Analysing the styles of thinking among primary school teachers
One of the focuses of Malaysian National Philosophy is the holistic development of individuals, which includes the ability to think in higher order. Teachers are the most important agents in the teaching process, so it's critical to pay attention to their capacity to teach students the skill...
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| Institution: | Open University Malaysia |
| Summary: | One of the focuses of Malaysian National Philosophy is the holistic development of
individuals, which includes the ability to think in higher order. Teachers are the most important
agents in the teaching process, so it's critical to pay attention to their capacity to teach students
the skills. As a result, the purpose of this research is to examine teachers' thinking abilities and
determine if there are any differences between genders. The Teaching Skills Inventory was
completed by 266 primary school teachers in the Selangor area, and the results revealed that
teachers use executive thinking skills. Despite the fact that both genders preferred executive
thinking skills, a t-test indicates that male teachers scored significantly higher in all of
Sternberg's suggested thinking styles. At the conclusion of the study, some recommendations
for future research were included (Abstract by authors) |
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