University faculty members attitudes towards student centred learning
The Malaysian National Higher Education Strategic Plan launched in 2011 by the Ministry of Higher Education emphasised the student centred learning (SCL) approach for all institutions of higher education. In SCL, the focus of instruction is transferred from the teacher to the students who are...
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| author | Wong, Su Luan Abu Bakar, Kamariah Mohd Ayub, Ahmad Fauzi Lope Pihie, Zaidatol Akmaliah |
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| description | The Malaysian National Higher Education Strategic Plan
launched in 2011 by the Ministry of Higher Education
emphasised the student centred learning (SCL) approach for all institutions of higher education. In SCL, the focus of instruction is transferred from the teacher to the students who are expected to take greater responsibility for learning. The strategic plan also calls for a strengthening of higher education faculty members’ capacity in implementing SCL in the learning environment.Based on the aforesaid reasons, it is important for lecturers to be
competent in implementing SCL.At the same time,it is also important to ensure that they possess positive
attitudes towards SCL. Affective characteristics should
not be overlooked as there is evidence to suggest the link
between attitude and behaviour. This study explores faculty members’ attitudes towards SCL at a leading
research university in Malaysia. The study also examined if gender and academic seniority had an impact on the SCL attitudes of lecturers. Descriptive results revealed that faculty members possessed positive attitudes towards
SCL.Gender made a difference in attitudes towards SCL, with female faculty members favouring the SCL approach more than their male counterparts. Academic seniority, however, did not have a bearing on preference towards SCL. |
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| spelling | upm-531962017-10-27T03:27:57Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/53196/ University faculty members attitudes towards student centred learning Wong, Su Luan Abu Bakar, Kamariah Mohd Ayub, Ahmad Fauzi Lope Pihie, Zaidatol Akmaliah The Malaysian National Higher Education Strategic Plan launched in 2011 by the Ministry of Higher Education emphasised the student centred learning (SCL) approach for all institutions of higher education. In SCL, the focus of instruction is transferred from the teacher to the students who are expected to take greater responsibility for learning. The strategic plan also calls for a strengthening of higher education faculty members’ capacity in implementing SCL in the learning environment.Based on the aforesaid reasons, it is important for lecturers to be competent in implementing SCL.At the same time,it is also important to ensure that they possess positive attitudes towards SCL. Affective characteristics should not be overlooked as there is evidence to suggest the link between attitude and behaviour. This study explores faculty members’ attitudes towards SCL at a leading research university in Malaysia. The study also examined if gender and academic seniority had an impact on the SCL attitudes of lecturers. Descriptive results revealed that faculty members possessed positive attitudes towards SCL.Gender made a difference in attitudes towards SCL, with female faculty members favouring the SCL approach more than their male counterparts. Academic seniority, however, did not have a bearing on preference towards SCL. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2016-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/53196/1/University%20faculty%20members%20attitudes%20towards%20student%20centred%20learning.pdf Wong, Su Luan and Abu Bakar, Kamariah and Mohd Ayub, Ahmad Fauzi and Lope Pihie, Zaidatol Akmaliah (2016) University faculty members attitudes towards student centred learning. International Journal of Education and Training, 2 (1). pp. 1-8. ISSN ESSN: 2462-2079 |
| spellingShingle | Wong, Su Luan Abu Bakar, Kamariah Mohd Ayub, Ahmad Fauzi Lope Pihie, Zaidatol Akmaliah University faculty members attitudes towards student centred learning |
| title | University faculty members attitudes towards student centred learning |
| title_full | University faculty members attitudes towards student centred learning |
| title_fullStr | University faculty members attitudes towards student centred learning |
| title_full_unstemmed | University faculty members attitudes towards student centred learning |
| title_short | University faculty members attitudes towards student centred learning |
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