Maureen Siew Fang Chong|Masitah Shahrill
The Use of an Emerging Framework to Explore Students’ Cognitive Competency
Ministry of Education|Universiti Brunei Darussalam
backgroundobjectives study development local framework develop problem solving activity tasks assess students cognitive metacognitive competency solving nonroutine problemsmethodsstatistical analysis study investigated use emerging local framework called model meanings organise develop execute link exploring students cognitive competency solving nonroutine problems junior college six levelsthe confidence levels students attempting problems also examineda total 167 junior college students brunei darussalam involved studyfindings level cognitive competency evaluated using model framework revealed maximum level attained students level 4 executealthough students managed obtain mathematical solutions contextualised solutions failed justify reaching validation level linkstudents confident solving problems familiar settings experienced majority students abilities display cognitive process applying realistic considerations achieve level 3 develop model frameworkmajority brunei junior college students possess abilities skills solve nonroutine problems applying prior knowledge rules procedures experiences context problem obtain solutions failed justify validate solutions realities problem contextsstudents acquiring abstract knowledge mathematics maturity thinking skills higher year group performed better nonroutine problems significant themapplicationimprovements simple integration solving nonroutine reallife problems curriculum might solution improving mathematical literacy