KEMAHIRAN BERFIKIR KRITIS DALAM BUKU TEKS BAHASA MELAYU KURIKULUM STANDARD SEKOLAH RENDAH TAHAP II

Abstract

Critical thinking is one of the most important aspects that students need to master as well as creative thinking, communication skills and collaborative learning in the 21st century learning environment. The aim of this study is to analyse critical thinking skills towards instruction in the activity and assessment of reading skills. The Summative Content Analysis approach was used in this study. The sample of the study consists of three Malay textbooks Year 4, 5 and 6 in the Primary School. Three experts were selected to validate the 'Code of Analysis in Critical Thinking Skills' instrument. The experts consist of a Malay curriculum specialist, a content analysis expert and an excellent Malay teacher’s. Instrument that have been validated by these experts are then tested its reliability by two Malay language teachers before being used in the actual study. Analysis of the main categories in the three textbooks indicates that activity and assessment of reading skills are leads towards Collecting and Using Information Skills which are 49.1% and 64.3% respectively. The Inferential Instruction Skill ranked second the highest; activity is 46.8% and assessment is 32.1%. On the other hand, the DecisionMaking Skills show less percentage; activity is 4.1% and assessment is 3.6%. However, there are no instruction in the activities and assessments that led to the Analogy Skill.