Metaphors and Dialetical Thinking (Journal One)

1. Lakoff & Johnson Reading
The reading “Concepts We Live By”, Lakoff and Johnson criticize the common belief that metaphor is only the poetic word in the language device. The writers argue that the metaphor within human conceptual system will governs and naturally shapes human thought and action within their live activities. “Metaphor as linguistic expressions [...]

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SLEI and Science Teaching Laboratory

INTRODUCTION
There are many aspects to determine the success of learning process. One of the aspects is learning environments. Many research studies show that learning environments not only have the positive correlation with the students’ outcomes, motivation, and attitudes, but also teachers’ motivation (Fraser, 2002). Furthermore, there are some research studies on learning environments which focus [...]

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The Study of Motivation to be a Teacher

INTRODUCTION
There is no doubt that teacher profession plays important role to shape the young generation through education process. This profession also involves high responsibilities which not only transfer the knowledge to the students, but also supervising, caring, understanding, and emancipating. People have different factors that motivate them to choose the profession as a teacher. However, [...]

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Utilizing Metacognitive Skills and Green Chemistry in Laboratory Activities: Self reflection (Research Proposal)

The laboratory experiment is an important part of teaching and learning chemistry. Experiments in laboratory influence students to have better attitudes toward science and learning outcomes (Parkinson, 2004). However, most students do not like chemistry because of the requirement of analytical and constructive thinking to understand the concepts (Rickey & Stacey, 2000). One of the [...]

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Habermas Three Interests

A POISONED STUDENT AND A CHEMISTRY LECTURER

In 2001, everybody was shocked, 20 students were poisoned in the organic chemistry laboratory. They went to a clinic at the university, and then the doctor said that the pupils of their eyes could not respond to the light. Some lecturers were blaming the students who [...]

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New Eyes

A New Baby

Walking through in the dark
Neutral, comfort, and warm
Nothing is good and nothing is bad
Everything is sameness

My surroundings are the same
Climate, pattern, and texture
There is no friction, no sensation
I can see but there is nothing interesting
I felt nothing from within myself
Living in isolated environment
Untouched and untouchable

I want to outgrowing, [...]

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Ethical Issues in Educational Research

Ethics concern with all the human interaction, including human research (Australian Vice-Chancellor’s committee, 2007). Educational research is a part of human research which has potential ethical problems. Therefore, “Each stage in the research sequence may be a potential source of ethical problems (Cohen, et.al, 2000, p.49). There are “three primary ethical principles: (1)autonomy and self-determination, [...]

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My Powerful Journey (Final Journal)

I realise that within the limited time, it is difficult for me to have the comprehensive understanding of the concept of curriculum. However, within the short time, this curricula unit provides the new illumination on my perspectives of curriculum. Since, I came at SMEC, I comprehend that becoming a teacher is a great work which [...]

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My Multi-Dimensional Curriculum Image and Course Learning Outcomes (CLO’s) (Journal Six)

My Multi-dimensional Curriculum Image

Throughout the tough journey in this unit, I could see my curriculum images are shaped. I found that my curriculum images have three basic principles which are meaningful learning experiences, emphatic intelligences, and active citizenship. Three of these principles are engaged into the process, as described in this picture:

Picture 1. [...]

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My Curriculum Vision (Journal Five)

Reading through the articles in this journal stimulates me to think reflectively on my journey as a learner and an educator, not only on implementation of curriculum integration and Outcomes Based Education (OBE) in my country but also the envisioning of curriculum which is concerned in this unit. I realise that my government seems to [...]

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