Department Of Biology

Faculty of Science and Mathematics

SBI 3013
Information amd Communication Technology in Biology

PROJECT REPORT

Smart School

GROUP : B

Lecturers : Encik Azmi Bin Ibrahim

By :

Nazihan Binti Nazali D20162075559

Ika Priska Wahyuni Binti Dasmir D20162075570
Nurul Ain Safirah Binti Mohd Khiri D20162075558
ABSTRACT

This report was written basically about Smart School Program which is has been launced by the
goverment to prepare the future generation to become more competitive workfore and all-round
development individuals. This report contain some brief introduction about the transformation bring
by technology nowadays and smart school itself.

After the introduction, there are also objective or main goals why smart school was invented. Apart
of it, this report contain advantages and disadvantages smart school and some elaboration about it.
Other than that, some important component also have been included in this report which is the
more learning and teaching proses that contain 4 different part which are curriculum, pedagogy,
assesment and teaching ang learning material.

Besides, the elaboration from the teaching learning component also listed out so we can
understand when doing this works. Most of it there was the challenges implementing smart school
and some additional information about it and followed by conclusion.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

We would like to thanks our lecturer, En. Azmi Ibrahim for his valuable advices that he gave during
the process of preparing the report of smart school and the presentation on Smart Schools. The
advice truly help us a lot in preparation process of this report and the presentation.

Besides that, we would like to show appreciation to our classmate that gave suggestion during the
process of preparing this report and presentation. Next, we would like to thanks to our friends that
share their ideas, thoughts and give suggestion to us.

In conclusion we would like to thanks to everyone that involved directly or indirectly in the process
of preparing this report and presentation.
INTRODUCTION

In this technology era, our country Malaysia has invented smart school program to transform its
educational system, in line and with support from nations drive to fulfill vision 2020. This Vision calls
for sustained, productivity-driven growth, which will be achievable only with a technologically
literate, critically thinking work force prepared to participate fully in the global economy of the 21st
century.

At the same time, Malaysias National Philosophy of Education calls for developing the potential of
individuals in a holistic and integrated manner, so as to produce individuals who are intellectually,
spiritually, emotionally, and physically balanced and harmonious. The catalyst for this massive
transformation will be technology supported Smart Schools, which will improve how the educational
system achieves the National Philosophy of Education, while fostering the development of a work
force prepared to meet the challenges of the next century. Transforming the educational system will
entail changing the culture and practices of Malaysias primary and secondary schools, moving away
from memory-based learning designed for the average student to an education that stimulates
thinking, creativity, and caring in all students, caters to individual abilities and learning styles, and is
based on more equitable access. It will require students to exercise greater responsibility for their
own education, while seeking more active participation by parents and the wider community.

The Smart Schools initiative is one of the seven flagship applications that are part of Malaysias
Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) project. The Government of Malaysia aims to capitalise on the
presence of leading-edge technologies and the rapid development of the MSCs infrastructure to
jumpstart deployment of enabling technology to schools. This will be done by creating a group of 90
pilot Smart Schools by 1999 that will serve as the nucleus for the eventual nation-wide rollout of
Smart School teaching concepts and materials, skills, and technologies. By 2010, all 10,000 of
Malaysias primary and secondary schools will be Smart Schools.

MAIN GOALS

In this report also has been highlight the objectif or main goals of the smart school. A Smart School
will evolve over time, continuously developing its professional staff, its educational resources, and
its administrative capabilities. This will allow the school to adapt to changing conditions, while
continuing to prepare students for life in the Information Age. To function effectively, the Smart
School will require appropriately skilled staff, and well-designed supporting processes.

The Information Age is basically to prepare student in an intergrated strategy to provide all-round
development with provision for individual abilities, offering a broad curriculum for all, with electives,
that is vertically integrated, multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary.Secondly, emphasise intellectual,
emotional, spiritual, and physical growth, concentrating on thinking, developing and applying values,
and using correct language across the curriculum. Then, produce a technologically literate work
force that can think critically, encouraging thought and creativity across the curriculum and applying
technology effectively in teaching and learning. As for democratise education, they offering equal
access to learning opportunities and accommodating differing learning abilities, styles, and paces.
Lastly, increase the participation of stakeholders, creating awareness of their roles and
responsibilities and developing the skills they need for that.
TEACHING AND LEARNING COMPONENT IN SMART SCHOOLS

The teaching and learning component comprises four areas:

1. Curriculum: designed to help students achieve overall and balanced development.

2. Pedagogy: allows for appropriate mix of learning strategies to ensure mastery of basic
competencies and promotion of holistic development.

3. Assessment: designed to give accurate feedback of students readiness, progress,

achievement and aptitude.

4. Teaching and learning materials: cognitively challenging and motivating by

combining the best of network based, teacher-based, and courseware materials.

CURRICULUM
The smart school curriculum shall be meaningful, social responsible,
multicultural,reflective, holistic, global, open-ended, goal-based and technological. It
shall promoteholistic learning, allowing children to progress at their own pace, and
catering forstudents varying capabilities, interest and needs. It will seek to ensure that
children areeducated with critical and creative thinking skills, inculcated with
appropriate values, andencouraged to improve their own language proficiency. New
elements that found inSmart School curriculum are purposed on all-round
development of students appropriatefor this era. Thus, the curriculum will be designed
to:

1. Help students achieve overall balanced development integrate knowledge, skills,

values, and correct use of language. Domain All round development Effective oral
and written communication in Malay. Communication English as a second
language. Emphasis multiple languages, interpersonal skills and networking.
Focus on acquiring knowledge. Focus on searching, Cognitive generating, and
using knowledge with an emphasis on problem-solving and creativity. Instill
moral and religious values. Emphasis adaptability, Affective team player
characteristics, emotional balance and emotional intelligence. Physical Instill
social responsibility and consciousness of health and environmental issues.
Emphasis a global orientation and inculcate work place skills and attitudes.
(Source: Smart school conceptual blueprint)

2. State explicitly intended learning outcomes for different ability levels.

 3. oster the knowledge, skills, and attitudes appropriate for success in the
Information Age.4. Offer multidisciplinary, thematic, and continuous learning

PEDAGOGY
The smart school pedagogy will seek to make learning more interesting,
motivating,stimulating and meaningful. This component involves the children minds, spirit,
andbodies in the learning process. It also builds basics skill to prepare children for
greaterchallenges over time and cater for a range of needs and capabilities among the
students.The pedagogy shall:

1. Use an appropriate mix of learning strategies to ensure mastery of basic competencies

and promote holistic development. Involves specific learning goals Process Active
learning process, where learner constructs meaning - Continuous - Personalized
Alone, in pairs, or in small teams with an expert (teacher or community member), a
facilitator (teacher assistant, volunteer or Modes student), non-human resources
(hands-on materials, computer- based resources, multimedia resources, or print
materials) At a site in the community, a computer-based multimedia simulation, a
hands-on learning lab, a meeting room or library. Authentic, often in real life
environments, with real world challenges interdisciplinary: - Specific knowledge
Tasks - General skills such as transfer of information across settings, negotiation and
interpersonal skills, decision making skills Mastery of a task before progressing to
next task Periodic performance mastery assessment More responsibility to learner for
directing and managing own learning. (Source: Smart school conceptual blueprint).

2. Accommodate individual different learning styles, so as to boost performance.

Differentiating Teacher- Teacher as Teacher as Student- Factors centred mentor and
coach or centred model Facilitator Establishment of learning by teacher.

3. Faster a classroom atmosphere that is compatible with different teaching-learning

strategies.

- Creating an atmosphere of respect and rapport.

- Establishing a culture for learning
- Managing classroom procedures
- Managing student behavior
- Organizing physical space
 ASSESSMENT.

The smart school assessment system will be distinctly different from current system tohelp
realize the National Philosophy of Education. It shall be element-based andcriterion-
referenced to provide more holistic and accurate picture of studentsperformance.
Teachers, students, and parents will be able to access on-line assessmentitems. Smart
school assessment will be flexible and learner-friendly, while assuring the quality of the
assessment information by using multiple approaches and instruments. It will lead to
living certification, which not only attest to a students cumulativeaccomplishments but
will also be open to continued improvement on a lifetime basis. Thescope of assessment in
the Smart School is holistic and gives various informationregarding the students learning
styles and abilities.

TEACHING-LEARNING MATERIALS.

Smart school will need teaching-learning materials designed for the new strategies.
Thesematerials will accommodate students differing needs and abilities, resulting in
furtherrealization of their capabilities and potential, and allow students to take
greaterresponsibility for managing and directing their own learning. The materials should
becognitively challenging, attractive, motivates students to learn and encourages
activeparticipation. In addition, the materials will be acquired from a wide range of sources.

Conceptual selection and evaluation guidelines for teaching-learning materials will cover 5
main criteria :

- Cosmetic Adequacy
- Instruction Adequate
- Curriculum Adequate
- Technical Adequate
- Cost effectiveness
 The Smart School integrates solution that involves the curriculum, pedagogy,
assessment, educational materials, and technology as an enabler. The Smart School is one of
the most forward-looking ICT-mediated learning initiatives, which attempts to reinvent the
teaching learning processes in the world. Smart School created systemically reinvented in
term of teaching and learning practice and school management in order to prepare student for
Information Age. In the Information Age, a Smart School will evolve over time continuously
and developing its professional staff. Smart school have come across many advantages to
students and teachers. There are many advantages of smart school, some of them are :

Improves the academic performance : It is often seen that the students studying in a
smart class get a better result than the students studying in a regular class. This is so
because the understanding ability in the students studying in a smart classroom is way
more than other students. The topic becomes clearer and the base of the subject becomes
stronger. Obvioulsy, the students with better hold of the subject and with strong basic
knowledge of the subject will score more in exams.

Makes learning enjoyable : if we go and look in a regular classroom, the students

are feeling very sleepy. Some of the students are not even listening to the teacher.
They are busy talking with their friends. In short, the class becomes very boring for
them. But it is not so in a smart classroom. The use of smart technology in the class
makes the classroom a fun room. It makes learning a fun process. The students who
do not like to go to schools also starts enjoying in the school.

Communication : The technology used in a smart classroom makes video

conferencing possible in the classroom itself. In this way, the students can
communicate with the person who is expert in the subject. In various schools and
colleges with the facility of smart schools, guest lectures are organized weekly in
which the students can communicate with the experts such as professors of IITs and
IIMs or the people engaged in research work. This provides the students with extra
information about their subjects which beyond the scope of the text books. The
students get to know about the ongoing issues related to their subjects. They get
acquinted with the upcoming technology and theories. This proves very beneficial for
them in the near future.

Health friendly : There are some teachers who are very sensitive towards the use of
chalk or markers. Some of them experiences skin allergies when they write with chalk
and some are allergic to chalk dust. Some teachera are not comfortable with the smell
of the ink used in the markers. For these teachers smart classroom are advantageous.
There is no or very less use of markers or chalk in a smart classroom. The teaching is
done by using digital or e-resources. So, there is no chance of allergy.
 Advantageous for the absentees : If students who studied in a regular classroom
uis absent for one day, it becomes difficult for him to gather all the notes of the
classes he missed. Also, it becomes difficult for the teacher to explain the previous
topics for the students who were absent. The students then take a shortcut method
and get the notes photocopied from other students. In this way, the students do not
understand anything from the classes he missed. In smart calssroom, the lecturers are
recorded. Whenever a student is absent he can anytimr see the recorded lecturer.
These recorded lectures are also uploaded on the internet which can be acessed by
the students anytime by a login id and password. The notes are also in digital form,
so they can be easily provided to the students.

With so many advantages of the smart school, there are few disadvantages also which
makes the use of smart technology quite limited. They are :

Cost : The technology used in the smart school is very expensive. All the
school cannot afford it. Even the schools which can afford it get over the
budget after buying it. Some school often take loans to buy the smart
technology. Consequently, the fees of the school are increased to meet the cost
of the equipments. The admission fees of the schools with smart classrooms
also hikes. All parents cannot afford such expensive education for their
children. Every child cannot get access to the smart classrooms.

Maintenance : Like all electronic gadgets, the gadgets used in smart

classrooms require proper maintenance. The rooms in which these gadgets are
installed should be free from dust particles and should not face direct sunlight
otherwise the gadgets will become faulty. Also these equipments release a lot
of heat in the surrounding so the rooms should be air conditioned. Technical
staff has to be appointed for the maintenance of devices. This further adds to
the cost. The devices also need to be updated regularly which is a very time
consuming process.

Skilled faculty : All teachers cannot use smart technology for teaching. The
teachers have to be traines before they can start teaching in a smart classroom.
The teachers are trained to use the technology in an effective manner. They are
also trained to handle faults in the gadgets. This training also cost much. If the
teacher are not properly trained the technology would become disturbing
factor rather than become helpful.
 A smart school increase the interest of the students in studies. Students tend to learn
more. With so many advantages and a few disadvantages smart school can still be
considered good for the students. Due to some disadvantages, we cannot ugnore the
advantages of the smart school. All the disadvantages have a solution except for the
disadvantages of the cost involved. But in the coming few decades, the rise in
technology would definitely decrease the cost of these devices to some extent.
Moreover, the new inventions in the fields of computer science and tehcnology would
definitely make teaching and learning even much better. The government schools
should also employ smart technology in their classes so that all the students can have
access to smart classroom.

COMPARISON BETWEEN SMART SCHOOL AND NORMAL SCHOOL

Smart school is differ based on their characteristics which does not have in normal school.
The characteristics were included the process of;
1) Curriculum
2) Pedagogy
3) Assessment
4) Teaching and learning material

1) Curriculum
-will be designed to help overall and balanced development of the student achievers.
-the integration of knowledge, skill, values, correct use of language and attitudes suitable.
-allowing for self-paced learning across grades.
2) Pedagogy
-involved specific learning.
-to ensure mastery of basic comperencies and promotion of holistic development.
Classroom atmosphere is compatible with different teaching learning strategies.
3) Assesmen
-the integration of technology as a tool enables the on-line assessment and conducted in
order to show the strength and the abilities of the student.
-the teaching and learning material provide an accurate picture of the students
performance.
4) Teaching and learning material
-main criteria for the selection and evaluation for teaching and learning materials;
i. The cosmetic adequacy
ii. Technical adequacy
iii. Instruction adequacy
iv. Cost effectiveness

CHALLENGES OF SMART SCHOOL AND THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS

 CHALLENGES RECOMMENDATIONS
Lack of facilities ; mismatch between smart Extension of the smart school concept; Teaching-
learning and examinations. Learning Processes.

Explaination

The teaching processes relating to curriculum, pedagogy, assessment and teaching-learning

materials.
Its helps students learn effectively and efficiently. It also enables students to self-accessed
and self-directed learning.
It also cognitively attractive, motivate students to learns and encourage active participation.
Combines network-based, teacher based and courseware materials.

CHALLENGES RECOMMENDATIONS
-readiness of teachers, students. -Ongoing training and retraining teachers.
-lack of technical staff to supervise network. -Malaysian Grid for Learning for materials and
networking.

Explaination

Professional training
-not only for teachers, but also for staff as well.
-not a one-off event, but a sustained effort where the teachers get the support of students,
colleagues, the ICT administrators and government (MoE)
My GFL- enable Malaysians from everywalk of life to continuosly learn through the ICT thus
accelerating the creation of knowledge society.

CHALLENGES RECOMMENDATIONS
-breakdown of electricity supply. -Extension of smart school concept; Human
-problems integrating with existing computer Resources, Skills.
systems. -need for broad bandwidths.
-high cost network.

EXPLAINATION

The authorities should play their roles in improving the management of smart school.
For example, Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) has already held the powerton 2 electricity
generation project to overcome the problem of Sabahs electricity supply shortage.
In order t overcome the problem integrating with existing computer system, each school
need to have a system integration engineer who has a brand range of skills including
software and hardware engineering, interface protocols and general problems solving skills.