scholarly journals Technology-Infused Instructional Framework

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-18
Author(s):  
Rebecca Stobaugh ◽  
Margaret Maxwell ◽  
Janet Tassell
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Complexity ◽  
Authentic Learning ◽  
Higher Order Thinking ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Lesson Plans ◽  
Engaged Learning ◽  
Work Sample ◽  
Teacher Work Sample ◽  
Teacher Work ◽  
The Impact

The focus of this research is to examine the impact of an instructional instrument to improve the quality of pre-service teachers’ lesson plans.  The HEAT instrument focuses on four components essential to high-quality lesson plans:  Higher-Order Thinking, Engaged Learning, Authentic Learning, and Technology.  The research study examined a) data from elementary education classes for two semesters to measure the impact of the HEAT instrument on instructional planning during the semester and b) these pre-service teachers’ subsequent performance on the Teacher Work Sample compared to a control group of student teachers to measure the impact of the instrument on pre-service teacher performance.  In the treatment group, pre-service teachers’ scores on the HEAT instrument were lower each successive semester of the study; however, during the student teaching semester the teacher candidates had higher scores on the Teacher Work Sample which measured the four components embedded in the HEAT instrument.  Keywords:  lesson plans; Bloom’s Taxonomy; teacher education; cognitive complexity; higher-order thinking; technology integration; authentic learning; engaged learning  

scholarly journals EFEKTIVITAS PEMBELAJARAN BENTUK MOLEKUL DENGAN PEMODELAN REAL BERBASIS PENEMUAN TERBIMBING UNTUK MELATIHKAN KETERAMPILAN BERPIKIR TINGKAT TINGGI SISWA

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 332
Author(s):  
Sutrisno Sutrisno ◽  
Sri Poedjiastoeti ◽  
I Gusti Made Sanjaya
Keyword(s):  
Higher Order Thinking ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Lesson Plans ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Learning Materials ◽  
Guided Discovery ◽  
Gain Score ◽  
The Real ◽  
Learning And Teaching

This study aimed to describe the effectiveness of learning materials on shape of the molecule with the real modeling supported by PhET media-based on guided discovery to facilitate the students’ high-order-thinking skills at odd semester XI class of SMAN 10. This research is developmental research using 4D models. Thetest of the learning materials use one group pretest-posttest design. The results of validity syllabus (3.87), lesson plans (3.71), students’ book (3.35), work sheet (3.63), and test of products (3.58) are categorized very good and reliability syllabus (99%), lesson plans (100%), students’ book (89%), work sheet (100%), and test of products (100%) are categorized reliable. The Achievement test of higher-order thinking skills showed that the individuals completeness an average score of 82.79, the average sensitivity of items was 0.74 and the average individual gain score of 0.82. Students' response to the learning and teaching activities in average were well-categorized. Based on the findings of the study, it can be concluded that the shape of molecule with the real modeling supported by PhET media based on guided discovery–was effective to train the students' higher-order thinking skills.Penelitian ini bertujuan untukmendeskripsikan efektivitas perangkat pembelajaran bentuk molekul dengan pemodelan real ditunjang media PhET berbasis penemuan terbimbinguntuk melatihkan keterampilan berpikir tingkat tinggi siswa kelas XI semester ganjil SMAN 10 Samarinda pada materi bentuk molekul.Perangkat pembelajaran yang digunakan dikembangkan dengan model 4D. Perangkatpembelajaran di uji cobakan menggunakan one group pretest-posttest design. Validitas Silabus (3,87), RPP (3,71), BAS (3,35), LKS (3,63), dan LP Produk (3,58) berkategori sangat baik dan reliabilitas Silabus (99%), RPP (100%), BAS (89), LKS (100%), LP Produk (100%) berkategori reliabel. Tes hasil belajar keterampilan berpikir tingkat tinggi menunjukkan ketuntasan individual rata-rata 82,79, sensitivitas butir soal rata-rata 0,74 dan gain score individual rata-rata 0,82. Respon siswa terhadap perangkat pembelajaran dan kegiatan pembelajaran rata-rata baik.Berdasarkan temuan hasil penelitian dapat disimpulkan bahwa perangkat pembelajaran bentuk molekul dengan pemodelan real ditunjang media PhET berbasis model penemuan terbimbingefektif untuk melatihkan keterampilan berpikir tingkat tinggi siswa.

scholarly journals A Scoping Review on Implementation of I-Think Maps and Its Effects on Higher Order Thinking Skills in Malaysian Schools

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 169
Author(s):  
Lina Mursyidah Hamzah ◽  
Wan Mazwati Wan Yusoff
Keyword(s):  
Scoping Review ◽  
Higher Order Thinking ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Measurement Scale ◽  
School Students ◽  
Higher Order Thinking Skills ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
The Impact

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.

scholarly journals The Impact of Philosophical Inquiry Method on Classroom Engagement and Reasoning Skills of Low Achievers

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wan Mazwati Wan Yusoff
Keyword(s):  
Inductive Reasoning ◽  
Higher Order Thinking ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Low Achievers ◽  
Classroom Engagement ◽  
Philosophical Inquiry ◽  
Reasoning Skills ◽  
Inquiry Method ◽  
Stimulus Materials ◽  
The Impact

This research project attempted to investigate the impact of applying philosophical inquiry method of teaching onclassroom engagement and reasoning skills of low achievers. Low achievers are those who have the potential tosucceed but lagged behind because of several factors that demotivate them to perform at their highest ability. In thisstudy, low achievers were students who failed or obtained the lowest grades in previous standardized schoolexamination. They were 22 students aged 12-13 years old from a school in Gombak district, Malaysia. The studentswere observed and video recorded while participating in discussing the questions they had formulated in response tothe given stimulus materials. Many assumed and projected that these students would not succeed in school and life;and would not have the intelligence to engage in discussion that employed higher order thinking. However, thefindings revealed that when low achievers were given opportunities to voice out their opinions in dialogic pedagogy,they demonstrated the ability to be focused and engaged in classroom discussion. Furthermore, this pedagogy hasproven effective in stimulating higher order thinking or reasoning skills among low achievers. Specifically, this studyfound indicators of behavioral, emotional and agentic engagement among low achievers; and demonstrated that lowachievers were capable of asking higher order thinking questions, clarifying meanings, giving examples, makingconclusion and inductive reasoning, distinguishing and classifying ideas.

The teacher work sample: A tool for scaffolding and assessing preservice teachers' early field experiences

2005 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 188-207 ◽  
Author(s):  
John E. Henning ◽  
Andrea DeBruin‐Parecki ◽  
Becky Wilson Hawbaker ◽  
Curtis P. Nielsen ◽  
Elana Joram ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Field Experiences ◽  
Work Sample ◽  
Teacher Work Sample ◽  
Teacher Work ◽  
Early Field Experiences

Exploring Primary School Teachers' Language of Thinking: A Case Study (Bahasa Berfikir Guru Sekolah Rendah: Satu Kajian Kes)

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 271-295
Author(s):  
Wan Mazwati Wan Yusoff ◽  
Shamilati Che Seman ◽  
Rahimah Embong
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Higher Order Thinking ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Systematic Evaluation ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
The Impact

Abstract The aspiration of Malaysian education system as mentioned in the Malaysia Education Blueprint 2013-2025 is to produce students who are highly critical and creative.  Since teaching for higher order thinking was made explicit since 1989, a systematic evaluation of the adequacy and pitfalls of teaching for thinking programs was not done extensively.  If examination result is the yard stick to measure the impact of teaching for thinking, then it can be concluded that 2016 UPSR result painted a dismal picture of failure in teaching for thinking.  Studies showed that there is a positive correlation between language teacher used to communicate in the classroom and the development of thinking dispositions among students.  Using the framework of language of thinking put forward by Costa and Marzano (2001), this study was conducted to explore language of thinking used by teachers during teaching and learning sessions in several primary school classrooms.  This preliminary study attempted to gain in-depth understanding of the phenomenon in the actual setting so that the insight can illustrate a wider picture of the issue.  This exploratory case study employed structured observations to collect data in the classroom of nine primary school teachers.  The data was analysed based on theoretical proposition by Costa and Marzano.  Findings revealed that teachers needed to improve their language of thinking.    Keywords: Thinking skills, language of thinking, teaching for thinking, higher order thinking.   Abstrak Aspirasi pendidikan Malaysia sebagaimana yang disebut dalam Pelan Pembangunan Pendidikan Malaysia 2013-2025 adalah untuk melahirkan pelajar yang berupaya berfikir secara kritis dan kreatif.  Semenjak kemahiran berfikir pada aras tinggi disebut secara eksplisit dalam kurikulum sekolah menengah dan rendah dari tahun 1989 lagi, satu penilaian yang sistematik terhadap kejayaan dan kelemahan pengajaran untuk kemahiran berfikir tidak dibuat secara meluas dan menyeluruh.  Jika keputusan peperiksaan dijadikan kayu ukur untuk mengukur keberkesanan pengajaran untuk berfikir, keputusan peperiksaan UPSR 2016 melukis gambaran kegagalan projek mengajar untuk kemahiran berfikir aras tinggi yang menyedihkan.  Kajian menunjukkan ada perkaitan positif antara Bahasa yang digunakan oleh guru ketika berkomunikasi dalam bilik darjah dengan perkembangan disposisi berfikir dikalangan pelajar.   Disposisi berfikir pula berkait langsung dengan tabiat berfikir dan kemahiran berfikir aras tinggi.  Kajian ini bertujuan untuk meneroka Bahasa berfikir yang digunakan oleh guru dalam proses pengajaran dan pembelajaran di sekolah rendah.  Bahasa berfikir yang diterangkan oleh Costa dan Marzano (2001) digunakan sebagai kerangka teori kajian ini.  Kajian ini cuba untuk meneroka amalan berbahasa guru untuk memahami fenomena ini dalam situasi sebenar supaya hasilnya dapat memberi gambaran luas terhadap isu ini.  Kajian kes eksplorasi ini menggunakan pemerhatian secara berstruktur untuk mengumpul data.  Sembilan orang guru sekolah rendah terlibat dalam kajian ini.  Data telah dianalisis menggunakan toeri Bahasa berfikir Costa dan Marzano.  Dapatan kajian ini menunjukkan guru perlu menambahbaik Bahasa berfikir yang mereka gunakan semasa berkomunikasi dalam bilik darjah supaya aspirasi melahirkan pelajar berkemahiran berfikir aras tinggi dapat dicapai.    Kata Kunci: Kemahiran berfikir, bahasa berfikir, mengajar untuk berfikir, berfikir aras tinggi.

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