EDU 555 VERBAL INTERACTION IN CHEMISTRY SECONDARY SCHOOL CLASSROOMS PREPARED BY: NUR HASANAH BINTI AZAHAR NO MATRIX: 2013657784 GROUP: ED2604A PREPARED FOR: MOHAMAD HISYAM BIN ISMAIL
1. EDU 555 VERBAL INTERACTION IN CHEMISTRY SECONDARY SCHOOL
CLASSROOMS PREPARED BY: NUR HASANAH BINTI AZAHAR NO MATRIX:
2013657784 GROUP: ED2604A PREPARED FOR: MOHAMAD HISYAM BIN
ISMAIL
2. INTRODUCTION Published by Winnie Sim Li & Mohammad Yusof
Arshad in 2014 Title: Verbal Interaction in Chemistry Secondary
School Classrooms Research about how teacher implement inquiry
approach in teaching chemistry subject through verbal interaction
23 chemistry teachers from secondary schools have been chosen as
respondents
3. SUMMARY Verbal interaction -between teacher and students
-students and other students Highly involves in inquiry approach
Teacher still dominating interaction in chemistry classroom -
Percentage of teachers question lower compared to teachers
statement Inquiry approach One of pedagogical approach that able to
enhance students ability to: - Think critically - Emphasize science
process skills - Increase students understanding
4. SUMMARY Mean percentage for students questions has increases
- Teacher and student usually ask with low level of order thinking
questions -related to content Silence of confusion - Subcategories
in verbal interaction during classroom activity contributes to
quarter of the mean percentage
5. OPINIONS/ CRITIQUES Inquiry approach was used wisely in the
process of teaching and learning in science classroom -Malaysia
looking forward towards a status developed nation -can nurture
students to think critically Benefits when inquiry approach was
used in teaching and learning -improving the attitudes of students
towards science -students play an active role
6. OPINIONS/ CRITIQUES Teachers and students always ask low
level of order thinking questions -Most rural areas school have
less facilities -cannot developed critical thinking skills Teachers
are still dominating interaction in chemistry classroom -teachers
skill is still lacking in handling classroom -should improve their
abilities using directives in polite ways and sharing authority
with their students -Latihan Guru dalam Perkhidmatan(LDP)
7. OPINIONS/ CRITIQUES Silence of confusion - Subcategories in
verbal interaction during classroom activity contributes to quarter
of the mean percentage - Teacher tends to assume whole class
understood - High achiever vs lower achiever students
8. Inquiry approach seem profound the fundamental of teaching
and learning process toward students Improvement should be make so
that inquiry approach could be emphasizes effectively through
verbal interaction. Few of the drawbacks of inquiry approach such
as the generalization of students performance and newcomer teacher
could be minimalizes. CONCLUSION Students seem to have more
communication with teacher and increase their understanding using
this method