The Implementation of Higher Order Thinking Skills for Teaching and Learning

Logeswari Arumugam M. Pillay*, Charanjit Kaur Swaran Singh, Raja Nor Safinas Raja Harun and Tarsame Singh Masa Singh
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Logeswari Arumugam M. Pillay*: Policy and Research Sector, Curriculum Development Division, Ministry of Education Malaysia, Wilayah Persekutuan Putrajaya, Malaysia
Charanjit Kaur Swaran Singh: English Language and Literature Department, Faculty of Communication and Languages, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Malaysia
Raja Nor Safinas Raja Harun: English Language and Literature Department, Faculty of Communication and Languages, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Malaysia
Tarsame Singh Masa Singh: English Unit, Language Department, Institute of Teacher Education, Tuanku Bainun Campus, Bukit Mertajam, Penang, Malaysia

The Journal of Social Sciences Research, 2018, 668-675 Special Issue: 5

Abstract: This paper reviews the implementation of higher order thinking skills for teaching and learning in Malaysia. Several recent studies have found that there are issues with the implementation of higher order thinking skills from aspects such as lack of knowledge on the educators’ part, inadequate understanding of the strategies to inculcate HOTs amongst teachers, insufficient materials and references to teach HOTs and improper environmental settings to instil the learning of HOTs in the education classrooms. Teachers lack the appropriate pedagogical knowledge to teach HOT (Fisher, 1999; Zohar, 1999; Zohar and Schwartzer, 2005). This paper analyses further the implementation of higher order thinking skills for the teaching and learning of HOTs which is of paramount importance in order to address these rife matters.

Keywords: Higher order thinking skills; Teachers? knowledge; Implementation; Teaching and learning. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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