The needs analysis of learning Inventive Problem Solving for technical and vocational students

International Research and Innovation Summit 2017

Sai'En, Shanty^1 ; Kiong, Tee Tze^1 ; Yunos, Jailani Md^1 ; Foong, Lee Ming^1 ; Heong, Yee Mei^1 ; Mohamad, Mimi Mohaffyza^1

Faculty of Technical and Vocational Education, University Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Malaysia^1

关键词: Higher education;    Inventive problems;    Malaysians;    Ministry of Education;    Needs analysis;    Problem solving skills;    Strategic plan;    Vocational education;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1757-899X/226/1/012198/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1757-899X/226/1/012198

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

Malaysian Ministry of Education highlighted in their National Higher Education Strategic plan that higher education's need to focus adopting 21stcentury skills in order to increase a graduate's employability. Current research indicates that most graduate lack of problem solving skills to help them securing the job. Realising the important of this skill hence an alternative way suggested as an option for high institution's student to solve their problem. This study was undertaken to measure the level of problem solving skills, identify the needs of learning inventive problem solving skills and the needs of developing an Inventive problem solving module. Using a questionnaire, the study sampled 132 students from Faculty of Technical and Vocational Education. Findings indicated that majority of the students fail to define what is an inventive problem and the root cause of a problem. They also unable to state the objectives and goal thus fail to solve the problem. As a result, the students agreed on the developing Inventive Problem Solving Module to assist them.