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Soft skills through thinking intelligence to increase employability graduates

Background: Based on empirical studies and quantitative analysis, this paper aims to explore the effectiveness of interactive modules based on thinking intelligence.This module applies triarchic theory.Objective: The purpose of this interactive module is to improve intelligence thinking scores su...

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Main Authors: Azid @ Aziz, Nurulwahida, Makhsin, Mardzelah, Mokhtar, Ahmad Azman
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spelling my.uum.repo.169142020-11-11T08:12:18Z http://repo.uum.edu.my/16914/ Soft skills through thinking intelligence to increase employability graduates Azid @ Aziz, Nurulwahida Makhsin, Mardzelah Mokhtar, Ahmad Azman LB2300 Higher Education Background: Based on empirical studies and quantitative analysis, this paper aims to explore the effectiveness of interactive modules based on thinking intelligence.This module applies triarchic theory.Objective: The purpose of this interactive module is to improve intelligence thinking scores such as analytical thinking, creative thinking and practical thinking among undergraduate education program at Universiti Utara Malaysia.MANOVA test design for repeated measurement applied in the study.A total of 70 student’s education program at Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) randomly selected from the entire student population education program in UUM.All respondents are the future teachers who are currently enrolled undergraduate education.Result: Univariate test result show that there is a significant independent variables pre-post-test of three independent variables, namely analytical thinking intelligence [F(1,69)=62.829,p,.05), creative thinking [F(1,69)=40.380,p<.05] and practical thinking [F(1,69)=27.551,p<.05].This means that significantly, interactive modules of triarchic thinking intelligence effective to increase analytical, practical and creative thinking intelligence respondents. Conclusion: Development of interactive modules that contain multimedia element such as video, audio, graphics, text and animation proved effective in encourages problem-solving activities.Learning thinking intelligence through the problem-solving activities stimulate analytical thinking, creative and practical th rough discussion, clarification of ideas, and evaluation of the ideas of others.However, teaching methods through interactive modules are effective in encouraging finding of factual knowledge. This study provides positive implications for the students soft skill development as a preparation in the workplace and reform the effective of teaching methods in term of learns thinking intelligence in Public Higher Education Institutions in Malaysia. INSInet Publications 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://repo.uum.edu.my/16914/1/3.pdf Azid @ Aziz, Nurulwahida and Makhsin, Mardzelah and Mokhtar, Ahmad Azman (2015) Soft skills through thinking intelligence to increase employability graduates. Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 9 (13(S)). pp. 12-18. ISSN 1991-8178 http://www.ajbasweb.com/old/Ajbas_Special-IPN%20Hatyai_2015.html
institution Universiti Utara Malaysia
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Azid @ Aziz, Nurulwahida
Makhsin, Mardzelah
Mokhtar, Ahmad Azman
Soft skills through thinking intelligence to increase employability graduates
description Background: Based on empirical studies and quantitative analysis, this paper aims to explore the effectiveness of interactive modules based on thinking intelligence.This module applies triarchic theory.Objective: The purpose of this interactive module is to improve intelligence thinking scores such as analytical thinking, creative thinking and practical thinking among undergraduate education program at Universiti Utara Malaysia.MANOVA test design for repeated measurement applied in the study.A total of 70 student’s education program at Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) randomly selected from the entire student population education program in UUM.All respondents are the future teachers who are currently enrolled undergraduate education.Result: Univariate test result show that there is a significant independent variables pre-post-test of three independent variables, namely analytical thinking intelligence [F(1,69)=62.829,p,.05), creative thinking [F(1,69)=40.380,p<.05] and practical thinking [F(1,69)=27.551,p<.05].This means that significantly, interactive modules of triarchic thinking intelligence effective to increase analytical, practical and creative thinking intelligence respondents. Conclusion: Development of interactive modules that contain multimedia element such as video, audio, graphics, text and animation proved effective in encourages problem-solving activities.Learning thinking intelligence through the problem-solving activities stimulate analytical thinking, creative and practical th rough discussion, clarification of ideas, and evaluation of the ideas of others.However, teaching methods through interactive modules are effective in encouraging finding of factual knowledge. This study provides positive implications for the students soft skill development as a preparation in the workplace and reform the effective of teaching methods in term of learns thinking intelligence in Public Higher Education Institutions in Malaysia.
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author Azid @ Aziz, Nurulwahida
Makhsin, Mardzelah
Mokhtar, Ahmad Azman
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Makhsin, Mardzelah
Mokhtar, Ahmad Azman
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title Soft skills through thinking intelligence to increase employability graduates
title_short Soft skills through thinking intelligence to increase employability graduates
title_full Soft skills through thinking intelligence to increase employability graduates
title_fullStr Soft skills through thinking intelligence to increase employability graduates
title_full_unstemmed Soft skills through thinking intelligence to increase employability graduates
title_sort soft skills through thinking intelligence to increase employability graduates
publisher INSInet Publications
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