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PAGS 6350 PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION : COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE 3 CREDITS

Synopsis

This course aims to engage students in more detail in the discussion of philosophy of education that
exists in the educational world, was and is a practice in Malaysia. A stream of thought education was a
distinctive educational philosophy, and therefore critical analysis will focus on domains that exist in the
Philosophy of Education. It will be linked directly to analysis of key concepts such as education, teaching,
learning, indoktrinisasi, curriculum, creativity and critical thinking in the stream in Malaysia.

Assesment Method : Continuous Assessment (Assignment, Test, Presentation): 60% ,
Examination:40%

Medium of Instruction : Malay and English Language

Main References
Abdul Fatah Hasan (2007). Mengenal Falsafah Pendidikan. Kuala Lumpur: Utusan Publication.
Ninian Smart (2007). Falsafah Dunia. Kuala Lumpur: Institut Terjemahan Negara.
Wan Mohd Nor Wan Daud (2005). Falsafah dan Amalan Pendidikan Islam. Kuala Lumpur: Universiti Malaya.
Abdul Rahman Aroff & Zakaria Kasa (2002) Falsafah Dan Konsep Pendidikan. Kuala Lumpur: Fajar Bakti.
Joy A. Palmer (2001). Fifty Modern Thinkers on Education : From Piaget ToThe Present. London: Routledge.

PAGS 6351 COGNITION IN TEACHING AND LEARNING OF SOCIAL SCIENCES 3 CREDITS
AND HUMANITIES

Synopsis

This course will introduce students to the theory and practice of cognitive education in social science
subjects, especially from the aspect of subsistence, cognitive learning styles and learning styles of cognition,
cognition research features in addition to current trade issues and cognition in the teaching of social science and
humanities education.

Assesment Method : Continuous assessment (Assignments; Presentations): 70%,
Examination: 30%

Medium of Instruction : Malay and English Language

Main References
Atherton, J.S (2009). Learning and Teaching ; Bloom’s Taxonomy. Englewood Cliff, New Jersey : Prentice Hall.
Abd Rahim Abd Rashid (2002). Pengajaran dan Pembelajaran Sains Sosial : Teori dan Amalan. Kuala Lumpur :
Penerbit Universiti Malaya.
Gage N.L & Berliner D.C (1988). Educational Psychology. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company.
Sharifah Alwiyah Alsagoff (1987). Psikologi Pendidikan II Psikologi Pembelajaran dan Kognitif, Bimbingan dan
Kaunseling. Selangor : Longman Malaysia Sdn.Bhd.
Bigge, M.L & Hunt, M.P (1980). Psychological Foundations of Education An Introduction to Human
Motivation,Development and Learning. New York : Harper & Row Publichers.
Ausubel, D.P., Novak, J.D & Hanesian, H. (1978). Education Psychology A Cognitive View. USA : Holt, Rinehart
and Winston.

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