Abd Samad, Shafarizan and Vasodavan, Vinothini and Ojeniyi, Adegoke and Oyetade, Eunice M. (2017) The influence of problem based learning on students’ generic skill. In: International Conference on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (ICSoTL 2017), 4 - 5 April 2017, UUM EDC Hotels & Resorts, Sintok, Kedah, Malaysia.

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Abstract

Many countries have embraced formal education to confront illiteracy and unemployment within their society.This is because one major advantage of formal education is the transfer of generic skills which is the cognitive strategies and domain independent knowledge. Generic skills are vital today because life and workplaces are in flux and are getting more complex which requires initiative, emotional mastery, flexibility, creativity, and the ability to take on many different tasks (involve learning by doing and experience).However, many students are found to be deficient of this skill which is making them unfit for the labour market and unattractive to employers.In addition, very few schools teach generic skills which are making students unable to develop them and be employable attractive to employers. Therefore, this study investigates the impact of generic skills using problem-based learning (PBL).This paper represents the first part of the study, which is to investigate the influence of students’ PBL on their generic skills This paper makes used of action research method, while quantitative research approach using both survey and documentation is employed for the study data collection.The study finding show that there is a significant influence on problem-based learning (PBL) and generic skills (GS).Similar significant influence is found on critical thinking (CT) and generic skills (GS).It was further pointed out that there is no disparity on students’ gender and academic background (science and non-science) with their generic skills.This implies that problem-based learning (PBL) and critical thinking (CT) enhances students’ generic skills.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Additional Information:	ISBN: 978-983-42061-4-7 Organized by: School of Education and Modern Languages, Universiti Utara Malaysia
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Problem-based learning, critical thinking, teaching strategy
Subjects:	L Education > L Education (General)
Divisions:	School of Education & Modern Languages
Depositing User:	Mrs. Norazmilah Yaakub
Date Deposited:	10 Jul 2017 07:53
Last Modified:	11 Jul 2017 01:15
URI:	https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/22550

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