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14 REVISITINGCIRCLE MAPS
LEARNING
10 MURID-MURID CEMERLANG SMK PUTRAJAYA PRESINT 9 (2)
YOUR COMMUNICATION...YOUR RESPONSIBILITY
LAPORAN KHAS
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PEOPLE
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Perluasan ke 1,000 buah sekolah.
Rintis KiDT
Hello i-THINKers!
This years theme for Teachers Day Guru: Pencetus kreativiti, penjana inovasi which describes educators as those who trigger creativity and generate innovation aptly portrays the important role they play in nation building.
With Teachers Day celebrated on May 16, HOTS, parents and students wish to thank and congratulate educators for laying a sound foundation for the future leaders of the nation and contributing to human capital development that would eventually help us achieve our vision to become a developed nation.
Nobel Prize winner and theoretical physicist Albert Einstein had said: It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge and we hope that teachers will continue to imbue these traits among students.
We also congratulate the new teachers who are embarking on the i-THINK programme in the next few months and hope
that they find the new teaching method to be effective and fun for them and the students.
The Peraduan HOTS will be offering another Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 as the prize and we hope more students will participate in the contest.
We hope the articles which we publish in this are issue is useful to students, teachers and parents and we would be happy to publish your comments on these stories so please feel free to write or e mail us.
HOTS would also like to hear the opinion of students, teachers and parents on i-THINK and education issues, please send all inquiries video clips, testimonials or experiences and other contributions to www.facebook.com/ithinkschools or www.twitter.com/ithinkschools.
Happy i-THINKing!
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UNTUKDIMENANGI
1 SAMSUNGGALAXY TAB 3
Hot & Happening 04Rintis KiDT - Perluasan ke 1,000 buah sekolah.
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Galeri11
Revisiting Circle Maps14Examples of Circle Maps 15Revisiting Bubble Maps16Examples of Bubble Maps 17
Your Communication...Your Responsibility12
18 The Headlines19 PeraduanHOTS20 Main Mind
Murid-murid cemerlang SMK Putrajaya Presint 9 (2)
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Apa Khabar i-THINKers!
Tema Hari Guru tahun ini "Guru: Pencetus kreativiti, penjana Inovasi" tepat menggambarkan peranan penting mereka dalam pembangunan negara.
Sempena Hari Guru yang akan disambut pada 16 Mei ini, HOTS ingin mengucapkan terima kasih dan tahniah kepada para pendidik yang berusaha keras untuk membimbing generasi-generasi masa hadapan negara yang akan menyumbang kepada pembangunan modal insan yang akhirnya akan membantu kita untuk mencapai wawasan negara untuk menjadi sebuah negara maju.
Pemenang Hadiah Nobel dan ahli fizik teori Albert Einstein pernah berkata: "Ia adalah seni tertinggi guru untuk menyedarkan kegembiraan dalam ungkapan kreatif dan pengetahuan" dan kami berharap guru-guru akan terus menerapkan sifat-sifat ini di kalangan pelajar.
Selamat maju jaya diucapkan kepada guru-guru yang baru terlibat dalam program i-THINK dan berharap ianya membawa manfaat kepada anda dan murid-murid. Peraduan HOTS menawarkan sebuah sebuah lagi Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 sebagai hadiah dan kami berharap lebih ramai murid-murid akan mengambil bahagian dalam peraduan ini.
Kami berharap artikel-artikel yang disiarkan dalam isu ini adalah berguna kepada pelajar-pelajar, guru-guru dan ibu-bapa dan kami berbesar hati untuk menerbitkan artikel atau komen dari anda.
HOTS juga ingin mendengar pendapat pelajar-pelajar, guru-guru dan ibu-bapa dan digalakkan menghantar semua pertanyaan, video klip, testimoni atau pengalaman dan sumbangan lain kepada www.facebook.com/ithinkschools atau www.twitter.com/ithink schools.
Terima Kasih!
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HOT & HAPPENING
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Beroperasi Secara RasmiTerminal Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuala Lumpur 2 (KLIA2) memulakan operasinya secara rasmi dengan pendaratan pertama pesawat Malindo Air OD1027 dari Kota Kinabalu kira-kira pukul 12.10 tengah malam pada 1 Mei.
Peristiwa bersejarah pembukaan mercu tanda baru negara itu turut disaksikan Timbalan Menteri Pengangkutan, Datuk Ab Aziz Kaprawi; Pengerusi Malaysia Airports Holding Bhd (MAHB), Tan Sri Dr Wan Abdul Aziz Wan Abdullah; Pengarah Urusan MAHB, Tan Sri Bashir Ahmad dan Ketua Pengarah Jabatan Penerbangan Awam Malaysia (DCA), Datuk Azharuddin Abdul Rahman.
Selain Malindo Air empat lagi syarikat penerbangan sudah memulakan operasi masing-masing di KLIA2 - Cebu Pacific Airways, Lion Air, Tiger Air dan AirAsia. Terminal KLIA2, mempunyai kapasiti mengendalikan 45 juta penumpang setahun.
The Atlas humanoid robot is 6 2 and 330 pounds and can
walk and lift heavy objects. When its hands are replaced with
customised attachments, it can complete tasks without direct
human supervision, thanks to an on-board computer and
plenty of sensors.
Atlas will someday be working alongside people in rescuing
victims of earthquakes, typhoons and other disasters, helping
to carry supplies or clear debris. It also could be sent into
situations deemed too dangerous for humans, such as a
nuclear plant leak or explosion.
An Earth-like PlanetNASA of the United States in April
announced the discovery of - Kepler-186
- an M-dwarf star, much smaller and
cooler than the Sun. Orbiting around it is
Kepler 186f - the first validated,
Earth-size planet.
Elisa V. Quintana of the SETI Institute and
NASAs Ames Research Center said: It
has the right size and is at the right
distance to have properties similar to our
home planet.
Kepler 186f is the latest planet to be
sifted out of the voluminous data
collected by the Kepler Space Telescope,
which kept watch over 150,000 stars,
looking for slight drops in brightness
when a planet passed in front.
An artist's impression of the view from the vicinity of a hypothetical terrestrial planet and moon orbiting the red dwarf star. NASA/ESA/G. Bacon (STScI)
1 June 31 July 2014
During this event, people from all around the world are invited to taste the durian which is known to be the king of fruits. One can choose the type of durian they prefer. There is a variety of different taste that durian has to offer at different prices.
Venue:Anjung Indah, Balik Pulau & Penang Times Square
Contact: 04-650 5316 or 04-210 8000
Melaka River
24 Mei 23 Jun 2014 | Melaka
Menikmati keseronokan aktiviti dipenuhi dengan program yang telah dikhaskan di sepanjang Sungai Melaka. Anda akan terpesona dengan pelbagai aktiviti yang telah diatur yang membuatkan pesta ini menjadi satu kenangan.
Victoria Meadows, an astrobiologist
and planetary astronomer at the
University of Washington said: The
planet is more efficient at absorbing
energy from its star to avoid
freezing over. Which is why this
planet is still considered potentially
habitable, as long as it has a dense
enough atmosphere, even though
it receives less light from its star
than Mars does from our Sun.
The discovery marks a milestone in the
quest to find planets that are not just
Earth-sized, but truly Earth-like. Out of
the 1,800 confirmed planets, fewer than
two dozen sit in the habitable zone
where its not too hot for water to boil
off into space and not too cold for it to
remain in a permanent deep-freeze.
And none of them are as close in size to
Earth as Kepler-186f, whose diameter is
only 10% larger.
The planet's size influences the strength
of its gravitational pull, and its ability to
pull in abundant gases like hydrogen
and helium. At Kepler-186f's size, there
is a small chance that it could have
gathered up a thick hydrogen and
helium envelope, so there's a very
excellent chance that it does have a
rocky surface like the Earth.
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LAPORAN KHAS
Pada 21 April 2014, sebanyak 1000
buah sekolah telah didedahkan
dengan program i-THINK dalam
talian dengan menggunakan
platform Kursus i-THINK Dalam
Talian (KiDT). Dianggarkan seramai
48,000 orang guru yang terlibat
menggunakan platform KiDT pada
fasa rintis ini. Perluasan fasa kedua
akan dilaksanakan bermula pada
bulan Julai yang akan melibatkan
lebih banyak sekolah lagi.
KiDT mengandungi sebanyak 25
modul yang dijangka tempoh
pembelajarannya
adalah selama 16
hingga 20 jam dan
guru-guru diberi masa
selama tiga bulan dari
tarikh kursus iaitu 21
April sehingga 20 Julai
2014 untuk
menghabiskan kesemua
modul tersebut. Kursus
i-THINK ini boleh dilayari
dari komputer atau
telefon pintar yang
mempunyai capaian
internet. Aplikasi KiDT
Perluasan ke 1,000 buah sekolah.
Rintis KiDTjuga disediakan bagi pengguna
telefon pintar atau tablet yang
menggunakan perisian IOS dan
Android.
Pendedahan kursus i-THINK dalam
talian dilihat memberi impak positif
daripada pengguna dan sistem
pendidikan negara yang melangkah
ke era ICT. Selain dapat
menjimatkan kos dan masa, KiDT
dilihat sebagai satu medium
perantaran guru berkomunikasi dan
berkongsi pendapat serta ilmu.
Mark Rozario (Ketua
Pegawai Eksekutif,
AIM)
menerangkan cara p
enggunaan KiDT kep
ada
Tan Sri Abd Ghafar (
Bekas Ketua Pengar
ah
Pendidikan Malaysia
)
Guru-guru juga boleh mengikuti
kursus dalam talian menggunakan
aplikasi KiDT dalam dua kaedah
iaitu secara formal atau tidak
formal.
Tetapi tahun ini Kursus i-THINK
dalam Talian (KiDT) telah mula
dilaksanakan. KiDT mengandungi
25 modul yang perlu diikuti selama
16 jam dalam tempoh tiga bulan
dari tarikh kursus. Pencapaian
kepada aplikasi KiDT boleh dibuat
melalui pelbagai peranti seperti
komputer meja, komputer riba dan
telefon pintar.
Melaksanakan kursus dalam talian
boleh melibatkan lebih ramai
guru-guru dan Kementerian
Pelajaran sedang mengawas dan
melihat keberkesanan penggunaan
aplikasi KiDT oleh guru sekolah
rintis dan juga mendapatkan
maklum balas untuk membuat
penambahbaikan KiDT.
Pihak sekolah boleh mengikuti
kursus dalam talian menggunakan
aplikasi KiDT dalam dua kaedah -
secara formal dan secara tidak
formal.
Kursus secara formal
dilaksanakan selepas waktu
persekolahan supaya tidak
mengganggu sesi PdP murid
dan disesuaikan jadual kursus
ini dalam Jadual Waktu
Makmal Komputer. Ini juga
perlu memastikan kemudahan
komputer dan akses Internet
berfungsi supaya kursus
dapat dilaksanakan dengan
berkesan.
Secara tidak formal pula
guru-guru boleh mengikuti
kursus ini pada bila-bila
masa dan tempat yang dirasakan
sesuai melalui pelbagai peranti.
Peranan pasukan pemandu juga
adalah penting, mereka sebagai
mentor dan mengendalikan
taklimat atau bengkel pengenalan
kepada guru-guru tentang program
i-THINK dan cara penggunaan
platform KiDT ini. Selain itu mereka
juga harus merancang dan
menghasilkan bahan edaran untuk
mempromosi program i-THINK dan
membantu pentadbir memantau
pelaksanaannya.
Mereka juga harus merancang dan
menghasilkan bahan edaran untuk
mempromosi Kursus Kemahiran
Berfikir Aras Tinggi dan membantu
pentadbir memantau
pelaksanaannya.
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LAPORAN KHAS
Pada 21 April 2014, sebanyak 1000
buah sekolah telah didedahkan
dengan program i-THINK dalam
talian dengan menggunakan
platform Kursus i-THINK Dalam
Talian (KiDT). Dianggarkan seramai
48,000 orang guru yang terlibat
menggunakan platform KiDT pada
fasa rintis ini. Perluasan fasa kedua
akan dilaksanakan bermula pada
bulan Julai yang akan melibatkan
lebih banyak sekolah lagi.
KiDT mengandungi sebanyak 25
modul yang dijangka tempoh
pembelajarannya
adalah selama 16
hingga 20 jam dan
guru-guru diberi masa
selama tiga bulan dari
tarikh kursus iaitu 21
April sehingga 20 Julai
2014 untuk
menghabiskan kesemua
modul tersebut. Kursus
i-THINK ini boleh dilayari
dari komputer atau
telefon pintar yang
mempunyai capaian
internet. Aplikasi KiDT
juga disediakan bagi pengguna
telefon pintar atau tablet yang
menggunakan perisian IOS dan
Android.
Pendedahan kursus i-THINK dalam
talian dilihat memberi impak positif
daripada pengguna dan sistem
pendidikan negara yang melangkah
ke era ICT. Selain dapat
menjimatkan kos dan masa, KiDT
dilihat sebagai satu medium
perantaran guru berkomunikasi dan
berkongsi pendapat serta ilmu.
Guru-guru juga boleh mengikuti
kursus dalam talian menggunakan
aplikasi KiDT dalam dua kaedah
iaitu secara formal atau tidak
formal.
Tetapi tahun ini Kursus i-THINK
dalam Talian (KiDT) telah mula
dilaksanakan. KiDT mengandungi
25 modul yang perlu diikuti selama
16 jam dalam tempoh tiga bulan
dari tarikh kursus. Pencapaian
kepada aplikasi KiDT boleh dibuat
melalui pelbagai peranti seperti
komputer meja, komputer riba dan
telefon pintar.
Melaksanakan kursus dalam talian
boleh melibatkan lebih ramai
guru-guru dan Kementerian
Pelajaran sedang mengawas dan
melihat keberkesanan penggunaan
aplikasi KiDT oleh guru sekolah
rintis dan juga mendapatkan
maklum balas untuk membuat
penambahbaikan KiDT.
Pihak sekolah boleh mengikuti
kursus dalam talian menggunakan
aplikasi KiDT dalam dua kaedah -
secara formal dan secara tidak
formal.
Kursus secara formal
dilaksanakan selepas waktu
persekolahan supaya tidak
mengganggu sesi PdP murid
dan disesuaikan jadual kursus
ini dalam Jadual Waktu
Makmal Komputer. Ini juga
perlu memastikan kemudahan
komputer dan akses Internet
berfungsi supaya kursus
dapat dilaksanakan dengan
berkesan.
Secara tidak formal pula
guru-guru boleh mengikuti
kursus ini pada bila-bila
masa dan tempat yang dirasakan
sesuai melalui pelbagai peranti.
Peranan pasukan pemandu juga
adalah penting, mereka sebagai
mentor dan mengendalikan
taklimat atau bengkel pengenalan
kepada guru-guru tentang program
i-THINK dan cara penggunaan
platform KiDT ini. Selain itu mereka
juga harus merancang dan
menghasilkan bahan edaran untuk
mempromosi program i-THINK dan
membantu pentadbir memantau
pelaksanaannya.
Mereka juga harus merancang dan
menghasilkan bahan edaran untuk
mempromosi Kursus Kemahiran
Berfikir Aras Tinggi dan membantu
pentadbir memantau
pelaksanaannya.
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LAPORAN KHAS GALERI
Majlis Anugerah Cemerlang Kurikulum Kali Ke6 SMK Putrajaya Presint 9 (2) telah diadakan pada 25 April, 2014 di Dewan Tun Abdul Razak sekolah tersebut.
Acara tersebut telah dirasmikan oleh Mark Rozario, Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif, Agensi Inovasi Malaysia dan sambutan yang amat menggalakan dari Ibu Bapa dan murid-murid. Acara turut diselitkan dengan beberapa aktiviti persembahan menarik dari murid-murid.
Berikut adalah diantara murid-murid yang menerima hadiah cemerlang pada acara tersebut ialah:
AnugerahCemerlang
SMK Putrajaya Presint 9 (2) SMK Putrajaya Presint 9 (2)
Nur Farhah Ismail
Aisyah Eizanurani Azhan
(9A)
Muhammad Nur Haziq ShariffuddinNur Liyana Amir Ahmad JohariMuhammad Syafiq Mohd SopianAfifah Hanim Zainal
(Semua A)
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PEOPLE
Your CommunicationYour Responsibility
The ability to communicate effectively is one of the
most underrated skills in the world. Thats because
most of us think that as long as we can speak or
write well, we are good at communication. Well,
nothing could be further from the truth - just
because one is eloquent or expressive does not
make one a good communicator.
Being a skilled communicator is not about how well
you speak; rather, it is about whether your message
is received by the listener the way you want him/her
to understand it.
In every interaction between two people, there are
two perspectives. There is what one party intends to
communicate and there is what the other party
actually understands or receives. It is the latter
perspective that defines if your communication has
achieved the desired result. Many of the problems
that arise in communication occur because people
think that a message delivered is a message
received.
One of the fundamental
presuppositions propounded
universally by experts states
that the meaning of your communication is the
response you get. Simply put, this means the
communication process does not stop once the
message is sent. It is only complete
(and successful) once the
recipient has understood
the message the way the
sender intended it.
The responsibility for
getting the message
across therefore lies with
the communicator, just as
the responsibility for
ensuring the audience gets
the right news lies with the radio
stations ability to transmit at the right
frequency.
If we sincerely wish to ensure that we are
communicating efficiently, we need to
accept that the meaning of our
communication is not what we think it
means, but rather, what the other
person thinks it means. Asking How
can I communicate in a way that they will
get what I want to say? is
what sets great communicators
apart from the rest.
One of the key ways of improving
communication is to be able to connect
verbally in the preferred communication style
of the other person. We all take in information
through our five senses visual, auditory,
kinesthetic, olfactory and gustatory.
The visual sense is the one that sees things, while
auditory is the sense of hearing. The kinesthetic
sense feels, gustatory is the sense of taste
and olfactory is the sense of smell.
Each of us tends to favour one
sense over the others when it
comes to processing
information from the world
around us and expressing
ourselves.
An important clue to identifying
a persons preferred
communication style lies in the
words he or she uses, known as
predicates. A visual person tends to use
a lot of visual predicates in the
conversation. If you hear someone say
I can see where youre coming from or I
hope you have a clearer picture of the
situation, he is likely to have a visual
representational system. Sprinkling ones own
conversation with visual predicates will help
one to connect better with such a person.
In the same way, auditory
predicates help us to connect
better with auditory,
or hearing types and
kinesthetic predicates
with kinesthetic, or
the feeling types.
Aside from verbal communication, we also need to
pay attention to our non-verbal signals. You may be
saying something rational to another person, but
what tonality are you using, and how is your
physiology? If your facial expression is interpreted by
the other party as being condescending, they are
going to shut themselves off from your message, no
matter how sensible or useful it is.
To manage our
communication and get the
desired response from our
listeners, we need to take
responsibility for managing
our physiology and tonality,
as well as the words we use.
This means if someone does
not understand what you mean
(dont blame them for it), you work at
finding a way to communicate with them to
ensure that they do.
If you think, this is difficult, well it may be but as you
know Practice Makes Perfect. If we decide to take
charge of ensuring that our communication is
effective, then assuming full responsibility for the
communication is vital. It will turn you into a great
communicator who gets the desired outcomes from
your relationships ... isnt that worth it.
In this HOTS issue Sheila Singam, a former teacher turned trainer, delves into the issue of communication and why people should take the responsibility for this important aspect of life and not leave it to the recipient to be accountable for it.
The circle map is a great tool to help you brainstorm and list everything you know about a topic. It is a good way to begin exploring a subject to generate ideas for discussion. It is designed for defining a word or concept based on the context of the current investigation and study and prior knowledge about the concept.
The circle map comprises a small inner circle and a larger outer circle. The inner circle contains the word or concept you want to understand or define. Once you have that, in the larger outer circle, draw or write the words that help define the word in the inner circle, or write what you think the word means. These words will become the basis upon which you develop the study of the topic or the essay you want to write about.
Here is an example:
Lets say you want to write an essay on the topic Food. You put the word Food in the inner circle.
Next, you write down in the outer circle all the words and ideas that come into your mind when you see the word Food.
For example, if the context is a secondary school science class, the words you may put in could be: protein, carbohydrate, vitamins, energy, food pyramid etc.
If the context is a primary school class on Malaysian food, you could write the words: nasi lemak, roti canai, ais kacang and so on. Finally, you add a square frame outside the larger circle - this becomes your frame of reference and represents the sources from which you got your ideas.
The example on the right illustrates this:
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LEARNING
RevisitingCircle Maps
Examples of Circle Maps
Things related to the weather
UNIVERSE
Comet
Heliosphere
Jupiter
Neptune
Spacecraft
Constellation
Sun
Stars
Black Hole
Venus
Aliens
Earth
Solar Flare
Orbit
Meteors
Rocket
Mars
Uranus
Galaxy
Mercury
Milky way
Pluto
Saturn
Vacuum
Asteroids
Moon
WEATHER
Rain
Clouds
Satellite
Tornado
Sunshine
Lightning
Thunder
Temperature
Cyclone
Forecast
Barometer
Evaporation
What isthe Universe
composed of?
SolarSystem
BalancedPropotion Nasi Lemak
Ais Kacang
Health
Energyfor Life
FoodPyramid
Fish
Fruits
Meat
Roti Canai
Vitamins
Vegetables
Protein
MineralsFats
Nutrition
Carbohydrates
Inte
rnet Books
Teac
hersParents
What constitutes food?
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LEARNING
RevisitingBubble Maps
Examples of Bubble Maps
The Bubble Map is a great tool for helping you to list down key adjectives (qualities, properties and attributes) that describe a particular topic or concept so it can be understood better. It is designed for describing using adjectives. It helps in identifying the sensory, logical and emotional qualities of any topic or concept.
The first step is to construct an inner circle and write the word or topic being described.
Then, draw several outer circles extending from the inner circle like the spokes of a wheel and fill in these circles with the adjectives that describe the word in the inner circle. The number of circles on either side can vary. These descriptors can come from sensory qualities using the five senses (what we see, hear, feel, taste and smell). They can also be emotional or aesthetic qualities as well value-based words such as the characteristics that descibe a person loyal, helpful, strong and so on. You can also apply the Frame of Reference to the Bubble Map. Here is an example of a Bubble Map generated from the orange fruit.
The Bubble Map is useful for the following disciplines1. Character analysis of people2. Identifying the properties of things under study in science3. Vocabulary development and others
Parasitic
Huge Leathery
Smelly
Rafflesia
Red Uni-sexual
MALAYSIA
Demokratik
Aman
BerbilangKaum
RajaPerlembagaan
TarikanPelancong
13 Negeri
Diketuai olehPerdanaMenteri
Ahli ASEAN
MATTERTextureShape
Mass
Volume
Density
Color
Size
Action
Propertiesof Matter
Ciri-ciriMalaysia
What are the characteristicsof anorange?
Tasty
Sweet
Juicy
PulpRound
ORANGEVitaminRich
Acidic
Citrusy
Murid-murid mempunyai peluang untuk memenangi sebuah Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 dalam peraduan ini. Hantarkan jawapan dan maklum balas ke HOTS@innovation.my
Lengkapkan Peta Alir yang memberikan jawapan kepada soalan di bawah. Pelajar dikehendaki menghantar jawapan yang betul untuk soalan pertama bagi mendapatkan soalan seterusnya. Setiap jawapan yang betul akan dibalas dengan soalan susulan sehingga Peta Alir selesai. Pelajar yang telah melengkapkan Peta Alir perlu menulis slogan tidak lebih daripada 30 patah perkataan mengenai apa pendapat anda tentang program i-THINK. Tarikh tutup peraduan ini adalah pada 31 Mei 2014.
PERADUAN HOTS
Tulis slogan tidak lebih daripada 30 patah perkataan mengenai apa pendapat anda tentang program i-THINK.
SLOGAN
Soalan 1Tahun 2014 adalah
Tahun Melawat Malaysia, pada tahun bila kali terkahir acara
ini diadakan?
Soalan 3Soalan 2
Soalan 5 Soalan 6 Soalan 7 Soalan 8 Soalan 9
Soalan 10 Soalan 11 Soalan 12 Soalan 13 Soalan 14
Soalan 4
Tarikh tutup peraduan ini dilanjutkan kepada 31 Mei, 2014. Murid-murid yang mengambil bahagian dalam Peraduan
HOTS ini dikehendaki menghantar semua jawapan dan slogan sebelum akhir tarikh ini dan seorang murid akan
memenangi satu Samsung Galaxy Tab 3.
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NEWS
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CONTEST
BEKON Jenet s
aid when he wa
s posted to SMK
Sungai
Tapang as a pri
ncipal 11 years a
go, he wanted to
transfer
out in the first w
eek as discipline
among studen
ts was
bad.
"In my 32 year
s of teaching, I
had never enco
untered such a
situation where
everyone cam
e to school in
anger.
"Students were
not afraid of tea
chers while teac
hers always got
upset and angr
y. Students brou
ght
weapons and fo
ught at school.
They smoked, g
ambled and sle
pt in class. Thes
e occurred dail
y."
Bekon, 55, how
ever, did not giv
e up and found
out the problem
s of the studen
ts, reviewed sch
ool rules
and talked to te
achers, student
s and parents. "
I had the urge t
o turn them int
o better people
and that's
what motivated
me to improve
the education a
t the school. I b
elieve every stu
dent deserves a
second
chance, or even
a third chance.
"The discipline i
n school becam
e better by the
day and results
improved. It was
the biggest ch
allenge I
had ever faced
and I have solve
d it.
"Now, every mo
rning, I see the
students come
to school and s
tudy well while
the teachers are
dedicated
to teach. It is the
best achieveme
nt ever, the grea
test memory an
d something I a
m proud of."
Bekon is among
four who have b
een nominated f
or the Pengetua
Cemerlang awa
rd this year.
He wished the I
nternational Ba
ccalaureate (IB)
programme, whi
ch is a teaching
and learning m
ethod to
train students to
have higher thi
nking skills, coul
d be extended
nationwide.
"The IB program
me encourages
students to stu
dy in groups, ha
ve discussions a
nd practise a hi
gher
order of thinkin
g skill."
There are 10 go
vernment scho
ols practising th
e IB programme
, which includes
SMK Sungai Tap
ang, the
only one in Sar
awak.
"We are lucky to
be selected an
d our teachers w
ere trained by re
presentatives fr
om the IB prog
ramme. If
we pass the valu
ation next year,
we will be verif
ied as an IB sch
ool."
As for sacrifices
, he said he had
to sometimes c
ancel family pla
ns to attend me
etings and cour
ses.
"But this is noth
ing compared w
ith what my wi
fe has done for
me. She is a gra
duate who coul
d have had
a career of her o
wn. Instead, she
became a hou
sewife, taking c
are of our child
ren so that I co
uld focus on
my work." Add
itional reporting
by Goh Pei Pei
Bekon nearly lef
t
after 1 week at sc
hool
Bekon Jenet (se
cond from left) w
ith Deputy Educ
ation Minister II
P. Kamalanathan
(second from rig
ht) at SMK Sunga
i Tapang recently
.
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