A scoping review on implementation of i-think maps and its effects on higher order thinking skills in Malaysian schools

Hamzah, Lina Mursyidah and Wan Yusoff, Wan Mazwati (2021) A scoping review on implementation of i-think maps and its effects on higher order thinking skills in Malaysian schools. Asian Journal of University Education (AJUE), 17 (2). pp. 169-182. ISSN 1823-7797 E-ISSN 2600-9749

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Abstract

Malaysian schools have been implementing i-Think program as a means to develop higher order thinking skills among primary and secondary school students since 2013. Thus, there is a need to assess the implementation of the i-Think program since it was made compulsory almost seven years ago. This paper reports a scoping review of research activities conducted on the implementation of the i-Think program in Malaysian schools to synthesize studies on the implementation of the i-Think program in the classrooms; teachers' and students’ acceptance of the program; examine its impact on HOTS and students’ achievement; and to identify and disseminate the gaps in the works of literature. Forty articles were reviewed and the results indicated that the data on how i-Think programs were implemented in classrooms were so small that no definite conclusions could be made. Results on both students' and teachers’ levels of knowledge on i-Think maps were mixed. Majority of studies showed that i-Think maps significantly enhanced students’ achievement. However, no study measured the impact of i-Think on HOTS despite researchers' claim that i-Think maps had stimulated students’ HOTS. Thus, future studies should focus on showing correlation between i-Think and HOTS by using a validated measurement scale to assess students’ HOTS, development of valid and reliable measurement scale to gather a large pool of data to illustrate more comprehensively the status of i-Think implementation in schools throughout Malaysia, support systems provided to teachers at school and district level, and identifying barriers that hinders teachers from implementing i-Think program.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	HOTS, i-Think Maps, Malaysian schools, Scoping review
Subjects:	L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB1025 Teaching (principles and practices) L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2361 Curriculum
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences > Department of General Studies
Depositing User:	Dr. Wan Mazwati Wan Yusoff
Date Deposited:	08 Jun 2021 15:28
Last Modified:	08 Jun 2021 15:28
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/90116

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