A Model of Teacher Development in Knowledge Management To Enhance Students’ Thinking Skills

Abstract

Teacher professional development is nowadays seen as key in efforts to improve students and educational quality. The objective of this research was to propose a model of teacher development in knowledge management to enhance students’ thinking skills. The research was conducted through the study of related documents. Content analyses were used to draft a model of teacher development. The propriety and the feasibility of a model were evaluated by nine experts. The results showed that the model consisted of three elements which were (1) a process of knowledge management (2) an applying knowledge for teaching and (3) an output: teacher’s ability to enhance students’ thinking skills.