INCLUSIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM: THE ROLE OF STUDENT MANAGEMENT ASSISTANTS (PPM) IN THE TEACHING AND LEARNING PROCESS

Assigning a greater role to the Student Management Assistant (PPM) in the teaching and learning process of Inclusive Education needs to be considered by those interested in its implementation, especially in the aspect of being an MBPK companion throughout the inclusive class. However, various things need to be looked at so that the competence of PPM as a support service in the teaching and learning process of Inclusive classes can be relevant and successfully implemented to help overcome the issues that exist in the implementation of Inclusive Education. Therefore, this study was carried out based on the objectives of identifying the PPM context that supports MBPK at PPI as well as knowing the level of PPM knowledge concerning the core competencies of educating MBPK at PPI, besides seeing the need for further training for the field of PPM duties. The research methodology is descriptive quantitative research using the survey method. The instrument was distributed to 100 PPM Special Education students in the Pasir Gudang district, Johor. The data were analysed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software version 26. The findings showed that the level of knowledge in aspects of PPM tasks in PPI management was high. There was also a significant relationship between the level of readiness and PPM efficiency for MBPK management in PPI in addition to the need to strengthen training aspects for PPM efficiency.