By Eve Sonary Heng
Research will enhance teachers’ development: Director
KUCHING: Every educator needs to know how to do research as there are many situations and phenomena in relation to pedagogy that need to be explored further.
Research not only improves one’s knowledge but also opens up the mind and improves the ability to produce pedagogical innovation, said the director of Batu Lintang Teacher Training Institute, Abdillah Adam, when opening a seminar called ‘Research Culture as Prime Mover of Pedagogical Innovation’ held at Tun Ahmad Zaidi Adruce Auditorium recently.
He stressed that research and pedagogical innovation were important practices that promoted teachers’ professional development.
Both activities played important roles in assisting mankind generally and educators specifically to seek meaning and truth of world phenomena.
“This would eventually assist educators overcome issues, especially pedagogical ones, professionally.
“Those who have been doing research continuously are only able to look at problems or issues that arise due to the ability of researchers to conclude and give in-depth opinions based on evidence and facts. They are also said to be pioneers to other researchers in exploring particular fields,” he said.
The objectives of the one-day seminar were to demonstrate how research activities and pedagogical innovation are implemented in teaching and learning situation; provide a suitable platform for researchers and educators to share, disseminate and obtain feedback on the pedagogical innovation or product produced based on research; build supporting network and strengthen the spirit of educators as researchers in the attempt to cultivate research culture among educators in order to be prime movers of pedagogical innovation.
Eight papers produced by 10 educational researchers and experts in the field of Science (primary education), Special Education, English, Music, Mathematics, Economics and Chemistry were presented in the seminar.
The presenters also demonstrated the pedagogical innovation aspect of their papers in line with this years’ theme.
A total of 180 participants - educators from Sarawak and Sabah teachers training institutes and teachers from secondary and primary schools in Kuching Division - attended the seminar.
Research will enhance teachers’ development: Director
KUCHING: Every educator needs to know how to do research as there are many situations and phenomena in relation to pedagogy that need to be explored further.
Research not only improves one’s knowledge but also opens up the mind and improves the ability to produce pedagogical innovation, said the director of Batu Lintang Teacher Training Institute, Abdillah Adam, when opening a seminar called ‘Research Culture as Prime Mover of Pedagogical Innovation’ held at Tun Ahmad Zaidi Adruce Auditorium recently.
He stressed that research and pedagogical innovation were important practices that promoted teachers’ professional development.
Both activities played important roles in assisting mankind generally and educators specifically to seek meaning and truth of world phenomena.
“This would eventually assist educators overcome issues, especially pedagogical ones, professionally.
“Those who have been doing research continuously are only able to look at problems or issues that arise due to the ability of researchers to conclude and give in-depth opinions based on evidence and facts. They are also said to be pioneers to other researchers in exploring particular fields,” he said.
The objectives of the one-day seminar were to demonstrate how research activities and pedagogical innovation are implemented in teaching and learning situation; provide a suitable platform for researchers and educators to share, disseminate and obtain feedback on the pedagogical innovation or product produced based on research; build supporting network and strengthen the spirit of educators as researchers in the attempt to cultivate research culture among educators in order to be prime movers of pedagogical innovation.
Eight papers produced by 10 educational researchers and experts in the field of Science (primary education), Special Education, English, Music, Mathematics, Economics and Chemistry were presented in the seminar.
The presenters also demonstrated the pedagogical innovation aspect of their papers in line with this years’ theme.
A total of 180 participants - educators from Sarawak and Sabah teachers training institutes and teachers from secondary and primary schools in Kuching Division - attended the seminar.
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