Journal of Engineering Science and Technology
Special Issue on i-CITE 2018, November (2018) 35 - 41
© School of Engineering, Taylor’s University
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CRITICAL THINKING FROM STEM
EDUCATION AND AL-QURAN PERSPECTIVES
AINI AZIZIAH RAMLI*, NOR HASNIZA IBRAHIM,
FARAHWAHIDA MOHD YUSOF, JOHARI SURIF
Faculty of Education, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Malaysia
*Corresponding Author: ainiaziziahramli@gmail.com
Abstract
There is a growing interest among educators and professionals in developing
educational platforms in order to prepare students critical thinking skill in solving
current problems. The integration between STEM Education (Science,
Technology, Engineering, Mathematics), which focusing on divergence skill and
The Al-Quran, which emphasizes the appreciation of the servant to the greatness
of Allah the Almighty, has the ability to position our country for global
competitiveness as well as not to marginalize the glory of Allah through the
appreciation of Al-Quran. The introduction of STEM education, which is
increasingly gaining attention in the Malaysian education field, should not only
cultivate problem-solving skills but also critical thinking skills in solving the
problem in order to maintain the student's interest. Critical thinking in solving the
problem is the skills that need to develop in order for a student to be able to face
the world outside their classroom. Therefore, this paper tries to synthesize critical
thinking in western perspectives through STEM education, critical thinking in
Al-Quran perspectives and rationalize the link between critical thinking from Al-
Quran and western perspectives in preparing the student with the most significant
21
st
century skills.
Keywords: Al-Quran perspective, Critical thinking component, STEM education.