

Abstract :

The present study was carried out to know the perception of Service Learning and the achievement grades gained in Service Learning among secondary 3 pupils in a Neighbourhood school in Singapore. 232 Samples were used in the present study. Survey method was adopted and data were analysed using ‘t’ test and ‘correlation’. There is significant difference between the mean scores of perception of Service Learning of secondary 3 pupils with respect to gender. There is significant difference between the mean scores of perception of Service Learning of secondary 3 pupils with respect to race. There is no significant difference between the mean scores of Achievement in Service Learning of secondary 3 pupils with respect to gender. There is no significant difference between the mean scores of Achievement in Service Learning of secondary 3 pupils with respect to race. There is no significant relationship between Perception of Service learning and Achievement in Service Learning of Secondary 3 pupils with respect to Gender. There is significant relationship between Perception of Service learning and Achievement in Service Learning of Secondary 3 Chinese pupils. There is no significant relationship between Perception of Service learning and Achievement in Service Learning of Secondary 3 Malay and Indian pupils.