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The teaching of higher-order thinking skills in English language classrooms: Where are we?

This case study was carried out to investigate teachers' knowledge, belief and attitude towards the implementation of the teaching of higher-order thinking skills in Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Pokok Pinang (not the school's real name). Besides that, it also seeks to examine teachers'...

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Main Author: Rosmawati, Jaafar
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Published: 2009
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LB Theory and practice of education
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spelling my.uum.etd.48202023-01-26T00:23:41Z https://etd.uum.edu.my/4820/ The teaching of higher-order thinking skills in English language classrooms: Where are we? Rosmawati, Jaafar LB Theory and practice of education This case study was carried out to investigate teachers' knowledge, belief and attitude towards the implementation of the teaching of higher-order thinking skills in Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Pokok Pinang (not the school's real name). Besides that, it also seeks to examine teachers' classroom practices to see whether attempts were made to promote thinking skill among the students. Data was collected through observations, interviews and document analysis. Findings revealed that there were efforts made to infuse thinking skills in the English Language classrooms. However, due to limited pedagogical content knowledge, most of the time teaching strategies that promote thinking skills were underutilized. In addition, the implementation of thinking skills in the classroom requires that teachers posses the right attitude and beliefs towards those skills 2009 Thesis NonPeerReviewed text en https://etd.uum.edu.my/4820/1/s86962.pdf text en https://etd.uum.edu.my/4820/2/s86962_abstract.pdf Rosmawati, Jaafar (2009) The teaching of higher-order thinking skills in English language classrooms: Where are we? Masters thesis, Universiti Utara Malaysia. http://lintas.uum.edu.my:8080/elmu/index.jsp?module=webopac-l&action=fullDisplayRetriever.jsp&szMaterialNo=0000803822
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The teaching of higher-order thinking skills in English language classrooms: Where are we?
description This case study was carried out to investigate teachers' knowledge, belief and attitude towards the implementation of the teaching of higher-order thinking skills in Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Pokok Pinang (not the school's real name). Besides that, it also seeks to examine teachers' classroom practices to see whether attempts were made to promote thinking skill among the students. Data was collected through observations, interviews and document analysis. Findings revealed that there were efforts made to infuse thinking skills in the English Language classrooms. However, due to limited pedagogical content knowledge, most of the time teaching strategies that promote thinking skills were underutilized. In addition, the implementation of thinking skills in the classroom requires that teachers posses the right attitude and beliefs towards those skills
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title The teaching of higher-order thinking skills in English language classrooms: Where are we?
title_short The teaching of higher-order thinking skills in English language classrooms: Where are we?
title_full The teaching of higher-order thinking skills in English language classrooms: Where are we?
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