scholarly journals Inquiry-Based Education: Innovation in Participatory Inquiry Paradigm

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (10) ◽  
pp. 4
Author(s):  
Nazirah Kamal Ruzaman ◽  
D’oria Islamiah Rosli
Keyword(s):  
Higher Order Thinking ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
School Science ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Higher Order Thinking Skills ◽  
Inquiry Based Learning ◽  
Classroom Activities ◽  
Education Innovation ◽  
Participatory Inquiry

Inquiry-based learning is fundamental for the development of higher order thinking skills that guides learners to inquire meaningful questions that led to relevant answers, therefore awaken learners’ curiosity and wonder. Re-cent ameliorations in technology have captivated the enthusiasm of both educators and researchers to develop inquiry-based classroom activities that emphasize the application of educational technology in the domain of school science education. Thus, we have designed a learning application “AIBASE”, which assists primary school students in generating hypotheses during Science experiments. The instructional framework was used to scru-tinize the effectiveness of using “AIBASE” in aiding the learning process. The results implied improvements in students’ performance level. In addi-tion, this paper also highlights the main criteria for inquiry-based learning.

scholarly journals SIM FOR SCIENCE: SCAFFOLD IN INQUIRY-BASED LEARNING

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 157-159
Author(s):  
Nazirah Kamal ruzaman
Keyword(s):  
Higher Order Thinking ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
School Science ◽  
Evaluation Framework ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Higher Order Thinking Skills ◽  
Inquiry Based Learning ◽  
Classroom Activities ◽  
Recent Advancement

Inquiry-based learning is a form of active learning that starts by posing questions, problems or scenarios. Inquiry-based learning is an indispensable element for the generating of higher order thinking skills that assist students to inquire meaningful questions that led to relevant answers. It is essential to provoke students’ interest and bewilderment. Recent advancement in technology has captivated the enthusiasm of both educators and researchers to develop inquiry-based classroom activities that emphasize on the application of educational technology in the domain of school science education. Thus, we have designed a learning application “AIBASE”, which assists primary school students in generating hypotheses during Science experiments. The Triple E evaluation framework was used to determine the effectiveness of using “AIBASE” in aiding the learning process. The results implied improvements in students performance level. In addition, this paper also highlights the main criteria of inquiry-based learning.

scholarly journals Using Digital Smart Board to Overcome Higher Order Thinking Skills Learning Difficulties in Data Handling among Primary School Students

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Julius ◽  
Soh Hon Mun ◽  
Abdul Halim Abdullah ◽  
Mahani Mokhtar ◽  
Nornazira Suhairom
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Learning Difficulties ◽  
Higher Order Thinking ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Data Handling ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Higher Order Thinking Skills ◽  
Smart Board

Data Handling at primary school involves gathering and recording information and then presenting it in a way that is meaningful to others. It is a fundamental part of student's mathematical understanding. Initial concepts of Data Handling need to be exposed to students in the early years as these skills will be used and built upon throughout their education. Due to its importance, Data Handling is included in the curriculum at primary level in Malaysia. However results of international assessments which focused on the use of higher order thinking skills showed that Malaysian students performed poorly in Data Handling. Therefore, this study was conducted to identify students’ learning difficulties in Data Handling at each level of higher order thinking skills (HOTS) namely applying, analysing, evaluating and creating. In addition, this study also investigated the use of smart board in overcoming HOTS learning difficulties in Data Handling. Numerous teachers recommend the use of smart board at primary schools since students have the opportunity to explore and learn novel concepts using the technology. Subsequently, it helps to generate dynamic learning experiences and student in school become more motivated about learning when the smart board is used during their lessons. Four experienced year five mathematics teachers and thirty year five students from a primary school were involved in the study. The students and teachers were selected based on purposive sampling. An interview protocol and rubric for cognitive domain in HOTS were used during the data collection phase. In addition, semi-structured interview sessions with the teachers and students as well as document analysis of the students’ mathematics exercise sheets in Data Handling were carried out by the researcher to investigate the students’ learning difficulties at each level of HOTS in Data Handling. It is hoped that the results from this study can contribute towards development of strategies, methods or programs using smart board to enhance HOTS in Data Handling among primary school students in Malaysia.

scholarly journals Using Active Learning with Smart Board to Enhance Primary School Students' Higher Order Thinking Skills in Data Handling

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 4421-4432
Author(s):  
Abdul Halim Abdullah ◽  
Soh Hon Mun ◽  
Mahani Mokhtar ◽  
Zakiah Mohamad Ashari ◽  
Nurul Farhana Jumaat ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Active Learning ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Higher Order Thinking ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Data Handling ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Higher Order Thinking Skills ◽  
Smart Board

scholarly journals Pengembangan Model Blended Web Mobile Learning dengan Aplikasi MoLearn untuk Meningkatkan Keterampilan Berpikir Tingkat Tinggi Siswa SMA

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 63-72
Author(s):  
Bambang Hariadi ◽  
M. J. Dewiyani Sunarto ◽  
Tri Sagirani ◽  
Tan Amelia ◽  
Julianto Lemantara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Mobile Learning ◽  
Design Research ◽  
System Development ◽  
Higher Order Thinking ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
School Students ◽  
Higher Order Thinking Skills

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan hasil belajar siswa SMA berbasis Higher Order Thinking Skill (HOTS) melalui pembudayaan belajar dengan pendekatan blended learning dengan menerapkan model Blended Web Mobile Learning (BWML) dan aplikasi MoLearn. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian pengembangan yang mengacu pada Generic Design Research Model (GDRM) dari Plomp dan Nieveen. Untuk pengembangan aplikasi MoLearn metode System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) model waterfall digunakan dalam penelitian ini. Penelitian ini meibatkan 205 siswa sebagai subjek penelitiaan. Data penelitian dikumpulkan menggunakan instrument lembar validasi model, angket resposn siswa, dan tes HOTs siswa. Penelitian dianalisis secara deskriptif menggunakan persamaan reliabilitas dan n-gain. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa (1) model BWML dengan aplikasi MoLearn dinyatakan valid dan reliable berdasarkan tinjauan content dan isi, selain itu, berdasarkan hasil respon 205 siswa terhadap pembelajaran model BWML dengan aplikasi MoLearn, 83% siswa dinyatakan antusias mengikuti pembelajaran; dan (2) peningkatan HOTs siswa dinyatakan meningkat (rerata n-gain= 0,46) dengan kategori sedang. Hasil penelitian ini menyimpulkan bahwa model Blended Web Mobile Learning (BWML) dengan aplikasi MoLearn valid, praktis, dan efektif untuk meningkatkan keterampilan berpikir tingkat tinggi siswa SMA. The Development of the Blended Web Mobile Learning Model with the MoLearn Application to Improve High School Students’ Higher Order Thinking Skills Abstract This study aims to improve the learning outcomes of high school students based on Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) through the culture of learning with a blended learning approach by applying the Blended Web Mobile Learning (BWML) model and the MoLearn application. This research is a development research that refers to the Generic Design Research Model (GDRM) from Plomp and Nieveen. For the development of the MoLearn application, the Waterfall Model System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) method was used in this study. This study involved 205 students as research subjects. The research data were collected using a model validation sheet instrument, student response questionnaires, and student HOTs tests. The research was analyzed descriptively using the reliability equation and n-gain. The results showed that (1) the BWML model with the MoLearn application was declared valid and reliable based on the content and content review, in addition, based on the results of the responses of 205 students to the BWML model learning with the MoLearn application, 83% of the students were stated to be enthusiastic about participating in the learning; and (2) the increase in students' HOTs was stated to be increasing (mean n-gain = 0.46) in the medium category. The results of this study conclude that the Blended Web Mobile Learning (BWML) model with the MoLearn application is valid, practical, and effective for improving high school students’ higher order thinking skills.

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.

PENGEMBANGAN SOAL HIGHER ORDER THINKING SKILLS SEBAGAI TES DIAGNOSTIK MISKONSEPSI MATEMATIS SISWA SMA

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 176-191
Author(s):  
Benny Anggara
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Mathematics Learning ◽  
Higher Order Thinking ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
School Students ◽  
Higher Order Thinking Skills ◽  
Mathematical Misconceptions

The need for developing students' higher order thinking skills is the main indicator in the application of HOTS-based questions in high school mathematics learning. The results of the implementation have not shown satisfactory results. The high level thinking ability of students in Indonesia in Mathematics is still very low. Therefore, a HOTS-based diagnostic test is needed which is able to detect the mathematical misconceptions of high school students as the aim of this study. Based on the research objectives, the method of this study is a qualitative method with research design using the Plomp model research design. The subjects of this study were several students and teachers at a school in Cirebon Regency. The results showed that four HOTS questions could be developed based on three aspects, namely, arithmetic, algebra, and geometry. The problem was developed to detect three forms of misconception, namely, theoretical, classification, and correlational misconceptions. The four questions that have been developed were assessed through the readability test of students and teachers, and CVR and CVI tests were carried out on eight mathematics teachers with valid results. Based on these results it can be concluded that the HOTS questions developed can be implemented for students to detect forms of mathematical misconceptions of high school students. 

Flipping and Flexing in Science

2016 ◽  
pp. 281-293
Author(s):  
Labrini Rontogiannis
Keyword(s):  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
School Setting ◽  
Higher Order Thinking ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
School Science ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Science Students ◽  
Digital Native ◽  
Higher Order Thinking Skills ◽  
K 12

The Digital Native is experiencing education during a very unique time. Learning with the help of technology, becoming independent and flexible learners, will only build on the skills they need to face a rapidly changing world and truly become architects of their own learning. The i2Flex model (a blended learning model) allows curriculum demands to be met while creating a learning environment whereby Middle School Science students are motivated and become engaged in higher order skills. This chapter will discuss the i2Flex philosophy and how the flipped classroom complements this methodology and allows students to build on higher order thinking skills within a K-12 international school setting.

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