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Infusion of thinking skills in English language instructional development at tertiary level

The inclusion of thinking skills in a subject is considered necessary to ensure that students develop their thinking and possess greater control of their learning. To determine if the infusion of thinking skills is present in a subject, an evaluation of the subject from the planning to the assessmen...

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Main Authors: Syed Aziz Baftim, Sharifah Sheha, Mustapha, Ghazali
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Language:English
Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2010
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40644/1/11%20Pg%2065-85.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.406442015-10-08T01:47:50Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40644/ Infusion of thinking skills in English language instructional development at tertiary level Syed Aziz Baftim, Sharifah Sheha Mustapha, Ghazali The inclusion of thinking skills in a subject is considered necessary to ensure that students develop their thinking and possess greater control of their learning. To determine if the infusion of thinking skills is present in a subject, an evaluation of the subject from the planning to the assessment stage needs to be carried out. This study aims to evaluate the level of emphasis in the infusion of thinking skills in English language instruction in a Diploma Science program in a higher institution in Malaysia. A comprehensive study was carried out on the major stages of the instructional development based on Chen’s Taxonomy of Program Evaluation (2005). Specific data from documents was collected and analyzed, after the data was categorized according to the level of thinking skills listed in the Cognitive-Affective Taxonomy (Ghazali Mustapha, 1998) and the Mental Operation Questions (Moore, 1995). The three stages of the instructional development were then tied up to determine if they complement each other in the infusion of thinking skills. The quality of instruction provided will contribute to the success of the whole program, enabling students to possess equal opportunity to explore knowledge in depth and allowing them to apply it more effectively in the real world. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2010-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40644/1/11%20Pg%2065-85.pdf Syed Aziz Baftim, Sharifah Sheha and Mustapha, Ghazali (2010) Infusion of thinking skills in English language instructional development at tertiary level. Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities, 18 (S). pp. 65-85. ISSN 0128-7702; ESSN: 2231-8534 http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JSSH%20Vol.%2018%20%28S%29%20Dec.%202010/11%20Pg%2065-85.pdf
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description The inclusion of thinking skills in a subject is considered necessary to ensure that students develop their thinking and possess greater control of their learning. To determine if the infusion of thinking skills is present in a subject, an evaluation of the subject from the planning to the assessment stage needs to be carried out. This study aims to evaluate the level of emphasis in the infusion of thinking skills in English language instruction in a Diploma Science program in a higher institution in Malaysia. A comprehensive study was carried out on the major stages of the instructional development based on Chen’s Taxonomy of Program Evaluation (2005). Specific data from documents was collected and analyzed, after the data was categorized according to the level of thinking skills listed in the Cognitive-Affective Taxonomy (Ghazali Mustapha, 1998) and the Mental Operation Questions (Moore, 1995). The three stages of the instructional development were then tied up to determine if they complement each other in the infusion of thinking skills. The quality of instruction provided will contribute to the success of the whole program, enabling students to possess equal opportunity to explore knowledge in depth and allowing them to apply it more effectively in the real world.
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author Syed Aziz Baftim, Sharifah Sheha
Mustapha, Ghazali
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Infusion of thinking skills in English language instructional development at tertiary level
author_facet Syed Aziz Baftim, Sharifah Sheha
Mustapha, Ghazali
author_sort Syed Aziz Baftim, Sharifah Sheha
title Infusion of thinking skills in English language instructional development at tertiary level
title_short Infusion of thinking skills in English language instructional development at tertiary level
title_full Infusion of thinking skills in English language instructional development at tertiary level
title_fullStr Infusion of thinking skills in English language instructional development at tertiary level
title_full_unstemmed Infusion of thinking skills in English language instructional development at tertiary level
title_sort infusion of thinking skills in english language instructional development at tertiary level
publisher Universiti Putra Malaysia Press
publishDate 2010
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/40644/1/11%20Pg%2065-85.pdf
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