Inventive thinking among rural students: a preliminary research

Pemikiran inventif dalam kalangan pelajar luar bandar: satu penyelidikan awal

Authors

  • Harizah Aliah Bambang Azhari Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Bandar Baru Batang Kali, Seksyen 3, Bandar Utama Batang Kali, 44300 Batang Kali, Selangor, Malaysia.
  • Nurul Hijja Mazlan Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1746-2714
  • Mohd Zaidi Zeki SMK Seksyen 10 Kota Damansara, 47810 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.
  • Nuha Khadijah Najib Science Physical Program, Kolej Matrikulasi Selangor, Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia, 42700 Mukim Jugra, Banting, Selangor, Malaysia.
  • Riyan Hidayat Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Jalan Universiti 1, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia. https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9493-7166
  • Nor Zanariah Talib Institut Aminuddin Baki, Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia, Kompleks Pendidikan Nilai, 71760 Bandar Baru Enstek, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53840/attarbawiy.v8i2.221

Keywords:

inventive thinking, rural students,, STEM education, 21st-century skills

Abstract

Inventive thinking is identified as one of the most significant skills for addressing 21st-century challenges. This skill serves as a catalyst for the Malaysia government's efforts to nurture innovative and creative culture responding to the digital disruption demands. This effort is aimed to narrow down the inequality gaps between rural and urban areas by fostering quality education and training for citizen. Therefore, this study aims to determine rural students' level of inventive thinking. This study utilized a survey design with instrument is adapted from the Systematic Inventive Thinking Model. Simple random sampling was employed by selecting thirty rural students from Form Four Science stream in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan. This study is significant for assessing students' ability to think inventively. The findings showed that the rural students' level of inventive thinking was moderately low. Therefore, there is a need to foster rural students' inventiveness within the classroom context. Stakeholders are responsible to monitor, strategize, and implement intervention programs to enhance particularly rural students' inventive thinking.

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Published

2024-12-28

How to Cite

Bambang Azhari, H. A., Mazlan, N. H., Zeki, M. Z., Najib, N. K., Riyan Hidayat, & Talib, N. Z. . (2024). Inventive thinking among rural students: a preliminary research: Pemikiran inventif dalam kalangan pelajar luar bandar: satu penyelidikan awal. ATTARBAWIY: Malaysian Online Journal of Education, 8(2), 1–11. https://doi.org/10.53840/attarbawiy.v8i2.221