The Implementation of Cooperative Learning Approach with Multimedia for Children’s Literature Learning at Elementary School in the Characters Building Perspective

• Main Authors: Rukayah Rukayah, Y Slamet, Andayani Andayani
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universitas Sebelas Maret 2018-05-01
• Series: International Journal of Pedagogy and Teacher Education
• Subjects: Perception, Pre-service Science Teacher, High Order Thinking Skills (HOTs), the 21st Century
• Online Access: https://jurnal.uns.ac.id/ijpte/article/view/15798
• ISSN: 2597-7792; 2549-8525

In the 21st century, the pre-service science teachers faced on extremely global competitiveness, globalisation, technologically driven by information and rapidly media-saturated that needs appropriate skills to meet these challenges. This study aims to identify pre-service science teacher perception about HOTs in the 21st century. This study employed quantitative design using a survey research method involved 120 pre-service science teachers from Tanjungpura University. The results of this study indicated that students are aware of the importance of HOTs and learning that emphasises the aspects of HOTs to face the challenges of the 21st century. It is indicated by the mean score of pre-service science teacher perception about the important of HOTs to meet the challenges in the 21st century (M = 4.29, SD = 0.61) and the skills of HOT that their will be required to becomes a teacher in the 21st century (M = 4.31; SD = 0.47) in the high level.  This also provides the reasons why we need cultivating a positive awareness of the importance of HOTs to foster the need for teaching that emphasises the aspects of HOTs during pre-service education.