USING 3 DIMENSIONAL MOON PHASES MODEL TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ MASTERY OF THE MOON PHASES CONCEPT

This action research was conducted to overcome the problem of students’mastery in the Moon phases concept for year 5 students. The 3 dimensional Moon phases model was used to improve the mastery of the students in the concept of the Moon phases. This study is also carried out to see if the students' motivation increases to study the concept of Moon phases by using 3 dimensional Moon phases model. In addition, this study was also carried out to improve the teaching practice of the Moon Phase concept through the application of 3 dimensional Moon phases model. This study was conducted on qualitatively and quantitatively. The sample of the study comprised of 5-year students. A total of 37 students with the moderate achievement of a total of 236 years 5 students in a school in Cheras were selected as sample studies. This study uses the 3D Moon phases model as independent variables and the achievement of post-test as dependent variables. This study uses two sets of objective tests for pre and post-test, questionnaire form to see the acceptance level of students on the use of Moon phases model, an analysis of the number of questions that can be answered on reinforcement training sheets and semi-structured student interviews. Analysis data is done using statistical inference and descriptive statistic. The results showed that there were significant differences in the mean of student performance in pre and post-test. While the level of acceptance of the students to the Moon phases model is at a moderate positive level. In general, the use of 3 dimensional Moon phases model contributes to improving students’ mastery for the Moon phases concept.