Abdul Halim Abdullah

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia | UTM · Department of Science & Mathematics Education and Creative Multimedia

Mathematics is a fundamental subject with wide-reaching importance in education, providing students with the tools to apply mathematical principles in diverse contexts. This study examines the abilities of 60 pre-service mathematics teachers (PSTs) in identifying content and context within mathematical word problems. Utilizing a case study approach...

In numerous countries worldwide, poor performance in mathematics remains a critical concern, and Adamawa State in Nigeria is no exception. This study investigates the perspectives of key stakeholders, including students, teachers, and headmasters, regarding the roots of poor mathematics performance within Shangui and Hong Government Senior Secondar...

The post-pandemic adaptation demands technological innovations in sustainable learning to support mathematics curriculums. This research aims to develop the Web-based Window Shopping (WBWS) in high school mathematics curriculum with ADDIE procedure. The data were collected through interviews, questionnaires, and tests. The stages of research compri...

This study focuses on reviewing information from several articles published in educational and social sciences journals worldwide to document the trend of geometric thinking studies in the Indonesian context. The current study shows that the number of publications on geometric thinking has increased in the last four years. The studies conducted in...

Kemahiran menggunakan perisian komputer perlu diperkenalkan pada peringkat awal lagi dalam pembelajaran matematik kerana kemahiran ini merupakan salah satu kompetensi yang diperlukan dalam pembelajaran abad ke-21.Sorotan kajian literatur bersistematik dijalankan bagi menganalisis kajian lepas berkaitan pengajaran dan pembelajaran konsep matematik m...

Students have varying degrees of creativity and can develop their creative abilities in specific disciplines through various stimuli. Tracing the students' mathematical creativity is very important since creativity is not a gift for specific students; rather, all students have it. The participants of this study were 170 urban and rural middle schoo...

Kajian tinjauan ini bertujuan untuk mengenal pasti strategi pembelajaran geometri di sekolah rendah. Pelbagai strategi yang boleh diimplementasikan di dalam kelas. Artikel hanya terhad untuk mengkaji secara sistematik strategi pembelajaran geometri di peringkat sekolah rendah ini. Tujuan tinjauan literatur sistematik ini adalah bagi mengenalpasti s...

-This study aimed to determine the effect of the GeoGebra-assisted inquiry-discovery learning strategy on students' mastery and interest in algebraic expressions. The Malaysian Ministry of Education recommends investigation or experimentation activities and the use of dynamic software technologies in mathematics lessons because these activities can...

There has been a growing interest in implementing Indigenous Pedagogy methods in the education of indigenous students worldwide. This approach considers the students' unique cultural and linguistic backgrounds and aims to incorporate their traditional knowledge and practices into the curriculum. By doing so, students can understand the relevance of...

This study aims to describe a case of the emergence of Productive Disciplinary Engagement (PDE) in MEA and to illustrate how the PDE principles are elaborated through MEA. This qualitative case study involves four students at Undergraduate Mathematics Education Program in Indonesia engaged in MEA. Data sources in this study include video recordings...

Artikel ini membincangkan tinjauan literatur yang menumpukan kepada kreativiti murid dalam pembelajaran geometri di sekolah rendah. Perbincangan dimulakan dengan memfokuskan kepada strategi pembelajaran geometri yang mendorong ke arah perkembangan kreativiti geometri (KG) murid. Ini diikuti dengan penerangan mengenai strategi pembelajaran geometri...

The latest TIMSS report highlighted that secondary school students from Malaysia did not perform well in this global assessment on mathematics achievement. Some studies have pointed out that students’ mathematics achievement can be improved by equipping them with computational thinking. Therefore, this study examined the development of computationa...

-The technology-based learning process is able to influence pupils on learning and teaching, especially the use of interactive games can transform the way learning of problematic learners in reading skills. Although interactive games are said to be very effective in learning but there are still many technical and implementation shortcomings on reme...

Geometric thinking skills remained a topical issue in mathematics education. The purpose of this research is to investigate the van Hiele levels of geometric thinking skills of the students in Sokoto state to provide a clear picture of the students' levels for the appropriate development of learning activities, and better understanding. The study i...

Difficulty in understanding problem solving is due to the absence of critical thinking. Students lack knowledge in assessing critical thinking during problem solving. Hence, there is a need to study critical thinking infused through a learning strategy to enhance problem solving. Critical thinking (CThink) is a learning strategy designed which comb...

Numerous studies have shown that the language barrier may cause the difficulties among indigenous children in learning mathematics. Apparently, this is also the case among the Orang Asli students in Malaysia. As enshrined in the Malaysian Constitution, theMalay language is the national language spoken by Malaysians who are made up of various races....

Terdapat bukti empirikal yang menunjukkan bahawa murid di Malaysia mempunyai kesukaran untuk menjawab soalan berbentuk KBAT. Salah satu faktor yang membawa kepada permasalahan tersebut ialah strategi pembelajaran yang tidak sesuai untuk mendorong murid dalam meningkatkan KBAT mereka. Kurikulum Standard Sekolah Menengah (KSSM) amat menggalakkan stra...

This study identifies the relationship between the personality traits and achievements in solving the mathematics HOTS questions of 254 Year Six students from three primary schools in Ulu Tiram. The findings from the personality questionnaire and the mathematics HOTS question paper were analysed. The findings showed that the main dominant personali...

This study examines the perception of mathematics teachers at a Johor vocational college on Home-Based Teaching and Learning (HBTL) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Past research has found out that most teachers are effectively able to conduct online classes. However, the teachers also face difficulties during online classes. This study was conducted...

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Isometric Transformation is one of the essential topics in the Malaysian Secondary School Mathematics Curriculum. In general, Malaysia's achievements in Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) and Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) were found to be less encouraging, especially in the field of Geometry. This fa...

The Ministry of Education and Culture of Indonesia has set the Minimum Competency Assessment (MCA) to focus on, among others, numeracy skills, namely the ability to use mathematics to solve everyday problems in various contexts. This study aimed to determine students’ numeracy skills in completing numeracy tasks using a quantitative approach with a...

This mini review reported the latest studies done in Malaysia from 2018 to 2022, which related to the issues of mobile/software application utilisation in teaching and learning mathematics for both students and educators in the Malaysian education system. Eight studies were selected through systematic selection, namely from Mendeley, Scopus, and Go...

Buku ini membincangkan pendidikan Sains, Teknologi, Kejuruteraan dan Matematik (STEM) dari aspek teori dan pelaksanaannya di Malaysia. Buku ini merangkumi sebelas bab di mana Bab 1 menerangkan konsep pendidikan STEM. Bab 2 membincangkan mengenai hala tuju pendidikan STEM di Malaysia selari dengan kesediaan guru terhadap pelaksanaan pendidikan STEM...

Buku ini membincangkan pendidikan Sains, Teknologi, Kejuruteraan dan Matematik (STEM) dari aspek teori dan pelaksanaannya di Malaysia. Buku ini merangkumi sebelas bab di mana Bab 1 menerangkan konsep pendidikan STEM. Bab 2 membincangkan mengenai hala tuju pendidikan STEM di Malaysia selari dengan kesediaan guru terhadap pelaksanaan pendidikan STEM...

Buku ini membincangkan pendidikan Sains, Teknologi, Kejuruteraan dan Matematik (STEM) dari aspek teori dan pelaksanaannya di Malaysia. Buku ini merangkumi sebelas bab di mana Bab 1 menerangkan konsep pendidikan STEM. Bab 2 membincangkan mengenai hala tuju pendidikan STEM di Malaysia selari dengan kesediaan guru terhadap pelaksanaan pendidikan STEM...

Buku ini membincangkan pendidikan Sains, Teknologi, Kejuruteraan dan Matematik (STEM) dari aspek teori dan pelaksanaannya di Malaysia. Buku ini merangkumi sebelas bab di mana Bab 1 menerangkan konsep pendidikan STEM. Bab 2 membincangkan mengenai hala tuju pendidikan STEM di Malaysia selari dengan kesediaan guru terhadap pelaksanaan pendidikan STEM...

The acquisition of knowledge assists students in navigating life, but their skill configuration is unstable when confronted with contextual problems. The fact that they make problem-solving errors is a stability problem that stems from existential situations. This study examined students' errors in solving contextual math word problems. The respond...

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Mathematics is required from primary (basic) through junior secondary and senior secondary levels of education in Nigeria. The position of mathematics within the curriculum is reflective of the significance of the subject to the expansion of scientific knowledge and technological capability. However, student performance in mathematics, particularly...

The world is facing rapid changes after the emergence of innovative technologies. These changes aim to ensure that a country keeps track of current world developments, strengthens its economy, and reduces its dependence on imports. Hence, every country is now amid technological transformation in the industrial sector by replacing manpower with mach...

Recently, Malaysian researchers revealed numerous concerns regarding students' struggles in number sense. Nevertheless, in a contemporary Malaysian classroom atmosphere, pencil-and-paper computation, and the application of a calculator that results in the generation of an exact answer are becoming more prevalent. Mental computation and computation...

Intending to enhance educational outcomes for indigenous students, who have long been undervalued in many present educational systems, there is an increasing variety of educational interventions in mathematics learning. This is in line with two of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which are quality education and reduced inequalities, especi...

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mendeskripsikan pengaruh tutor sebaya (peer tutoring) pada tingkat kecemasan matematika siswa. Sebuah posttest pretest dengan desain kelompok kontrol digunakan di Sekolah Menengah Pertama Negeri 5 Kota Mojokerto. Sebanyak 120 siswa di kelas 7 dan 8 berpartisipasi dalam penelitian ini, yang 60 perempuan dan 60 laki...

This study aims to identify the decision-making process of prospective teacher students in developing HOTS level analysis problems from COVID-19 Data. The pandemic that has been immobilize many sectors globally becomes a huge issues lately. Students also face a big challenges to adapt with new way to learn. Teachers also face more challenges to kee...

The aim of this study is to find out the level of achievement of non-routine problem in Geometry and level of mathematical creativity among primary school students. In the study, quantitative and qualitative data were collected through tests and interviews with teachers. This study is a part of research design to develop a learning strategy that ca...

This research aimed to design an RME-based learning trajectory for a dyscalculia student to learn the addition of whole numbers. The research used design research approach that consists of three phases: preparing for the experiment, conducting the experiment, and retrospective analysis. This research's data collection techniques were observations,...

Korea Selatan merupakan salah sebuah negara yang boleh dijadikan penanda aras Pencapaian tinggi pelajar Korea Selatan dalam pentaksiran antarabangsa, seperti TIMSS dan PISA berbanding pelajar Malaysia menunjukkan sistem pendidikan Korea Selatan terbukti berjaya menghasilkan pelajar yang mampu bersaing di peringkat global. Lantaran itu, Korea Selata...

Abstract Recently, Malaysian researchers revealed numerous concerns regarding students' struggles in number sense. Nevertheless, in a contemporary Malaysian classroom atmosphere, pencil-and-paper computation, and the application of a calculator that results in the generation of an exact answer are becoming more prevalent. Mental computation and com...

Calculus is a branch of mathematics that must be studied in school, especially at the high school level. One of the subject in calculus is the application of integral on the volume of solid of revolution. The use of learning video as media can help students in a conceptual understanding of the volume of solid of revolution which is one of the abstr...

Speaking skills is a crucial element which all students in Malaysian polytechnic should master. The new English syllabus introduced in Polytechnic is aimed at building confidence and fluency in English for students as well as enabling them to function effectively at the workplace. Majority of the Communicative English assessment requires students t...

Excellent communication skills among graduates are very crucial for their future and career development. WhatsApp application is seen to have the potential to develop these skills since it has robust functions and features, easy to use, and free. However, there are still issues in implementing this application as a tool in developing communication...

Various research has been conducted to enhance the employees' visualization skills in different areas and the importance and the role of visu-alization skills towards the employee's achievement, especially in the industry such as manufacturing, medical, oil and gas field, and many more. To improve visualization skills, the use of effective training...

span>Mathematics is one of the most emphasized subjects and has grown immensely to provide a strong base for programs in science, engineering and technology. Training students in this field will give them the opportunity to improve their high order thinking skills (HOTS). But the students’ HOTS level is at low stage due to the learning approaches e...

The purpose of this study was to determine the readiness of trainee teachers of Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris for integrating 21st century learning (PAK-21) in teaching and learning mathematics in schools. The readiness of trainees was seen from the aspect of interest, knowledge and skills. The study was conducted on 40 teachers of Mathematics...

Project-based learning (PBL) is one of the pedagogies that highly recommended to be implemented in mathematics classroom. This study aims to compare its implementation in middle school mathematics classroom in Malaysia and South Korea. A total of 71 Malaysian mathematics teachers and 51 South Korean mathematics teachers were involved in this study....

Metacognition is the ability to think about thinking. One of the learning models in geometry is the van Hiele model, which consists of learning phases and geometry thinking level. However, geometry learning strategy in Indonesia does not stress metacognition and geometry thinking level. Hence, this study aims to examine the effectiveness of geometr...

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Metacognition, or the ability to think about thinking, is essential in the development of geometric thinking. However, studies on the Van Hiele model and the application of metacognition on geometric thinking are still under-researched. This study aimed to provide a review of the Van Hiele model and the application of metacognition on geometric thi...

Augmented Reality technology allows users to interact with virtual objects integrated into the real world and real-time. Augmented Reality technology is considered a potential tool to promote the teaching and learning process. This study aims to identify the trends of publications related to Augmented Reality (AR) in education, bibliometric review...

As school leaders, novice principals faced some challenges within the first years of their leadership journey. This mixed-methods study explores the initial challenges faced by novice principals while leading their schools. At the same time, their countering strategies in handling the initial challenges are also being explored. A total of 168 novic...

This study reports on the professional development and school leadership programmes requested by principals in Malaysian schools. A total of 557 principals provided feedback on their preferred school leadership and professional development programmes which they believed as essential to be effective school leaders. Based on their feedback, mentoring...

Results from international assessments focusing on the use of Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) show that Malaysian students perform poorly in Data Handling. At the same time, the Malaysian education system is undergoing a dramatic change in which information and communications technology (ICT) is integrated into the education system in order to...

This study compares the assessment practices of Malaysian and South Korean lower secondary school mathematics teachers to help explain the differences that have been found consistently between the achievement levels of Malaysian and Korean students in the TIMSS and PISA. A set of questionnaires was developed and used. It consists of item in three c...

Mobile Assisted Language Learning or MALL is a new approach of language learning that deals with the use of mobile devices. Mobile devices such as smartphones, PDAs, computer tablets are the example of devices that provide easy access for every learner without the constraints of both place and time. The purpose of this study is to examine the effec...

Mathematics problem-solving is an important skill that students must master in mathematics learning. Without these skills, students find it difficult to solve real-life problems. In this regard, researchers have been interested in the efficacy of problem-solving lessons because problem-solving is a major focus in mathematics education. Internationa...

Developing information, media and technological fluency, and optimising ICT as a source of information are among the components in the 21 st-century pedagogy in the mathematics classroom. Malaysia and South Korea emphasise the use of technology in mathematics classes, as stated in their mathematics curriculum. In this regard, this study identifies...

Computational thinking is one of the aspects emphasised in the Malaysian education system. However, the learning aids in the form of mobile applications that support computational thinking for mathematics are very limited in Malaysia. With that notion, this study aims to develop a mobile app for conceptual recognition pattern which is one of the sk...

The importance of Mathematics in the field of Science and Technology is indisputable. Moreover, Mathematics' achievement is often associated with educational quality. The Program for International Student Assessment (PISA, 2012) reported that Malaysia has scored below the international average as indicated by the Organization for Economic Cooperati...

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Data Handling is an important topic in the Mathematics Primary Curriculum as it brings the real world of seeing data to students. However, the assessments of PISA and TIMSS indicated that the level of Malaysian students' performance and Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) in Data Handling is declining. Thus, this study was designed to develop activ...

The English voiceless stop /p/ and voiced stop /ɡ/ are absent in the consonant inventory of Arabic. This difference provides a fertile ground for empirical research in L2 speech learning among Arab L2 speakers of English. The current study, therefore, aims to explore the English stop voicing contrast as produced by Arab native speakers. Focusing on...

The main challenge in teaching is to build experiences that include students and promote their thinking processes required to make meaning of those experiences. Thinking is unique for human beings and is characterized as a continuous rebuilding of high-level mental abilities that are consciously developed over time to create a more sophisticated st...

Learning school geometry and development of geometric thinking skills required a careful selection of strategy, that provides collaborative learning behaviors, use of appropriate tasks, and materials. Thus, teaching and learning should be meaningful not just merely transmission and absorption. Hence opportunities should be given for students to exp...

Motivation is an aspect heavily emphasized in a mathematics class to produce a quality human capital. However, students’ motivation towards mathematics is still low while students’ performance in mathematics is declining. The students' lack of motivation toward mathematics could be attributed to ineffective learning strategies in mathematics classr...

This study aims at designing, developing and evaluating the effectiveness of a learning strategy known as linear algebra peer tutoring strategy (LAPTS) in a polytechnic classroom setting in order to develop students mathematical thinking processes (MTPs) based on Mason's approach. Preliminary investigations were conducted on the conventional teachi...

Geometric thinking (GT) skills is an integral part of the mathematics curriculum. A substantial research study ware done to investigate the effectiveness, as well as the impact of different approaches used in developing the GT skills of students at the different levels of schooling. Therefore, in this research, a systematic review in the area of ge...

The production of English sounds by non-native speakers of English has been extensively discussed in the phonetic literature, particularly in the areas of second language speech production and pronunciation instruction. The current study aims to explore the production of the English affricates /tʃ/ and /dʒ/ by Yemeni EFL learners of English. The pr...

This paper shares the working process that has been carried out in a postgraduate mathematics teacher education course known as Technology in Mathematics Education. Many efforts around the world attempt to train student teachers on the use of technology without giving much attention to appropriate instructional model. Our

Learning difficulties in Mathematics causes students to struggle with the numbers, formulas, calculations, concepts and related shapes because it takes student's patience and persistence. Therefore, the objective of this study is to investigate the learning difficulties encountered by students in 'Shape and Space' topic. The contributing factors fo...

Linear algebra is one of the inevitable advanced mathematics courses that many students experience at the Polytechnic level which plays a significant historical role in the development of many mathematical structures. Research from previous works found that among the causes of the students’ poor understanding of the basic concepts of linear algebra...

Thinking is unique to human beings in a way that it makes them the super power creatures of all time. One of the highlighted aspects in producing human capital of high quality is through the concept of thinking skills as it is use in describing thinking that is purposeful, reasoned, and goal directed. The students’ ability to think mathematically a...

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Geometric thinking plays an important role in geometric achievement. It is also important in other fields, such as architecture, engineering, film, science, graphics, and arts. However, in Indonesian education curriculum, teaching and learning geometry does not emphasise the geometric thinking skills. Several studies revealed that Indonesian studen...

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The concept of Higher-Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) is one of the highlighted aspects in producing human capital of high quality. However, the level of HOTS among students in Malaysia is still at a lower stage. Among the causes of this problem is the learning strategy used in classroom, which is less effective in creating and enhancing HOTS optimall...