sharing education

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Redesigning Pedagogy International Conference Education for Future:
Creativity, Innovation, Values
(RPIC2017)
DAY 2: Thursday, 1 June 2017
1615 – 1715 hrs
Workshop: Tinkering Science in STEM Education
Noor Isham SANIF
NIE2-01-TR211. WOR017

2. INTRODUCTION
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FORMATION OF JOINT
MADRASAH SYSTEM 2007
Specialising in
primary
education
Offers Secondary-
level
Ukhrawi track
Offers Secondary-
level
Academic stream
Consolidation of Madrasah sector to achieve:
 greater efficiency in use of funds and resources
 higher synergy between madrasahs
 better educational pathways for students
 opportunity to improve the curriculum & qualifications

4. PSLE & Islamic Studies Placement Examinations
Y1-Y2Y5-Y6Y3-Y4
Primary Level Madrasah
Internal Assessment
Azhar 2.0
Al-Azhar & Other Islamic Universities Local & Overseas Universities
JC/Poly/ITE
Academic
(Normal
Academic)
GCE N(A) Level
+ IB Curriculum @ Y5 & Y6
Pathways
Academic
(Express)
GCE ‘O’ Level
Azhar 2.0
GCE ‘O’ Levels
Aliah (Pre-U) exams
Azhar
2.0+
IB & Aliah
Exams
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Research about
TINKERING IN STEM
EDUCATION
Engagement active participation, which might
include silent or still observation and reflection
Intentionality purposeful and evolving pursuit of an
idea or plan Innovation new Tinkering strategies
that emerge through growing understanding of
tools, materials, and phenomena Solidarity Sharing,
supporting, and pursuing shared purposes with
other learners or with artefacts they have left
behind.
Petrich & Wilkinson, 2013

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TINKERING STUDIO OR EXPLORATORIUM

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An Overview of Learning through
Making and Tinkering
• Making is about the active role construction plays in
learning. The maker has a product in mind when working
with tools and materials.
• Tinkering is a mindset – a playful way to approach and
solve problems through direct experience,
experimentation, and discovery.
• Engineering extracts principles from direct experience. It
builds a bridge between intuition and the formal aspects
of science by being able to better explain, measure, and
predict the world around us.

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Creativity and
divergent
thinking
Ingenuity,
inventiveness
and
innovativenessCommunication
and collaboration
Problem solving,
critical thinking
and strategic
thinking
Courage,
resilience
and taking
informed risks
TINKERING AS A TOOL FOR DEVELOPING 21ST CENTURY SKILLS

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California Tinkering Afterschool
AS AN AFTER SCHOOL OR CCA ACTIVITY
Global Tinkering Network

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LEARNING DIMENSIONS FRAMEWORK DEVELOPED BY THE TINKERING STUDIO
DESCRIPTORSENGAGEMENT
Spending time in Tinkering activities
Displaying motivation or investment through affect or behaviour
INITITIVE&
INTENTIONALITY
Setting one’s own goals
Seeking and responding to feedback
Persisting to achieve goals in the problem space*
Taking intellectual risks or showing intellectual courage
SOCIAL
SCAFFOLDING
Requesting or offering help in solving problems
Inspiring new ideas or approaches
Physically connecting to others’ works
DEVELOPMENTOF
UNDERSTANDING
Expressing a realization through affect or utterances
Offering explanation(s) for a strategy, tool or outcome
Applying knowledge
Striving to understand

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TOOLBOX & TOOL SET

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FACILITATION CARD: TINKERING GUIDE

13. “Making” Projects can Promote
Deep Learning
• The field of informal science
education has embraced “making”
and design activities as a powerful
approach to engaging learners.
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Having Fun and Learning
through Tinkering
It’s fooling around directly with phenomena with
tools and materials. It’s thinking with your hands
and learning through doing. It’s slowing down and
getting curious about the mechanics and mysteries
of everyday stuff around you. It’s whimsical,
enjoyable, fraught with dead ends, frustrating, and,
ultimately, about inquiry.
Wilkinson & Petrich, 2014

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TINKERING ACTIVITIES
CUTTING EDGE WEARABLES
EXAMPLE 1

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TINKERING ACTIVITIES
CRAFT BOT
EXAMPLE 2

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HANDS-ON ACTIVITY

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Reference
• Anzivino, L., & Wilkinson, K. (2012). Tinkering by design TBd:
Thoughtful design leads to breakthroughs in thinking. Hand to
Hand, the publication of the Association of Children’s
Museums.
• Partnership for 21st Century Learning. (2015). Partnership for
21st Century Learning Framework Definitions document.
• Petrich, M., & Wilkinson, K. (2013). It looks like fun but are they
learning? In M. Honey & D. E. Kanter (Eds.), Design, Make, Play:
Growing the Next Generation of STEM Innovators (pp. 50–70).
New York, NY: Routledge.
• Wilkinson, K., & Petrich, M. (2014). The Art of Tinkering: Meet
150 Makers Working at the Intersection of Art, Science &
Technology. San Francisco, CA: Weldon Owen.
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19. Thank You
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20. International Conference on Education, Psychology, and
Organizational Behavior (ICEPO 2017)
Osaka, Japan
8 August – 10 August 2017
MADRASAH IRSYAD ZUHRI AL-ISLAMIAH
Workshop: Tinkering Science in STEM Education
Noor Isham Sanif (Singapore)