Rohani Ahmad Tarmizi
Institute for Mathematics Research, INSPEM, Universiti Putra Malaysia Department of Science and Technical Education, Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia

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Collaborative and Cooperative Learning in Malaysian Mathematics Education Hossain, Md. Anowar; Tarmizi, Rohani Ahmad; Mohd Ayub, Ahmad Fauzi
Journal on Mathematics Education Vol 3, No 2 (2012)
Publisher : Department of Doctoral Program on Mathematics Education, Sriwijaya University

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.22342/jme.3.2.569.103-114

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Collaborative and cooperative learning studies are well recognized in Malaysian mathematics education research. Cooperative learning is used to serve various ability students taking into consideration of their level of understanding, learning styles, sociological backgrounds that develop students’ academic achievement and skills, and breeze the social harmony among students of different ethnic backgrounds. Besides academic achievement, process skills and values are required to extend the social harmony among students in today’s multiethnic schools. Therefore, teachers are expected to find the pedagogy that enables students to learn academic knowledge and professional skills to face the challenges in their everyday lives. The Malaysian scholars, based on the findings of their cooperative learning studies, emphasized the use of cooperative learning as an effective pedagogy with the aim to improve students’ mathematics achievement and communication skills. This paper describes the role of collaborative and cooperative learning to the development of students’ mathematics achievement along with their communication skills and with significant integration of values in Malaysian mathematics education.
UTILIZATION OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES IN MATHEMATICS LEARNING Saadati, Farzaneh; Tarmizi, Rohani Ahmad; Ayub, Ahmad Fauzi Mohd
Journal on Mathematics Education Vol 5, No 2 (2014)
Publisher : Department of Doctoral Program on Mathematics Education, Sriwijaya University

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (101.881 KB) | DOI: 10.22342/jme.5.2.1498.138-147

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Attention to integrate technology in teaching and learning has provided a major transformation in the landscape of education. Therefore, many innovations in teaching and learning have been technology-driven. The study attempted to examine what is engineering students’ perception regarding the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in mathematics learning as well as investigate their opinion about how ICT can be integrated to improve teaching and learning processes. The subjects were Iranian engineering students from two universities. The finding showed they are fully aware of importance of ICT in teaching and learning mathematics. Whilst, they were feeling comfortable and confident with technology, they do not have more experience of using technology in mathematics classes before. The findings supported the other studies, which indicated the potentials of ICT to facilitate students’ learning, improve teaching, and enhance institutional administration as established in the literature.Keywords: Technology, Mathematics Learning, Facebook, Attitude Toward ICT DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.22342/jme.5.2.1498.138-147
Construct Validity Examination of Life Skills for Primary School Students in Iran Ghombavani, Fatemeh Parasteh; Alwi, Nor Hayati; Ghadi, Ibrahim; Tarmizi, Rohani Ahmad
Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 3 No. 11 (2012): November 2012 - Special Issue
Publisher : Richtmann Publishing

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This study addressed the issue of assessing the psychology properties of the construct validity for the life skillsinstrument. The life skills instrument consists of 31 Likert-type items measuring ten skills in five areas, namely self-awarenessand empathy, interpersonal relationship and communication, creative thinking and critical thinking, decision-making and problemsolving, coping with stress and emotion. The study involves 215 primary school students in Iran. The findings showed that theLife skills have satisfactory construct validity with five factors extracted and confirmed by confirmatory factor analyses. TheCronbach’s alpha values are supported construct validity, which the results indicates high validity and reliability for theinstrument to measure life skills.