Malaysian vernacular school teachers' opinion in using language of thinking in teaching Science to young learners in primary 1

Teaching the language of thinking is a subject that had gained much popularity as it concerns our future generation. This research reports preliminary reports on the investigation on school teachers’ opinions in using the language of thinking to help young learners (Primary 1) in understanding teach...

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Main Authors: Hoo, Li Shiong, Ali, Nornabilah, Ramanathan, Vaitheswary, Subarhinam, Thurka Devi, Ma'rof, Aini Marina
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2016
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/60185/1/53-35.pdf
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author Hoo, Li Shiong
Ali, Nornabilah
Ramanathan, Vaitheswary
Subarhinam, Thurka Devi
Ma'rof, Aini Marina
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Ramanathan, Vaitheswary
Subarhinam, Thurka Devi
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description Teaching the language of thinking is a subject that had gained much popularity as it concerns our future generation. This research reports preliminary reports on the investigation on school teachers’ opinions in using the language of thinking to help young learners (Primary 1) in understanding teaching materials better. In this research, the concentration is on one specific group of teachers – Primary 1 Science teachers in Malaysia. Individual interviews of five Primary 1 Science school teachers from five different schools we conducted. The interviews tarted out in gathering information about awareness of the concept of ‘language of thinking.’ It was followed by simple explanation of the language of thinking. Interviewees were then asked if they think incorporating the language of thinking in their teaching could help their students in understanding the materials better. The results of the interview showed a zero score in the awareness of the concept ‘language of thinking.’ They all unanimously agreed that incorporating the language of teaching would help their learners in achieving better understanding of their teaching.
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spelling upm.eprints-601852018-05-18T00:46:41Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/60185/ Malaysian vernacular school teachers' opinion in using language of thinking in teaching Science to young learners in primary 1 Hoo, Li Shiong Ali, Nornabilah Ramanathan, Vaitheswary Subarhinam, Thurka Devi Ma'rof, Aini Marina Teaching the language of thinking is a subject that had gained much popularity as it concerns our future generation. This research reports preliminary reports on the investigation on school teachers’ opinions in using the language of thinking to help young learners (Primary 1) in understanding teaching materials better. In this research, the concentration is on one specific group of teachers – Primary 1 Science teachers in Malaysia. Individual interviews of five Primary 1 Science school teachers from five different schools we conducted. The interviews tarted out in gathering information about awareness of the concept of ‘language of thinking.’ It was followed by simple explanation of the language of thinking. Interviewees were then asked if they think incorporating the language of thinking in their teaching could help their students in understanding the materials better. The results of the interview showed a zero score in the awareness of the concept ‘language of thinking.’ They all unanimously agreed that incorporating the language of teaching would help their learners in achieving better understanding of their teaching. Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2016 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/60185/1/53-35.pdf Hoo, Li Shiong and Ali, Nornabilah and Ramanathan, Vaitheswary and Subarhinam, Thurka Devi and Ma'rof, Aini Marina (2016) Malaysian vernacular school teachers' opinion in using language of thinking in teaching Science to young learners in primary 1. In: Graduate Research in Education (GREDuc) 2016 Seminar, 17 Dec. 2016, Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia. (pp. 294-298).
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Ali, Nornabilah
Ramanathan, Vaitheswary
Subarhinam, Thurka Devi
Ma'rof, Aini Marina
Malaysian vernacular school teachers' opinion in using language of thinking in teaching Science to young learners in primary 1
title Malaysian vernacular school teachers' opinion in using language of thinking in teaching Science to young learners in primary 1
title_full Malaysian vernacular school teachers' opinion in using language of thinking in teaching Science to young learners in primary 1
title_fullStr Malaysian vernacular school teachers' opinion in using language of thinking in teaching Science to young learners in primary 1
title_full_unstemmed Malaysian vernacular school teachers' opinion in using language of thinking in teaching Science to young learners in primary 1
title_short Malaysian vernacular school teachers' opinion in using language of thinking in teaching Science to young learners in primary 1
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