Abstract
Theory of Social Constructivism is a theory that introduced by Vygotsky's emphasis on social interactions that give the impression of a positive impact on a person's mastery of language. Arabic is an additional language in school that studied by students in Malaysia. Through the Malaysian Education Development Plan (2013 – 2025), a revision to the curriculum has been implemented where the Integrated Secondary School Curriculum has been changed to the Standard Secondary School Curriculum. In this Standard Secondary School Curriculum, Higher Order Thinking Skill is an element that needs to be given direct emphasis. This reform is a big challenge for Arabic language teachers who have been emphasizing the teaching of language knowledge more than language skills themselves. Therefore, this theory of social constructivism can be seen to be applied to apply HOTS in the teaching of Arabic language teachers more effectively.
Highlights
The teaching of teachers in the modernization era is gaining due attention from various parties, especially the Ministry of Education Malaysia (MOE)
The theory of social constructivism is a relevant and suitable theory to be applied in the teaching of Arabic
The theory of social constructivism is a theory introduced by Lev Yvgotsky in 1978
Summary
The teaching of teachers in the modernization era is gaining due attention from various parties, especially the Ministry of Education Malaysia (MOE). This theory emphasizes on social interaction among students to improve student achievement and mastery in a language This is very much in line with the teaching of Arabic in Standard Secondary School Curriculum where social interaction is the main goal of a student's success in mastering the Arabic language. This means that students can interact in Arabic with teachers, fellow students and school staff is that has managed to achieve the desired goal by the Curriculum Development Center, Ministry of Education (MOE). The better one's language proficiency, the more knowledge that can be understood and in turn the higher one's cognitive level (IGA Lokita, 2016) This Theory of Social Constructivism is the basis of various teaching strategies and techniques used by Arabic language teachers in teaching in the classroom. This cognitive level corresponds to Bloom's cognitive level of the 1956 Anderson revision
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