Exploring the 21st Century Teaching and Learning Practice among Mathematics Secondary School Teachers

Abstract

The reality nowadays, practicing teaching mathematics in the classroom needs efficient implementation. This research is conducted to cater this situation. The survey study is aimed to identify the practice stages in teaching and learning in 21st century, as well as high order thinking skills (HOTS) among mathematics teachers. This study involved 31 mathematics teachers pursuing master's degree at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia which were selected through simple random sampling. The questionnaires consist of teachers’ demographics, 21st century teaching practice among mathematics teachers were used in the data collection process. Descriptive analysis consist of the value of frequency, percentage and mean which were also used in this study. The study found that the 21st century teaching and learning practice in general to be high. It has also been found that mathematics teacher applied problem-solving skills in teaching and learning but on the other side, they have deficiency in the usage of technological skills. Hence, technological skills of mathematics teachers need to be improved by providing them with courses for the teachers to attend or special programs related to technology usage in teaching and learning for them to follow. Hopefully with this study’s findings, they can help the Ministry of Education to plan a strategize programs or courses that can increase the level of teaching and learning practice 21st century of teachers to improve the quality of Malaysia education especially in Mathematics subject.