Abstract

This study aims to identify the initial effectiveness of teaching primary school teachers of Islamic education based on higher order thinking skills (HOTS). The study involved Perak but this study is an initial survey prior to a broader study on the run. Component higher-order thinking such as skill appeal vary, skills collating sequence, skills forecasting, skills definition and skills to create the analogy that in view of the three main components of initial teacher teaching the lesson planning, setting teaching objectives and induction set is selected as the conceptual framework. This study used a descriptive analysis (through a questionnaire). All of this data collection instrument developed by the researcher with the modification of the instrument KBAT Ministry of Education and experts involved and its contents confirmed by a reference panel of experts. Cronbach alpha reliability level value obtained is high at between (0.82173). A total of 400 teachers of Islamic education randomly selected to answer the questionnaire. Data were analyzed descriptively using percentages frequency and min. Overall, the study found the practice teaching based on higher order thinking skills is at the high level by means of the whole (4:43) and based on components of teaching practice which consists of teaching plans which recorded min (4.45), setting learning objectives listed min (4.44 ) and set induction recorded min (4:40). Implications and recommendations can give a benefit to ministries, schools, teachers and the community in improving the level of teaching practices based on higher order thinking skills (HOTS) as envisaged in the Education Development Plan 2013-2025

Highlights

  • Higher order thinking skills is a skill that requires organizing thoughts based on the ability to describe, interpret, create, reflect and correlate with the current situation

  • This proves that teachers give students the freedom to make the application based on the level of understanding, ability and the ability of students but in the end the teacher will make a summary of the current set of induction, but part of the process of applying higher order thinking skills that are student-centered, students are exposed to the process of induction set in do

  • Overall Findings This indicates that the application of higher order thinking skills (HOTS) occur in practice initial teacher education but some improvements need to be done such as student interaction with fellow students during the process of induction set is executed, control discussions among students and teachers through the establishment of objective view student mastery through HOTS can achieved over as envisaged by the Ministry of Education

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Introduction

Higher order thinking skills is a skill that requires organizing thoughts based on the ability to describe, interpret, create, reflect and correlate with the current situation This HOTS emphasis in the education system is an extension of the implementation of critical thinking skills and creative (CCTS), which was implemented in 1993. The transformation of the educational curriculum in Malaysian Education Development Plan (2013-2025) places great emphasis on the concept of higher order thinking skills (HOTS) capable of producing a generation has the ability in critical and creative thinking. This approach was introduced to achieve the ultimate goal of education produce more students who have a high level of cognitive ability through active learning pedagogy for the teaching and learning. This preparation is done by collecting the entire contents of these skills requires preparation and analysis ensure that high in order to do is to coincide with the structure of the science involved (Hashim, 2005)

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