Factors Related to Teachers' Perception of Problem Solving Skills Instruction

This study aimed to: (1) ascertain the Form Two Integrated Living Skills (ILS) teachers' perception of problem solving skills instruction; (2) determine the relationships between the teachers' perception of problem solving skills instruction and teacher-related variables; and (3) determ...

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Main Author:	Tan, Ka Yu
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English English
Published:	1996
Subjects:	Teachers - Perception - Problem solving - Case studies
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/8948/1/FPP_1996_9_A.pdf
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spelling	my-upm-ir.89482010-12-27T01:08:03Z Factors Related to Teachers' Perception of Problem Solving Skills Instruction 1996 Tan, Ka Yu This study aimed to: (1) ascertain the Form Two Integrated Living Skills (ILS) teachers' perception of problem solving skills instruction; (2) determine the relationships between the teachers' perception of problem solving skills instruction and teacher-related variables; and (3) determine the relationships between the teachers' perception of problem solving skills instruction and student-related variables. The teacher-related variables were demographic characteristics (i.e. gender, professional qualifications, teaching experience, in service courses attended and school location), and the teachers' perception of their own readiness for problem solving skills instruction. The student-related variables were the teachers' perception of student readiness for problem solving skills instruction, student mastery of the ILS contents and student intellectual capabilities. One hundred and fifty-five Form Two ILS secondary school teachers from the state of Negeri Sembilan served as respondents in the survey. A self administered questionnaire using a four-point Likert scale was used. Data were. analysed using descriptive statistics, correlational techniques and stepwise multiple regression. The findings showed that teachers indicated that they had infused problem solving skills into their current workshop instruction. Only two demographic variables, school locality and the number of lessons that the teachers taught in each week (a variable under teacher experience) had significant correlations with the teachers' perception of problem solving skills instruction. Positive and significant correlations were established between the overall teachers' perception of problem solving skills instruction and teacher readiness for the problem solving skills instruction, teachers' perception of student readiness for the problem solving skills instruction, and teachers' perception of student intellectual capabilities. Stepwise multiple regression analysis showed that teachers' perception of student intellectual capabilities, teacher readiness for problem solving skills instruction and number of ILS lessons taught each week accounted for 18 percent of the variance in the teachers' perception of problem solving skills instruction. Teachers - Perception - Problem solving - Case studies 1996 Thesis http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/8948/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/8948/1/FPP_1996_9_A.pdf application/pdf en public masters Universiti Pertanian Malaysia Teachers - Perception - Problem solving - Case studies Faculty of Educational Studies English
institution	Universiti Putra Malaysia
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topic	Teachers - Perception - Problem solving - Case studies
spellingShingle	Teachers - Perception - Problem solving - Case studies Tan, Ka Yu Factors Related to Teachers' Perception of Problem Solving Skills Instruction
description	This study aimed to: (1) ascertain the Form Two Integrated Living Skills (ILS) teachers' perception of problem solving skills instruction; (2) determine the relationships between the teachers' perception of problem solving skills instruction and teacher-related variables; and (3) determine the relationships between the teachers' perception of problem solving skills instruction and student-related variables. The teacher-related variables were demographic characteristics (i.e. gender, professional qualifications, teaching experience, in service courses attended and school location), and the teachers' perception of their own readiness for problem solving skills instruction. The student-related variables were the teachers' perception of student readiness for problem solving skills instruction, student mastery of the ILS contents and student intellectual capabilities. One hundred and fifty-five Form Two ILS secondary school teachers from the state of Negeri Sembilan served as respondents in the survey. A self administered questionnaire using a four-point Likert scale was used. Data were. analysed using descriptive statistics, correlational techniques and stepwise multiple regression. The findings showed that teachers indicated that they had infused problem solving skills into their current workshop instruction. Only two demographic variables, school locality and the number of lessons that the teachers taught in each week (a variable under teacher experience) had significant correlations with the teachers' perception of problem solving skills instruction. Positive and significant correlations were established between the overall teachers' perception of problem solving skills instruction and teacher readiness for the problem solving skills instruction, teachers' perception of student readiness for the problem solving skills instruction, and teachers' perception of student intellectual capabilities. Stepwise multiple regression analysis showed that teachers' perception of student intellectual capabilities, teacher readiness for problem solving skills instruction and number of ILS lessons taught each week accounted for 18 percent of the variance in the teachers' perception of problem solving skills instruction.
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author	Tan, Ka Yu
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title	Factors Related to Teachers' Perception of Problem Solving Skills Instruction
title_short	Factors Related to Teachers' Perception of Problem Solving Skills Instruction
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title_fullStr	Factors Related to Teachers' Perception of Problem Solving Skills Instruction
title_full_unstemmed	Factors Related to Teachers' Perception of Problem Solving Skills Instruction
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granting_institution	Universiti Pertanian Malaysia
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