RESEARCH REPORT COMMUNITY OF INQUIRY – A NEW INQUIRY-BASED PEDAGOGY FOR REALIZING THE ASPIRATION OF CRITICAL THINKING IN THE NEW BLUEPRINT FOR EDUCATION 2013-2025

• Main Author: Hussien, Suhailah
• Format: Monograph
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: LB Theory and practice of education; LB1025 Teaching (principles and practices)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/84559/1/FRGS130110252%20RESEARCH%20REPORT.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/84559/2/PROFILE%20OF%20FRGS%20COPI%20%202013_Final.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/84559/

In realising the critical thinking aspiration of the educational blueprint 2013-3025, the study introduced an inquiry-based pedagogy in the Malaysian Standard School Curriculum, namely the community of inquiry (CI) to enhance students’ critical, collaborative and ethical thinking in Islamic Education and Civic and Citizenship Education classrooms. The study employed a qualitative action research design, where researchers used observations, interviews, and reflective journal as means of gathering rich data from students. Findings of the study have shown that the CI was able to be practiced and implemented with several required conditions, which mainly are teachers’ knowledge and skills in CI. CI was successful in improving students’ levels of inquiry, critical thinking skills and also interest in the subject content.