DOI: 10.5176/2251-1814_EeL15.37
Authors: Nor Asniza Ishak, Hazri Jamil & Nordin Abd. Razak
Abstract: Intellectual quality is the ability needed by the students to be more successful and excellent as practitioners in academic, work and life (Falk & Millar, 2002; Hambur, Rowe & Luc, 2002, Lublin, 2000). Intellectual ability need to be applied and shared by all students in sixth form pre-university level as the intellectual aspects must be possessed by all students at the tertiary level (Yusliza Mohd Yusoff, 2011). This study identifies the level of intellectual quality of students in sixth form pre-university level. Quantitative study approach is adapted to acquire data and information. A total of 500 sixth form pre-university students from 38 secondary schools in Penang was selected for this study. Data analysis using descriptive statistics were used. The research findings show that the intellectual quality of sixth form pre-university students is at a moderate level with girls showing higher intellectual level than boys for all six dimensions of intellectual quality. Meanwhile, the Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) and Problem Solving Skills dimensions have the most number of students at a high level compared to other dimensions. The study also showed that the students who major in religious studies shown a higher intellectual quality for all dimensions compared to those who major in science and arts. Information gathered through this study will provide new understanding and knowledge to teachers and researchers related to intellectual thoughts and pedagogical practices that can be used to improve sixth form pre-university students intellectual quality and hence help improve students' intellectual capital to keep abreast with the rapid developing country in the 21st century.
Keywords: Intellectual Quality; Sixth Form Pre-University; Productive Pedagogy
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