Abstract
The 21st century education demands transformation in teaching in order to produce students who are able to meet the challenges by applying higher-order thinking skills. Malaysia is taking the initiative to introduce i-Think program since 2012 to support the aspiration. This article provides guidelines and proposes the use of thinking map in mathematics, focusing on the topic of polygon under geometry. The recommendations of appropriate questioning for teachers to stimulate higher-order thinking skills of students are also discussed.
Highlights
The strength and progress of a country depend on the level of knowledge and skills of the people
One of the efforts taken is by introducing i-Think program to help stimulating higher-order thinking skills among students
Collaboration among teachers or schools in setting up a map-bank of i-Think maps is suggested. This effort will create a collection of easy-access tool that can be reached at any time
Summary
The strength and progress of a country depend on the level of knowledge and skills of the people. Since Malaysia has set a target to achieve the ranking of 1/3 of the top in the international tests of TIMSS and PISA, initiatives have been taken to promote higher-order thinking skills among the students. The i-Think map is chosen as a visual tool in helping the teachers to achieve the target. It is expected that the tool will directly help the teachers to deliver knowledge and guide the students to organize their concept or ideas in a systematic manner. It will boost the students’ higher-order thinking skills indirectly
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