Comparison of the Cognitive Level of the Topic Of Mixed Operations in Mathematics Year 5 Primary Schools in Malaysia and Brunei

Perbandingan aras Kognitif Topik Operasi Bercampur Matematik Tahun 5 Sekolah Rendah Malaysia dan Brunei

Authors

  • Rosliza Yacob Fakulti Pendidikan, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Temuan, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, MALAYSIA
  • Roslinda Rosli Fakulti Pendidikan, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Temuan, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, MALAYSIA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37134/jpsmm.vol13.1.7.2023

Keywords:

mixed operations, math textbooks, primary school, HOTS, year 5, cognitive level

Abstract

The reference for teachers, students and even parents is the textbook. It should consist of mathematical tasks that can foster creative thinking skills and student reasoning. Therefore, this study was carried out to compare the cognitive levels of the questions used in the samples and exercises contained in the mathematics textbooks of Malaysia and Brunei. The study involved the title of mixed operations. The process of analyzing the content of such textbooks uses a survey design approach with a quantitative approach to the content of textbooks. Bloom taxonomy and TIMSS 2019 mathematical framework focus on cognitive domains to facilitate the analysis carried out. The findings found that the cognitive level of mixed-operational questions from the year five math textbook of Brunei Darussalam was lower than that of textbooks used in Malaysia. The percentage of questions involving problem-solving in Brunei textbooks for the topic was only 16.3% compared to Malaysian textbooks at 44.5%. Visual illustrations can also help students to facilitate the students' understanding. The percentage of pictorial questions in year five math textbooks in Malaysia was 35.14% compared to Brunei, which only involved 9.18%. This study is to help the Curriculum Division of the Ministry of Education Malaysia (MOE) to improve the content of HOTS elements in textbooks and to improve the visual illustrations in the contents of future textbooks to help students better understand and master questions with HOTS elements.

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2023-05-28

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Yacob, R., & Rosli, R. (2023). Comparison of the Cognitive Level of the Topic Of Mixed Operations in Mathematics Year 5 Primary Schools in Malaysia and Brunei: Perbandingan aras Kognitif Topik Operasi Bercampur Matematik Tahun 5 Sekolah Rendah Malaysia dan Brunei. Jurnal Pendidikan Sains Dan Matematik Malaysia, 13(1), 79–98. https://doi.org/10.37134/jpsmm.vol13.1.7.2023