PERSEPSI AMALAN KEMAHIRAN PEMIKIRAN SEJARAH: TINJAUAN TERHADAP PERBEZAAN PENCAPAIAN PELAJAR PINTAR DAN BERBAKAT

Abstract

Teaching and Learning (PdP) in history subject has always been considered tedious by learners and mostly stigmatized by a mindset that learning history demands a high memory capacity for memorization of facts. However, this perception is completely untrue as the Ministry of Education Malaysia (MoE) has instilled creative and critical skills in subjects taught throughout Malaysia including history subjects. In History subjects, creative and critical skills are measured using Historical Thinking Skills (KPS) in its teaching and learning. It is aimed at not only focusing on facts memorising but also inculcating thinking skills of history itself as an element that can make the subject more exciting and able to promote patriotism to students. Therefore, this study was carried out to assess the extent of perception of KPS among gifted and talented students with different abilities at GENIUS@Pintar College, UKM. To achieve this goal, 410 students were randomly chosen to meet the study requirements in looking at perceptions of practices KPS among students with different abilities. All respondents are male and female students from Foundation 1 to Level 2, between 12 to 17 years old of age. Likert scale instruments have been used for data collection and as a measurement of the perception of practice KPS among students with different abilities including identification of historical evidence, interpretation of History, rationalization of History, the imagination of History, and identification of historical chronology.