New Perspectives in Science Education

The novelty of this study is the design and development of MKAB module that integrates the elements of academic counseling based on the Behaviorism theory with the psychological variable of academic resilience into the SPM Physics curriculum. The objective of this study was to identify the requirements of the MKAB module, design and develop the module (DDR) and ultimately evaluate the effectiveness of the module. This study uses a mixed research method of QUAN-qual model. The first phase data collection, the need analysis of academic resiliency status and physics achievement level was done on 30 students in a daily high school using SPF 24 Instrument Scale and Physics Formative test of Light and Vision topics. The second phase of data collection is the design and module development stage obtained through Fuzzy Delphi technique by 11 experts. The analysis is based on the expert response to the questionnaire which involves five Likert linguistic scales. The 'd' threshold and percentage of consents are calculated to get a specialist consensus on all subsequent items to function in the process of modifying and refining the module before being implemented at school. The third phase, the effectiveness testing, which quantitative findings was conducted using pretest and postest on physics achievement as well as academic resilience while qualitative findings through semi-structured interviews on students and teachers who had used the module. Semi-structured interview responses were analysed thematically. The first phase findings show the need to support the development of the module followed by the second phase of the design and development to highlight the consensus of experts with the value of  'd'≤0.2 which is 0.135 with a percentage of 97% approval. The paired-samples T- test shows significant values for all aspects tested on academic resilience and physics achievement except the aspect of social skills. The majority of students and teachers respond positively and the results of the study produce prototype modules that implicate pupils' learning, pedagogical implications for teachers and implications for future research.

Keywords: Academic Counseling Module, Academic Resilience & Academic Achievement.

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