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Why HOT Is Important For Students?


HOT is important in the learning process. In mathematics, for example, HOT will enable students to analyze mathematics problem so that they can understand problem situation. When a student is able to analyze problem he or she will be able to have a clearer idea on how to use suitable strategies to solve problems. Examples of questions that need HOT are:


  1. A bakery shop baked several cakes. 1/3 of it had been sold and the remainder was packed in equal amount in 4 boxes containing 70 cakes each. Calculate the total number of cakes produced by the shop (Primary 6).

  2. Find the area bounded by the curve y = x3 between x = -1 and +1. Solve the problem in at least 3 ways (Form 5).

  3. Solve the equation 4x3 – x4 = 30. Say something about the problem and solution for x .Give reason for your answer (pre university – university level).

  4. Solving societal problems such as drug addiction, drug pushers, HIV through drugs and free sex acts, lack of integrity, poor decision making and problem solving.

Those problems above need students and society as a whole, leaders and rakyat, to know critical thinking and creative thinking in mathematics and real life. Obviously learning content knowledge through the use of rote-learning is not good enough to enable students to solve such problems. HOT skills will prepare students to solve problems beyond content knowledge. It involves the application of cognitive and metacognitive skills. Learning mathematics without learning the HOT skills such as critical thinking, creative thinking and mathematical thinking is considered not mathematical learning at all. It is simply the learning of mathematical procedures which is meaningless to the learners.



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