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Exploring demographic disparities in the mastery of higher-order thinking skills among primary school pupils

Today's pupils should cultivate higher-order thinking skills (HOTS) more than anything else. This study aims to assess the HOTS level among primary school pupils based on demographics and their differences. The population in this study included all Year 5 pupils at primary school in Malacca....

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Main Authors: Yee Mei Heong, Yee Mei Heong, Mahmad, Mohd Faisal, Tee Tze Kiong, Tee Tze Kiong, Kok Boon Ching, Kok Boon Ching, Azid, Nurulwahida, Nur Rahma Putra, Andika Bagus
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spelling my.uthm.eprints.119902025-01-21T07:01:08Z http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/11990/ Exploring demographic disparities in the mastery of higher-order thinking skills among primary school pupils Yee Mei Heong, Yee Mei Heong Mahmad, Mohd Faisal Tee Tze Kiong, Tee Tze Kiong Kok Boon Ching, Kok Boon Ching Azid, Nurulwahida Nur Rahma Putra, Andika Bagus T Technology (General) Today's pupils should cultivate higher-order thinking skills (HOTS) more than anything else. This study aims to assess the HOTS level among primary school pupils based on demographics and their differences. The population in this study included all Year 5 pupils at primary school in Malacca. Malaysia. A total of 73 pupils from a primary school in Malacca, Malaysia were selected as research samples. The SEA test (Synthesis, Evaluation and Analysis) was modified to collect research findings. Data were analyzed descriptively and inferentially using SPSS software and presented into mean, frequency, and percentage. The findings showed that most primary pupils have a very low level of HOTS based on gender and socioeconomics (SES). T-test analysis showed that there was no significant difference in the mean scores of HOTS level between male and female pupils. However, there was a significant difference in the mean scores of HOTS level based on SES. In conclusion, to support pupils' HOTS abilities, the HOTS instruction should cultivate reasoning and problem-solving techniques rather than procedural fluency. 2024-09-10 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/11990/1/Exploring%20demographic%20disparities%20in%20the%20mastery%20of%20higher-order%20thinking%20skills%20among%20primary%20school%20pupils.pdf Yee Mei Heong, Yee Mei Heong and Mahmad, Mohd Faisal and Tee Tze Kiong, Tee Tze Kiong and Kok Boon Ching, Kok Boon Ching and Azid, Nurulwahida and Nur Rahma Putra, Andika Bagus (2024) Exploring demographic disparities in the mastery of higher-order thinking skills among primary school pupils. In: 2024 9TH INTERNATIONAL STEM EDUCATION CONFERENCE (ISTEM-ED). https://doi.org/10.1109/iSTEM-Ed62750.2024.10663173
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Yee Mei Heong, Yee Mei Heong
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Kok Boon Ching, Kok Boon Ching
Azid, Nurulwahida
Nur Rahma Putra, Andika Bagus
Exploring demographic disparities in the mastery of higher-order thinking skills among primary school pupils
description Today's pupils should cultivate higher-order thinking skills (HOTS) more than anything else. This study aims to assess the HOTS level among primary school pupils based on demographics and their differences. The population in this study included all Year 5 pupils at primary school in Malacca. Malaysia. A total of 73 pupils from a primary school in Malacca, Malaysia were selected as research samples. The SEA test (Synthesis, Evaluation and Analysis) was modified to collect research findings. Data were analyzed descriptively and inferentially using SPSS software and presented into mean, frequency, and percentage. The findings showed that most primary pupils have a very low level of HOTS based on gender and socioeconomics (SES). T-test analysis showed that there was no significant difference in the mean scores of HOTS level between male and female pupils. However, there was a significant difference in the mean scores of HOTS level based on SES. In conclusion, to support pupils' HOTS abilities, the HOTS instruction should cultivate reasoning and problem-solving techniques rather than procedural fluency.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Yee Mei Heong, Yee Mei Heong
Mahmad, Mohd Faisal
Tee Tze Kiong, Tee Tze Kiong
Kok Boon Ching, Kok Boon Ching
Azid, Nurulwahida
Nur Rahma Putra, Andika Bagus
author_facet Yee Mei Heong, Yee Mei Heong
Mahmad, Mohd Faisal
Tee Tze Kiong, Tee Tze Kiong
Kok Boon Ching, Kok Boon Ching
Azid, Nurulwahida
Nur Rahma Putra, Andika Bagus
author_sort Yee Mei Heong, Yee Mei Heong
title Exploring demographic disparities in the mastery of higher-order thinking skills among primary school pupils
title_short Exploring demographic disparities in the mastery of higher-order thinking skills among primary school pupils
title_full Exploring demographic disparities in the mastery of higher-order thinking skills among primary school pupils
title_fullStr Exploring demographic disparities in the mastery of higher-order thinking skills among primary school pupils
title_full_unstemmed Exploring demographic disparities in the mastery of higher-order thinking skills among primary school pupils
title_sort exploring demographic disparities in the mastery of higher-order thinking skills among primary school pupils
publishDate 2024
url http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/11990/1/Exploring%20demographic%20disparities%20in%20the%20mastery%20of%20higher-order%20thinking%20skills%20among%20primary%20school%20pupils.pdf
http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/11990/
https://doi.org/10.1109/iSTEM-Ed62750.2024.10663173
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