THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MUSIC INTEGRATION IN LEARNING AND FACILITATION SESSIONS FOR STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS: PERSPECTIVES OF SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS

Abstract

The element of entertainment such as the use of music should be widely implemented in classrooms especially for Special Education Needs students to help enhance their learning process. This study was conducted to identify the effectiveness of incorporating music in the teaching and facilitating process of Special Education Needs students from the perspective of Special Education teachers. This study is a quantitative descriptive design and uses a questionnaire as an instrument for data collection. Convenience sampling was applied involving 31 respondents from 8 Special Education schools in Tuaran district. The findings were analyzed descriptively using SPSS software. The results indicated a high mean score regarding the effectiveness of music in the teaching and learning process for Special Education Needs students. Overall, this study demonstrates that the integration of music in teaching and learning has the potential to enhance the quality of learning process in classroom for students with special needs. The findings confirm that music can improve the attention, comprehension and engagement of Special Needs Students during learning sessions. Therefore, teachers are encouraged to creatively utilize music as a teaching aid tailored to the individual needs of each student to ensure a more effective and impactful learning outcomes.