Quantitative study: assessing technological problem solving and thinking skills among primary school children

This program was conducted to analyze the effect of a robotic program in assessing technological problem-solving among primary school children. The content of learning module, which consist of technological problem-solving as well as visible thinking activities, had gone through expert validation be...

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Main Authors: Anna Felicia,, Sabariah Sharif,, Wong, WK, Muralindran Mariappan,
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Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2018
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spelling my-ukm.journal.149262020-07-22T04:06:52Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14926/ Quantitative study: assessing technological problem solving and thinking skills among primary school children Anna Felicia, Sabariah Sharif, Wong, WK Muralindran Mariappan, This program was conducted to analyze the effect of a robotic program in assessing technological problem-solving among primary school children. The content of learning module, which consist of technological problem-solving as well as visible thinking activities, had gone through expert validation before the analytical calculation commenced. Technological Problem Solving Inventory (PSI-TECH) was utilised to measure the technological problem solving. Quasi-experiments were implemented in this study, involving experimental and control group which were equal and homogeneous in selected characteristics. The robotic and basic visual coding program was conducted for five months, with an hour of lesson each week, consistent with the school syllabus and activities. Results were obtained by collecting the data before and after the program following a quantitative analysis of t-test and MANOVA. Result had shown a significance positive value for the experimental group after the program. This study contributes in the field of education, in investigating the technological problem-solving skills among students. In addition, help to diversify the studies in the field of robotics. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2018 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14926/1/332-1425-1-PB.pdf Anna Felicia, and Sabariah Sharif, and Wong, WK and Muralindran Mariappan, (2018) Quantitative study: assessing technological problem solving and thinking skills among primary school children. Jurnal Psikologi Malaysia, 32 (1). pp. 136-146. ISSN 2289-8174 http://spaj.ukm.my/ppppm/jpm/issue/view/30
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description This program was conducted to analyze the effect of a robotic program in assessing technological problem-solving among primary school children. The content of learning module, which consist of technological problem-solving as well as visible thinking activities, had gone through expert validation before the analytical calculation commenced. Technological Problem Solving Inventory (PSI-TECH) was utilised to measure the technological problem solving. Quasi-experiments were implemented in this study, involving experimental and control group which were equal and homogeneous in selected characteristics. The robotic and basic visual coding program was conducted for five months, with an hour of lesson each week, consistent with the school syllabus and activities. Results were obtained by collecting the data before and after the program following a quantitative analysis of t-test and MANOVA. Result had shown a significance positive value for the experimental group after the program. This study contributes in the field of education, in investigating the technological problem-solving skills among students. In addition, help to diversify the studies in the field of robotics.
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author Anna Felicia,
Sabariah Sharif,
Wong, WK
Muralindran Mariappan,
spellingShingle Anna Felicia,
Sabariah Sharif,
Wong, WK
Muralindran Mariappan,
Quantitative study: assessing technological problem solving and thinking skills among primary school children
author_facet Anna Felicia,
Sabariah Sharif,
Wong, WK
Muralindran Mariappan,
author_sort Anna Felicia,
title Quantitative study: assessing technological problem solving and thinking skills among primary school children
title_short Quantitative study: assessing technological problem solving and thinking skills among primary school children
title_full Quantitative study: assessing technological problem solving and thinking skills among primary school children
title_fullStr Quantitative study: assessing technological problem solving and thinking skills among primary school children
title_full_unstemmed Quantitative study: assessing technological problem solving and thinking skills among primary school children
title_sort quantitative study: assessing technological problem solving and thinking skills among primary school children
publisher Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2018
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