scholarly journals THE IMPORTANCE OF INCLUDING RECOGNITION OF PATTERNS ACTIVITIES IN LEARNING PROBLEM-SOLVING IN ENGINEERING CLASSROOMS

Author(s):  
Shahad Abdulnour ◽  
Wael L. Nackasha ◽  
Cori Hanson ◽  
Thomas W. Coyle

"Why do we study limits?" "How would I calculate 7π/4 without a calculator?" "There are several trigonometric formulas, how can I memorize them?" These are a few of the frequent questions asked by engineering students who seek the help of the Learning Strategist, a professional who advises students on academic skills. Attempting to memorize formulas and problem solutions without understanding their origin is common among engineering students. Consequently, students often disregard or are unaware of how formulas are derived, and they do not allocate time to find patterns that connect these formulas to the concepts they are learning in class. Investing time to study the origin and assumptions underlying formulas can be rewarding yet this process has a steep learning curve. Once mastered, understanding the derivation of commonly used formulas and mathematical patterns saves students’ energy and time by giving them tools to quickly solve difficult engineering problems. In this paper, we demonstrate the process of problem-solving and pattern finding through a fun activity that can be utilized in lectures or tutorials to create in students an appreciation of the basics. The activity shows the importance of finding and understanding patterns and how to extend these findings into solutions. Through recognition of patterns, students can develop higher order thinking skills and the ability to derive formulas from their skeletal form. The goal of this project is to investigate the impact of instructors including pattern finding activities within their classrooms.

Vidya Karya ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia Uyani

Abstract: This research relates to the implementation of Problem Solving model in Banyu Landas Elementary School. The research objective is to increase students’ Higher Order Thingking Skills (HOTS). The research was conducted by using classroom action research (CAR) method through 2 cycles. Ten six class students of SDN Banyu Landas were used as research subject. The data collection used obeservation sheets and HOT oriented achievement test. The data were qualitatively analyzed with percentage technique. The result of research stated that (1) students’ Higher Order Thingking Skills (HOTS) increased from analysis skills 77,85% in the first cycle up to  synthesys skills 86,58% in the end of second cycle (2) the quality of teacher’s activity increased  from 58,41% in the first cycle  up to 71,14% in the end of second cycle; (2) students’ activity incresed  from 68,39% in the first cycle  up to 70,10% in the end of second cycle.              Keywords: Higher Order Thinking Skills, teacher activity, student activity , Problem Solving. Abstrak: Penelitian ini berkenaan dengan penerapan model Problem Solving di SDN Banyu Landas. Tujuan penelitian adalah untuk meningkatkan kemampuan berpikir tingkt tinggi (Higher Order Thingking Skill/HOT) siswa. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan menggunakan rancangan penelitian tindakan kelas dalam 2 siklus. Subyek penelitian adalah 10 orang siswa kelas VI SDN Banyu Landas. Pengumpulan data menggunakan lembar observasi dan tes hasil belajar berorientasi HOT. Data dianalisis secara kualitatif dengan teknik persentase. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa: (1) kemampuan berpikir tingkat tinggi (Higher Order Thingking Skill/HOT) peserta didik meningkat dari kemampuan analisis 77,85% pada awal siklus I menjadi kemampuan sintesis 86,58% pada akhir siklus II kualitas, (2) aktivitas guru meningkat dari 58,41% pada siklus 1 menjadi menjadi 71,14%  pada siklus 2; (2) aktivitas siswa meningkat dari 68,39% pada siklus 1 menjadi 70,10% pada siklus II. Kata kunci: HOT (Higher Order Thinking) skills, aktivitas guru, aktivitas siswa, Problem Solving


2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 169
Author(s):  
Lina Mursyidah Hamzah ◽  
Wan Mazwati Wan Yusoff

Abstract: Malaysian schools have been implementing i-Think program as a means to develop higher order thinking skills among primary and secondary school students since 2013. Thus, there is a need to assess the implementation of the i-Think program since it was made compulsory almost seven years ago. This paper reports a scoping review of research activities conducted on the implementation of the i-Think program in Malaysian schools to synthesize studies on the implementation of the i-Think program in the classrooms; teachers' and students’ acceptance of the program; examine its impact on HOTS and students’ achievement; and to identify and disseminate the gaps in the works of literature. Forty articles were reviewed and the results indicated that the data on how i-Think programs were implemented in classrooms were so small that no definite conclusions could be made. Results on both students' and teachers’ levels of knowledge on i-Think maps were mixed. Majority of studies showed that i-Think maps significantly enhanced students’ achievement. However, no study measured the impact of i-Think on HOTS despite researchers' claim that i-Think maps had stimulated students’ HOTS. Thus, future studies should focus on showing correlation between i-Think and HOTS by using a validated measurement scale to assess students’ HOTS, development of valid and reliable measurement scale to gather a large pool of data to illustrate more comprehensively the status of i-Think implementation in schools throughout Malaysia, support systems provided to teachers at school and district level, and identifying barriers that hinders teachers from implementing i-Think program. Keywords: HOTS, i-Think Maps, Malaysian schools, Scoping review.


2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 77
Author(s):  
Sucipto Sucipto

AbstrakSecara umum capaian ketrampilan berpikir tingkat tinggi peserta didik masih rendah dibanding negara lain. Untuk mengembangkan keterampilan berpikir  tingkat  tinggi, pendidik dituntut untuk menciptakan suasana belajar yang  mendukung  dan  menggunakan   strategi pembelajaran. Upaya meningkatkan ketrampilan berpikir peserta didik dapat dilakukan dengan meningkatkan ketrampilan metakognisinya. Ada berbagai jenis strategi metakognitif yang dapat dipilih pendidik, satu diantaranya menggunakan strategi pemecahan masalah (problem solving). Dalam proses pemecahan masalah, individu menggunakan kedua kemampuan kognitif dan keterampilan praktis, yang meliputi kegiatan metakognitif seperti analisis, sintesis dan evaluasi. Pembelajaran  berbasis masalah merupakan pendekatan pembelajaran yang digunakan untuk merangsang berpikir tingkat tinggi siswa dalam situasi yang berorientasi pada masalah yang nyata, termasuk di dalamnya belajar bagaimana belajar. AbstractIn general, higher order thinking skills achievements of learners is still low compared to other countries. To develop higher order thinking skills, educators are required to create a learning atmosphere that supports and use learning strategies. Efforts to improve thinking skills that learners can do to improve metacognitive skills. There are different types of metacognitive strategies that can be selected educators, one of which uses problem solving strategies. In the process of solving problems, individuals using both cognitive abilities and practical skills, which include metacognitive activities such as analysis, synthesis and evaluation. Problem-based learning is an instructional approach used to stimulate students' higher order thinking in situations oriented real problems, including learning how to learn.


Author(s):  
Caroline M. Crawford ◽  
Marion S. Smith

Implicit cognition is an intriguing area of focus when one considers the impact of implicit memory theories upon each learner's cognitive vulnerability when framed through Bloom's Taxonomy of the Cognitive Domain. Specifically, consider the learner's cognitive understanding and movement from the lower order thinking skills, say from the Knowledge realm and Comprehension realm, towards the higher order thinking skills, Synthesis realm and Evaluation realm, or one of the revised domains to reflect Digital Age expectations. Although much is available on the different levels of cognitive achievement, the “in between” leaps in a learner's ability to work with the information in new and different manners may suggest that the cognitive vulnerability may impact the learner's implicit memory and the learner's movement between different taxonomic levels of informational understanding.


Author(s):  
Shirley Mo-ching Yeung

According to the study of Louw (2013, p. 56), UNESCO calls for educational sustainable development in the coming 10 years with the four main goals identified in relation to education, that is, rethinking and revising education from nursery school to university to include a clear focus of current and future societies on the development of knowledge, skills, perspectives and values related to sustainability. In order to fulfill the needs of UNESCO and increase the employability of learners, this chapter focuses on demonstrating the way to link the delivery of a module in an undergraduate programme to develop learners' interest in internet learning with global partnership for developing higher order thinking skills, e.g. problem-solving and solution-seeking skills, and to raise educators' awareness of generating new business via internet-learning.


2018 ◽  
pp. 440-450
Author(s):  
Shirley Mo-ching Yeung

According to the study of Louw (2013, p. 56), UNESCO calls for educational sustainable development in the coming 10 years with the four main goals identified in relation to education, that is, rethinking and revising education from nursery school to university to include a clear focus of current and future societies on the development of knowledge, skills, perspectives and values related to sustainability. In order to fulfill the needs of UNESCO and increase the employability of learners, this chapter focuses on demonstrating the way to link the delivery of a module in an undergraduate programme to develop learners' interest in internet learning with global partnership for developing higher order thinking skills, e.g. problem-solving and solution-seeking skills, and to raise educators' awareness of generating new business via internet-learning.


1997 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 367-379 ◽  
Author(s):  
David H. Allsopp

This study examined the effectiveness of using classwide peer tutoring (CWPT) in heterogeneous middle school math classrooms to teach students in beginning algebra problem-solving skills. The literature on CWPT demonstrates its effectiveness with basic academic skills, but little research addresses whether CWPT can be effective for teaching higher order thinking skills. This study compared the effectiveness of CWPT with traditional independent student practice. Additionally, the performance of students at risk of math failure (students whose grade in math was a D or an F and/or who scored a stanine of 3 or lower in the math section on a standardized assessment) was compared with the performance of students not at risk of math failure. An analysis of the data indicates that both CWPT and independent student practice were effective strategies for helping students to learn beginning algebra problem-solving skills. Neither strategy was significantly more effective than the other. Students at risk of math failure demonstrated slightly greater performance gains than did students not at risk of math failure. Related findings indicate that CWPT was most effective with 14- and 15-year-old students. Implications for using CWPT for increasing students' higher order thinking skills is discussed as well as its use in heterogeneous classrooms and with middle school students.


2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 177
Author(s):  
Ahmad Muradi ◽  
Faisal Mubarak ◽  
Ridha Darmawaty ◽  
Arif Rahman Hakim

Learning Arabic is more dominant as a skill than a Science. The learners’ goals are able to use Arabic both spoken and written well and correctly. While HOTS is more dominant in requiring learners to think integrally. Therefore, it is important to consider the extent to which the Ministerial Regulation accommodates HOTS through a study of the basic competence of Arabic contained in it. This study is a literature review of the basic competence of Arabic in the Decree of the Minister of Religion (KMA) number 183 in 2019 in HOTS perspective. The object of this study is the basic competence of Arabic in KMA 183 in 2019. The result shows the basic competence of Arabic in KMA 183 in 2019 to accommodate the ability in higher order thinking such as problem solving, critical thinking, and reasoning. While the Basic Competence in KMA didn’t achieve creative thinking and decision making.


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