Analysing the cognitive abilities of form 5 students in learning Biology through hermeneutics pedagogic (IR)
The purpose of this study was to examine the Form 5 students' experiences using their cognitive abilities in learning Biology accordance with the Paper 1 (Objective), Paper 2 (Structured & Essay), and Paper 3 (Written Practical). This study employed Hermeneutics pedagogic method, i. e the m...
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| Format: | thesis |
| Language: | eng |
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2014
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| Online Access: | https://ir.upsi.edu.my/detailsg.php?det=698 |
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| Summary: | The purpose of this study was to examine the Form 5 students' experiences using their cognitive abilities in learning Biology accordance with the Paper 1 (Objective), Paper 2 (Structured & Essay), and Paper 3 (Written Practical). This study employed Hermeneutics pedagogic method, i. e the method that deals with text interpretation to understand the text. The distribution ofresearch questionnaires was employed randomly to 57 of Form 5 science stream students in 2 different schools in Taiping. The Hermeneutics pedagogic method was used in order to interpret the students' written texts on the students' cognitive abilities of learning Biology and categorized the cognitive abilities into a few main learning ways for the 3 papers. The findings of the study indicated that the main learning ways for acquire the knowledge ofBiologyfor Paper 1 (Objective), Paper 2 (Structured & Essay), and Paper 3 (Written Practical) were answering techniques, i. e. provide answer points based on marks allocated with explanation and examples of the points, exercises on SPM model questions, past year questions, trial questions, and spot questions, revision by referring to text books and reference books, initiatives in searching information in internet, newspapers, and educational website, and learning styles, i. e. visual type like to make colorful notes and mind maps, auditory type prefer to have discussion and listen attentively in class, and kinesthetic type love to write notes and draw diagrams. In short, the cognitive abilities had managed to enhance the students' effectiveness in learning Biology and at the same time helped the students to be more positive in acquiring knowledge oflearning Biology. |
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