The Relationship Between Interest, Awareness, and Teacher Teaching Style on Students' Tendencies in Choosing Agriculture Subjects

Abstract

Other than farming, agribusiness, research, engineering, food processing, and more are available in agriculture. This diverse role may lead students to agricultural education. Students may not realize the many fulfilling professions in agriculture beyond farming. The potential for roles in agricultural research, agribusiness, sustainable farming, and technology may not be apparent. So, this study determined factors affecting students' choice of agriculture subjects in standard four. This study also used purposive sampling and was conducted on 127 Design and Technology (RBT) students at a school in Hulu Langat, Selangor. The questionnaire was used for descriptive analysis to calculate frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation. The Pearson Correlation test was used to determine the relationship between interest, awareness, teacher teaching style and agriculture subject choice. Students have the highest mean score for agriculture awareness. The study found that the three factors and tendencies for students to choose agriculture subject are significantly related. It appears that students also consider agriculture as their career option.