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The perceptions on group work among Malaysian pre-university gifted students

Gifted students have intense motivation to explore ideas and difficult problems in detail and in depth, and if they have also confidence and good communication skills, gifted students will become the most valuable asset to the community. Other than that, communication skills are essential for the st...

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Main Authors: Faieza Samat,, Normahirah Nek Abd Rahman,
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2019
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/19916/1/33485-104377-1-SM.pdf
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spelling my-ukm.journal.199162022-09-28T15:32:15Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/19916/ The perceptions on group work among Malaysian pre-university gifted students Faieza Samat, Normahirah Nek Abd Rahman, Gifted students have intense motivation to explore ideas and difficult problems in detail and in depth, and if they have also confidence and good communication skills, gifted students will become the most valuable asset to the community. Other than that, communication skills are essential for the students to interact effectively with other students with diverse cognitive ability during their pursuit to higher education. Thus, this paper investigates the perception of pair or group work among a group of Malaysian pre-university gifted students in Vector Calculus course. Instrument used in this study is an open-ended questionnaire. Results show that most students view Vector Calculus as a hard course. They perceive group work as good and helpful other than it affects the way they learn. On the other hand, some students have negative view on group work indicating the giftedness quality among them. Thus, it is suggested for educators to carefully employ grouping strategies to cater Malaysian pre-university gifted students especially in a hard course. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2019 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/19916/1/33485-104377-1-SM.pdf Faieza Samat, and Normahirah Nek Abd Rahman, (2019) The perceptions on group work among Malaysian pre-university gifted students. e-BANGI: Jurnal Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, 16 (5). pp. 1-7. ISSN 1823-884x https://ejournal.ukm.my/ebangi/issue/view/1197
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description Gifted students have intense motivation to explore ideas and difficult problems in detail and in depth, and if they have also confidence and good communication skills, gifted students will become the most valuable asset to the community. Other than that, communication skills are essential for the students to interact effectively with other students with diverse cognitive ability during their pursuit to higher education. Thus, this paper investigates the perception of pair or group work among a group of Malaysian pre-university gifted students in Vector Calculus course. Instrument used in this study is an open-ended questionnaire. Results show that most students view Vector Calculus as a hard course. They perceive group work as good and helpful other than it affects the way they learn. On the other hand, some students have negative view on group work indicating the giftedness quality among them. Thus, it is suggested for educators to carefully employ grouping strategies to cater Malaysian pre-university gifted students especially in a hard course.
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author Faieza Samat,
Normahirah Nek Abd Rahman,
spellingShingle Faieza Samat,
Normahirah Nek Abd Rahman,
The perceptions on group work among Malaysian pre-university gifted students
author_facet Faieza Samat,
Normahirah Nek Abd Rahman,
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title The perceptions on group work among Malaysian pre-university gifted students
title_short The perceptions on group work among Malaysian pre-university gifted students
title_full The perceptions on group work among Malaysian pre-university gifted students
title_fullStr The perceptions on group work among Malaysian pre-university gifted students
title_full_unstemmed The perceptions on group work among Malaysian pre-university gifted students
title_sort perceptions on group work among malaysian pre-university gifted students
publisher Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2019
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/19916/1/33485-104377-1-SM.pdf
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