TY  - JOUR
T1  - The Effect of Cultural Support and Classroom Activities towards Development of
Students Skill: Comparison Between Malaysia and Indonesia
AU - Sobri, Kiagus Muhammad AU - Hanum, Farida AU - , Hutkemeri AU - Ahmad, Abdul Razaq AU - , Alfitri 
JO  - The Social Sciences
VL  - 12
IS  - 11
SP  - 2150
EP  - 2157
PY  - 2017
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1818-5800
DO  - sscience.2017.2150.2157
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=sscience.2017.2150.2157
KW  - School culture support
KW  -classroom activities
KW  -soft skills
KW  -Malaysia
KW  -Indonesia
KW  -management
AB  - This study was conducted to determine the influence of the school environment to support soft skills
among secondary school students in Malaysia and Indonesia. This survey study which used questionnaire
was conducted involving 400 students and 528 Malaysian students in Indonesia. Data were analyzed using
SPSS 23.0 and Amos 18.0. A pilot study was conducted to determine the validity and reliability of the
instrument and the results of the pilot study showed that variables of school environment support and
student’s soft skills have high reliability. The results showed that there were significant differences of
environmental support and soft skills among students in Malaysia and Indonesia. Students in Malaysia have
better support from school culture and classroom activities as compared to students in Indonesia. From the
aspect of soft skills, it showed that Indonesian students have higher leadership, communication and
cooperation skills than Malaysian students. While in term of thinking skill, interpersonal management and
information technology there are similar performances of students from both countries. SEM analysis indicates
that support from school culture and classroom activities have significant influence among students in
Malaysia towards the development of their soft skills which in contrast with Indonesian students which only
classroom activities impacted their soft skill’s construction. The study provides implications for teachers to
provide support on an ongoing basis in order to improve the student’s soft skills with emphasis on classroom
activities and the importance of Ministry which needs to provide more training and courses for teachers so that
the application of soft skills among students will be successfully implemented either in Malaysia or Indonesia.
ER  -