DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATION SYSTEM IN MALAYSIA : CURRENT EDUCATION

CURRENT EDUCATION
Why it keeps changing? 1. Liberate us from the effects of British Colonialism.

2. Fulfill the needs (economic) for growing nations.

3. Proclaiming the equity (equality)

EDUCATION ACT 1996

NATIONAL EDUCATION POLICY 1999

SMART SCHOOLS, ETEMS, VISION SCHOOLS,KIA2M

EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT MASTER PLAN (2006-2010)

EDUCATION ACT 1996

Aims
1. To further consolidate the national education system for the young generation in accordance with the countrys aspirations to make Malaysia as a center of excellence for education.

2. To outline the legislation related to education

Legislative Provisions of this act are

1. The NPE which was proclaimed in 1988 and forms the

underlying basis.
2. The concept of NPE includes the following All levels of education. All categories of schools

3. The National Language became the medium of instruction and compulsory subject.

L E G I S L AT I V E P R O V I S I O N S O F T H E E D U C AT I O N A C T 1 9 9 6 A C C O R D I N G T O SCHOOL LEVEL Pre school - The MOE is given the power to maintain and establish this school. - Children from poor family will be given the opportunity to receive the education. - Compulsory use of the Pre-School Curriculum Guidelines by the MOE.

Primary & Secondary - Public exam is compulsory. - Islamic Education as a core subject to all Muslims.

- Allocation for Special Education.

- Continuation of Quo for SRJK ,60 private schools . - Teaching of Indigenous language, Religious classes.

Technical and Vocational

- Improvement of technical education. - Vocational to Technical Schools. - Collaboration of polytechnic - Twinning programs with local and foreign institutions

Teacher Training - Diploma and Degree via twinning program

Tertiary Education
- Establishment of private colleges and universities. - Corporatization of existing universities - Teaching of National Language, Islamic and Moral subject in private institutions

NATIONAL EDUCATION POLICY

It is based on the Education Act 1996 Contain the policy statements and the implementations strategies that serves as a guidelines.

MOES MISSIONS
1. To produce the world class education and to ensure the developments of individuals

potentials.
2. To fulfill the nations aspirations

GOALS OF THE NATIONAL EDUCATION

1. To produce a united Bangsa Malaysia 2. To produce Malaysian citizens who are

knowledgeable.
3. To provide the competent work force that meets the need of growing nations. 4. To offer equality.

- Provide the primary education for 6yrs old children for 6 years. - Introduce the national curriculum for all pupils. 3M is priority. - Established a strong foundation for critical subjects

.Science, Mathematics and English Language.

SECONDARY EDUCATION
- Provide appropriate schooling after they completed their primary schooling. - Establish an integrated curriculum which emphasize on the subjects like Science,Maths,ICT

- infusion of the physical,emotional,spiritual and

intellectual elements.

 SPECIAL EDUCATION - Provide educational opportunities for special education. TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION - Consolidate these educations so we could produce the technicaloriented students. POLYTECHNICS - Increase the number of middle workers esp. in Engineering and Professional Management.

TERTIARY EDUCATION

- Enhance the higher education for those in 19-24 by increasing the number of institutions.

- Make our country as the center of education in this

region.

T E A C H I N G O F M AT H E M AT I C S AND SCIENCE IN ENGLISH (ETEMS)

Aim : to ensure that we are not going to be left out in the era of globalisation. What say you?

COMPULSORY EDUCATION
It is compulsory for parents who are residing in Malaysia to send their kid who have reached 6 yrs of age for schooling. 6 years of duration for primary schooling. Failure on the part of any parents to do so? - RM5,000 or a prison < 6 months

STATUS OF CHINESE AND TAMIL LANGUAGE

April 2005, both languages were made and elective subject. Why? - Inadequate number of pupils in Government schools. - Increase in number of non-Chinese pupils in Chinese vernacular schools.

SMART SCHOOLS
Rationale - In line with our countrys aspirations to achieve the Vision 2020 . - Keep pace with the development of science and technology. - Promote the development of workforce prepared to meet the challenges of the next century.

Concept

- change in the learning culture based on the

memory and exam oriented to creative thinking and problem-solving. - Calls for the holistic and integrated development of individuals potentials.

Goals - To produce the knowledge-based work force who will navigate our country.

- They will be absorbed to the MSC

workforce.

 Implementation

- a multi-perspective curriculum
- Multi-disciplinary integration - Reasoning, values and creativity as well as language.

- Use of technology in teaching learning.

- Care and concern on diversity of abilities and styles of learning.

VISION SCHOOL
multi-racial schools

Awareness of our leaders to foster the

equality and racial unity.

 Concept
- 3 schools clustered in one area. - They are connected to one another by a link-way.

Rationale
- pupils from diversified area interact with one another so it is moving to the unity.

BASIC READING AND WRITING CLASSROOM INTERVENTION PROGRAM (KIA2M)

Background : the problem of students failure to master basic reading and writing

skill.
Conducted by Malay language teachers for 6 months.

 Aims of the project : 1. To assist the year 1 students to master the basic

reading and writing skills in Malay language.

2. To give chances for students to learn according to their ability levels.

3.
4.

To enhance students self-confidence.

To nurture the interest in learning.

Target group:
- The year 1 pupils who need remediation. - Compulsory for SK and optional for SRJK. Manpower: - Year 1 Malay language teachers

- Special Remedial class teachers

- PE, Music and Art teachers

K I A 2 M T E AC H I N G A N D L E A R N I N G S T R AT E G I E S
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Nomination Screening test Planning Teaching Evaluation

6.

Follow- up

E D U C AT I O N D E V E L O P M E N T MASTER PLAN (EDMP) 2006-2010

It consolidates the education sector in our country. It was the guideline for holistic development of our

education system for 5 years period.

It caters all kind of schools in Malaysia for development. It covers 3 main aspects : infrastructure,manpower,input

 Goals - to produce the equal education for all via 2 approaches. First approach : ensure equality. Fair educational opportunity Mastering the 3Rs method Improvement of ICT access

S E C O N D A P P R OA C H : D E V E L O P A L L
THE POTENTIAL EACH SCHOOLS.

Identify the cluster schools Introduce various programs for increasing the

competitiveness of school in education cluster

IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES
Thrust 1 : Nation-building - Strengthen the Bahasa Melayu - Unity and integrity - Love the arts, heritage, and culture - Understanding in Islam Hadhari

Thrust 2 : Developing the Human Capital

- Educational choices - Skills and deportment - Discipline - Improve collaboration

Thrust 3 : Strengthening the National Schools - Expand pre-school programs - Reinforce the school culture

- Improve the co-curricular activities

- Enhance academic performance - Infrastructure (adequate and quality)

Thrust 4 : Bridging the edu gap - Improve rural infrastructure - Zero truancy and zero drop out - Increase in number of teachers in interior/ rural - Allocation for needy and poor

Thrust 5 : Enhancing the teaching profession

- Improve the selection of teacher candidates - Improve teacher training

- Improve teachers welfare

Thrust 6 : Accelerating excellence of educational institutions - Strong leadership

- Competent and high-skilled teachers

- Autonomy to schools - Initiate change and innovation.

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