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Teaching Thinking Skills in Teacher Education Nur Qistina, Christina Andin @; Ambotang, Abdul Said; Mosin, Musirin
EDUCARE Vol 8, No 1 (2015)
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ABSTRACT: The thinking skills policy in Malaysia is motivated by the aspiration of the 2020 Vision that was published in 1991. The vision states explicitly that Malaysia will become a fully developed nation by the year 2020. So, teaching the thinking skills has also been given a high priority in educational policy. However, many teachers are ill-equipped with the ability to teach thinking skills. Therefore, as the producer of current and future teacher, teacher education programme should emphasize thinking skills teaching. This study aimed at identifying the extent to which teacher educators provide an exemplary practice of thinking skills teaching to student teachers. Specifically, this study investigates whether teacher educators provide the opportunity to student teachers to engage in teaching and learning that emphasized the integration of thinking skills. This study was conducted at one teacher education programme in Malaysia. All final year student teacher (60) were selected as the samples. A set of questionnaire used as an instrument. Data were analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Science and the findings were reported in the form of frequency and percentage. The findings indicate the lack integration of various forms of thinking skills in teaching and learning activities. The traditional approach of a one-way communication technique was more dominant compare to the teaching technique that promotes thinking skills. Hence, this study has several practical implications for teacher education programme for producing future teachers with the ability to implement thinking skills policy in schools. KEY WORDS: Thinking skills, educational policy, teacher education, teacher educator, student-teacher, teaching and learning activities, and ability to implement thinking skills policy.    About the Authors: Christina Andin @ Nur Qistina, Abdul Said Ambotang and Musirin Mosin are the Lecturers at the Faculty of Psychology and Education UMS (Malaysia University of Sabah), 88400 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. For academic interests, the authors can be contacted via their e-mails at: christina@ums.edu.my, said@ums.edu.my, and m_musirin@yahoo.comHow to cite this article? Nur Qistina, Christina Andin @, Abdul Said Ambotang & Musirin Mosin. (2015). “Teaching Thinking Skills in Teacher Education” in EDUCARE: International Journal for Educational Studies, Vol.8(1) August, pp.31-44. Bandung, Indonesia: Minda Masagi Press and UMP Purwokerto, ISSN 1979-7877. Chronicle of the article: Accepted (May 14, 2015); Revised (June 29, 2015); and Published (August 25, 2015).
Principals’ Leadership Style and Stress with Teacher’s Intention of Leaving the Teaching Profession Din, Anuar; Alipin, Sabdin Hussin; Ambotang, Abdul Said
EDUCARE Vol 7, No 1 (2014)
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ABSTRACT: The principal plays an important entity in the schools success. In order to produce an excellent school, the principal must pay attention to good working conditions for teachers. Factors of the principal’s school management and leadership greatly affects aspects of teachers satisfaction and their comfort in handling their jobs as a teacher in the school. This study aims to investigate the leadership style and stress among teachers with the intention of leaving the teaching profession. A total of 165 respondents were involved in this study. This study is a survey using quantitative methods. The questionnaire used in this study. Data were analyzed by computer software Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20.0 using t-test, one way ANOVA, and Pearson correlation analysis; and the data obtained are described through descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. The results showed a significant relationship (r = .195, p < 0.05) between the style of leadership with the intention of leaving the teaching profession. The results also showed a significant correlation (r = .293, p < 0.01) between teacher stress with the intention to leave the teaching profession among teachers. In addition, the study also showed that the intention to leave the teaching profession based on demographic factors of gender, age, education level, job category, and length of service among teachers is simple. At the end of the discussion, the researchers expressed some implications of the study and further research recommendations.KEY WORDS: Leadership style, stress, intention of leaving the teaching profession, the role of teacher in Malaysia, and demographic factors.    About the Authors: Dr. Anuar Din is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Education and Social Development UMS (Malaysia University of Sabah), 88400 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia; Sabdin Hussin Alipin is a Teacher at Sabah Education Department, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia and Graduate Master of Education (Education Management) from UMS; and Dr. Abdul Said Ambotang is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Education and Social Development UMS in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. The authors can be contacted via e-mails address at: anudin@ums.edu.my, sabdyn_81@yahoo.com, and said@ums.edu.myHow to cite this article? Din, Anuar, Sabdin Hussin Alipin & Abdul Said Ambotang. (2014). “Principals’ Leadership Style and Stress with Teacher’s Intention of Leaving the Teaching Profession” in EDUCARE: International Journal for Educational Studies, Vol.7(1) August, pp.27-42. Bandung, Indonesia: Minda Masagi Press and UMP Purwokerto, ISSN 1979-7877. Chronicle of the article: Accepted (March 20, 2014); Revised (May 30, 2014); and Published (August 17, 2014).
Co-Authors Alipin, Sabdin Hussin Din, Anuar Mosin, Musirin Nur Qistina, Christina Andin @