The relationship between the command of scientific knowledge and language with high order thinking skills among students

This research aims at studying the level of relationship between the command of scientific knowledge and language with the high order thinking skills among students. A total of 180 Form 2 students from secondary schools in Skudai was engaged as the samples for this study. The method used in this stu...

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Main Authors: Mohd. Rafi, I. B., Ibrahim, N. H., Surif, J., Ali, M., Mokhtar, M., Jamaluddin, R.
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spelling my.utm.768282018-04-30T14:14:53Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/76828/ The relationship between the command of scientific knowledge and language with high order thinking skills among students Mohd. Rafi, I. B. Ibrahim, N. H. Surif, J. Ali, M. Mokhtar, M. Jamaluddin, R. LB2300 Higher Education This research aims at studying the level of relationship between the command of scientific knowledge and language with the high order thinking skills among students. A total of 180 Form 2 students from secondary schools in Skudai was engaged as the samples for this study. The method used in this study was a descriptive survey. The instrument used in this research is Test Set. Data obtained were analysed as descriptive analysis. The results showed that students achievements for the three aspects studied: knowledge, scientific language and thinking skills were of moderate level which was pass and made the minimum proficiency level. The results also showed that scientific knowledge and language have positive relation to the high order thinking skills among the students. The correlation value between the knowledge and thinking skills was high that is +0.70. Next, the correlation value was moderate between the scientific knowledge and language at +0.62. For the correlation value was moderate between the scientific language and high order thinking skills, that is +0.53. Based on the results of this study, a few suggestions were submitted to assist the schools to identify their students understanding in science and also on the improvement for future research. Serials Publications 2017 Article PeerReviewed Mohd. Rafi, I. B. and Ibrahim, N. H. and Surif, J. and Ali, M. and Mokhtar, M. and Jamaluddin, R. (2017) The relationship between the command of scientific knowledge and language with high order thinking skills among students. Man in India, 97 (13). pp. 93-104. ISSN 0025-1569 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85025473798&partnerID=40&md5=1cc6cdb6ed3cecd09b984285704bb90a
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Mohd. Rafi, I. B.
Ibrahim, N. H.
Surif, J.
Ali, M.
Mokhtar, M.
Jamaluddin, R.
The relationship between the command of scientific knowledge and language with high order thinking skills among students
description This research aims at studying the level of relationship between the command of scientific knowledge and language with the high order thinking skills among students. A total of 180 Form 2 students from secondary schools in Skudai was engaged as the samples for this study. The method used in this study was a descriptive survey. The instrument used in this research is Test Set. Data obtained were analysed as descriptive analysis. The results showed that students achievements for the three aspects studied: knowledge, scientific language and thinking skills were of moderate level which was pass and made the minimum proficiency level. The results also showed that scientific knowledge and language have positive relation to the high order thinking skills among the students. The correlation value between the knowledge and thinking skills was high that is +0.70. Next, the correlation value was moderate between the scientific knowledge and language at +0.62. For the correlation value was moderate between the scientific language and high order thinking skills, that is +0.53. Based on the results of this study, a few suggestions were submitted to assist the schools to identify their students understanding in science and also on the improvement for future research.
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author Mohd. Rafi, I. B.
Ibrahim, N. H.
Surif, J.
Ali, M.
Mokhtar, M.
Jamaluddin, R.
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Ibrahim, N. H.
Surif, J.
Ali, M.
Mokhtar, M.
Jamaluddin, R.
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title The relationship between the command of scientific knowledge and language with high order thinking skills among students
title_short The relationship between the command of scientific knowledge and language with high order thinking skills among students
title_full The relationship between the command of scientific knowledge and language with high order thinking skills among students
title_fullStr The relationship between the command of scientific knowledge and language with high order thinking skills among students
title_full_unstemmed The relationship between the command of scientific knowledge and language with high order thinking skills among students
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