Pedagogies Towards Enhancing Students’ Intellectual Capital in Malaysian Secondary Schools

Abstract

This research explores the pedagogical practices among secondary school teachers in enhancing students’ intellectual capital. Pedagogical practices measured were from the aspects of teaching plans/design of teaching, teaching strategies and evaluation of teaching. This study aims to obtain insightful information with regards to the current pedagogical practices that enhancing students’ intellectual quality in Malaysian secondary school classroom and to further identify the best pedagogical practices for enhancing the students’ intellectual quality. This research employed qualitative research design which is adapted to obtain data and information. Qualitative study was carried out involving interview of 10 teachers selected from different schools located at different zone in Malaysia based on certain criteria set by the researchers. A thematic analysis method was used for qualitative data. Findings of this study showed that teachers use a variety of approaches, methods and techniques in teaching and learning process that enhanced the students’ intellectual quality through questioning techniques, intellectual discussion and debate, associating content with students’ real-world experience and affective aspects in teaching and learning. Based on these findings, creativity, innovation and teachers’ affective aspects were important elements in implementing pedagogical practices in enhancing the students’ intellectual quality.