This is the slide presentation our group had come out after a few interviews with the experienced teachers in school.

1. Challenges in
teaching and
learning thinking
skills in 21st
century learning

2. "By using more visual media, students will process information
better," she said. "However, most visual media are real-time media
that do not allow time for reflection, analysis or imagination — those
do not get developed by real-time media such as television or video
games. - (2009)
The ability to multitask and use technology is highly beneficial in
certain fields, including medicine, business, and flying aircraft. –
Greenfield, Greengard (2009)
LITERATURE REVIEW

3. ➢Google Forms
Online Interview through email
Face to face interview
METHODOLOGY

4. RESPONDENT 1
Puan Zarina
Teaches History for 21
years
RESPONDENT 2
Puan Che Nazian
Teaches Chemistry for 22
years
RESPONDENTS (TEACHERS)

5. Range of age : 16 – 18 years old
Regular school and boarding school
RESPONDENTS (STUDENTS)

6. Definition of HOTS?
Thinking that takes place in the
higher-levels of the hierarchy of
cognitive processing.
(Bloom Taxonomy)
INTRODUCTION

7. Students Teachers
Identify the challenges faced by students in
learning thinking skills
Identify challenges faced by teachers in
teaching thinking skills
Identify the students’ level of
understanding on HOTS
Identify the teachers’ understanding
towards the importance of teaching
thinking skills to the students
Describe the students perceptions towards
21st century learning (smart-phones)
Elicit the teachers’ perceptions on the need
of 21st
century learning and the disciplinary
issues could rise from it
OBJECTIVES

8. Students
Challenges faced by
students in learning
thinking skills
Understanding on HOTS
Perceptions towards 21st
century learning

9. These are among the answers given by our respondents :-
Time consuming
Lack of general knowledge
Lack of practices
Unfamiliar with higher order thinking skills
CHALLENGES FACED BY STUDENTS IN
LEARNING THINKING SKILLS

11. UNDERSTANDING ON HIGH ORDER THINKING
SKILL (HOTS)
Out of 12 students, 9
students managed to give
acceptable answers, which
were related to the main
concept of thinking skills
This shows that, there are
still those who need to be
exposed more to HOTS.

12. PERCEPTIONS TOWARDS HOTS’ QUESTIONS
Most of the students
are aware of the self
preparation that they
have to go through, in
order to answer HOTS
question, accurately.

13. 9 students out of 12,
have positive
perceptions towards
implementing HOTS in
classroom learning
They mostly think that
due to the effort of
thinking during lessons,
students are able to
enhance their creative
and critical thinking
skills.

14. Teachers
Challenges faced by
teachers in teaching
thinking skills
Understanding towards
the importance of teaching
thinking skills to the
students
Perceptions on the need of
21st
century learning and
the disciplinary issues that
could rise from it

15. CHALLENGES FACED BY TEACHERS IN
TEACHING THINKING SKILLS
Respondent 1
Students has different level of thinking skills
Need to be conducted in group for better learning as discussion occurs
Respondent 2
Hard to teach weaker students
Need to aid weaker students with extra guidelines in order to help them go beyond
Constrained by the same limit of time while teaching
- Difficult to divide a forty minute lesson into activities and another special slot only
dedicated to HOTS
More time also required in order to let students sharpen their thinking skills

16. IMPORTANCE OF TEACHING THINKING
SKILLS TO THE STUDENTS
Respondent 1
Could enhance students way of thinking, so that they will be able to adapt more
matured, logical and creative thoughts in relation to solving the issues asked.
Able to put themselves inside the situation, predict the most relevant actions that they
are able to come up with
As a medium for the students to practice their visionary ways of thinking
Students will be able to relate it with their own life by comparing their past, in order to
predict suitable action for their future

17. IMPORTANCE OF TEACHING THINKING
SKILLS TO THE STUDENTS
Respondent 2
Trains the student to think out of the box
Helps them to experiment with concepts and teaches them that they can learn from
mistakes
Able to analyze situations critically and respond with creative solution in mind
To avoid talents and potential of these students go to waste

18. 21ST
CENTURY
LEARNING
(Smartphones at
School)

19. There are divided opinions on bringing
smartphones to school. Our society is torn
between the need of 21st
century learning
and addressing this ongoing disciplinary
issues due to misuse.
USAGE OF SMARTPHONES IN 21ST
CENTURY
LEARNING

20. STUDENTS
They agree upon bringing
smart-phones to school
because they think technology
helps them to learn and
interact better in the classroom.
TEACHERS
Both respondents do agree on
this issue since they believe
that smart-phones could help
students to embark on self
learning experience.
However, they question its
necessity of it in nurturing
HOTS among students
OPINIONS ON BRINGING SMARTPHONES TO
SCHOOL (NEEDS VS DISCIPLINE)

21. STUDENTS
Mentality of the students
Moral dilemma of students
Attention span in classroom
TEACHERS
◼ Places extra burden
for teachers (to
control and to teach)
◼ Plagiarism
◼ Attention span in
classroom
CHALLENGES (NEEDS VS DISCIPLINE)

22. “Thus, in order to teach HOTS, the teachers must
first know the core of HOTS itself and when it
comes to 21st
century learning, try to make a
win-win situation for both parties where both
teachers and students can gain benefits from the
usage of smart-phones”
Thank You