Relationship between critical thinking disposition and teaching efficacy among special education integration program teachers in Malaysia

This study aims to assess the level of critical thinking disposition and teaching efficacy among the Special Education Integration Programme (SEIP) teachers in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. The level of critical thinking dispositions and teaching efficacy in the SEIP were compared based on teaching exp...

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Main Authors: Sulaiman, Tajularipin, Kuppusamy, Suresh Kumar, Mohd Ayub, Ahmad Fauzi, Abdul Rahim, Suzieleez Syrene
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: AIP Publishing 2016
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/57288/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/57288/1/Relationship%20between%20critical%20thinking%20disposition%20and%20teaching%20efficacy%20among%20special%20education%20integration%20program%20teachers%20in%20Malaysia.pdf
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Kuppusamy, Suresh Kumar
Mohd Ayub, Ahmad Fauzi
Abdul Rahim, Suzieleez Syrene
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Kuppusamy, Suresh Kumar
Mohd Ayub, Ahmad Fauzi
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description This study aims to assess the level of critical thinking disposition and teaching efficacy among the Special Education Integration Programme (SEIP) teachers in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. The level of critical thinking dispositions and teaching efficacy in the SEIP were compared based on teaching experience and gender. The study also examined the relationship between critical thinking disposition and teaching efficacy at SEIP. The research adopted a quantitative survey approach. A total of 190 primary school teachers from the SEIP in Negeri Sembilan were selected using proportional sampling method. The instrument used in this study comprised of three sections; demography, critical thinking disposition and teaching efficacy. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used in the analysis. Analysis shows that the respondents have a moderate level of critical thinking disposition (M = 2.99, S.D = 0.160) and teaching efficacy (M = 3.01 S.D. = 0.128) was at a high level. For teaching experience, the analysis showed that thinking disposition of novice teachers (mean = 2.52, SD = .503) are significantly higher than experienced teachers (mean = 2.35, SD = .481, t = 2.244, p <.05). There was no significant difference between male and female SEIP teachers in critical thinking disposition and teaching efficacy. Findings also indicated that there is a significant positive moderate relationship (r = .477) between critical thinking disposition and teaching efficacy among SEIP teachers. This study suggests that critical thinking disposition and teaching efficacy play an important role to enhance the performance of SEIP teachers.
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spelling upm-572882017-09-26T03:58:52Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/57288/ Relationship between critical thinking disposition and teaching efficacy among special education integration program teachers in Malaysia Sulaiman, Tajularipin Kuppusamy, Suresh Kumar Mohd Ayub, Ahmad Fauzi Abdul Rahim, Suzieleez Syrene This study aims to assess the level of critical thinking disposition and teaching efficacy among the Special Education Integration Programme (SEIP) teachers in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. The level of critical thinking dispositions and teaching efficacy in the SEIP were compared based on teaching experience and gender. The study also examined the relationship between critical thinking disposition and teaching efficacy at SEIP. The research adopted a quantitative survey approach. A total of 190 primary school teachers from the SEIP in Negeri Sembilan were selected using proportional sampling method. The instrument used in this study comprised of three sections; demography, critical thinking disposition and teaching efficacy. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used in the analysis. Analysis shows that the respondents have a moderate level of critical thinking disposition (M = 2.99, S.D = 0.160) and teaching efficacy (M = 3.01 S.D. = 0.128) was at a high level. For teaching experience, the analysis showed that thinking disposition of novice teachers (mean = 2.52, SD = .503) are significantly higher than experienced teachers (mean = 2.35, SD = .481, t = 2.244, p <.05). There was no significant difference between male and female SEIP teachers in critical thinking disposition and teaching efficacy. Findings also indicated that there is a significant positive moderate relationship (r = .477) between critical thinking disposition and teaching efficacy among SEIP teachers. This study suggests that critical thinking disposition and teaching efficacy play an important role to enhance the performance of SEIP teachers. AIP Publishing 2016 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/57288/1/Relationship%20between%20critical%20thinking%20disposition%20and%20teaching%20efficacy%20among%20special%20education%20integration%20program%20teachers%20in%20Malaysia.pdf Sulaiman, Tajularipin and Kuppusamy, Suresh Kumar and Mohd Ayub, Ahmad Fauzi and Abdul Rahim, Suzieleez Syrene (2016) Relationship between critical thinking disposition and teaching efficacy among special education integration program teachers in Malaysia. In: 2nd International Conference and Workshop on Mathematical Analysis (ICWOMA 2016), 2-4 Aug. 2016, Langkawi, Malaysia. (pp. 1-8). 10.1063/1.4972171
spellingShingle Sulaiman, Tajularipin
Kuppusamy, Suresh Kumar
Mohd Ayub, Ahmad Fauzi
Abdul Rahim, Suzieleez Syrene
Relationship between critical thinking disposition and teaching efficacy among special education integration program teachers in Malaysia
title Relationship between critical thinking disposition and teaching efficacy among special education integration program teachers in Malaysia
title_full Relationship between critical thinking disposition and teaching efficacy among special education integration program teachers in Malaysia
title_fullStr Relationship between critical thinking disposition and teaching efficacy among special education integration program teachers in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Relationship between critical thinking disposition and teaching efficacy among special education integration program teachers in Malaysia
title_short Relationship between critical thinking disposition and teaching efficacy among special education integration program teachers in Malaysia
title_sort relationship between critical thinking disposition and teaching efficacy among special education integration program teachers in malaysia
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/57288/1/Relationship%20between%20critical%20thinking%20disposition%20and%20teaching%20efficacy%20among%20special%20education%20integration%20program%20teachers%20in%20Malaysia.pdf