Participants
The participants are 30 teachers from 5 primary and 5 secondary schools in Perak. 3 teachers
will be selected from each school. They are teachers who are leaching Bahasa Malaysia,
| English, Science, Mathematics and Geography. The students of the teachers will also be
involved in this study
| Methods of Enq
a) Observation: Observation will be carried out to answer research questions 2 and 3.
Observation will allow data to be gathered in an authentic environment. Researchers will be
non-participant observers who will observe classroom learning and also how teachers use
the prepared modules
b) Questionnaire: A set of questionnaire will be administered to seek answer for research
questions 1 and 2
¢) Semi-structured interviews: The interviews will assists in answoring research questions 1
and 2
Data Analysis
The quantitative data collected from the participants will be analyzed using SPSS 17.0 to
| obtain descriptive and inferential analysis. Data from the observations, semi-structured
interviews and documents will be transcribed, coded and grouped to form themes and sub-
themes with the Nvivo 7.0 software
Reliability and Validity
The reliability of the questionnaire will be checked by Spearman-Brown’s formula by using
Cronbach’s Alpha. The data from the different methods will also be triangulated
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Kepentingan Dan Faedah Penyelidikan
Terangkan tujuan kepentingan dan faedah cadangan penyelidikan ini kepada Universiti dan negara (tidak lebih
daripada 50 patah perkataan)
This will be the first OER on thinking skills for Malaysian teachers. The research will also develop thinking skills,
modules, teacher guidelines, and an online OER for teaching thinking skills. Teachers are also expected to
share their practices as a way to continuously upgrade their professional knowledge and skills in teaching