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2008/AEMM/005

Pioneering Change: A National Mission

Purpose: Information Submitted by: Malaysia

4th APEC Education Ministerial MeetingLima, Peru

10-12 June 2008

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EDUCATION

DEVELOPMENT

MASTER PLAN

2006-2010

PIONEERING CHANGE:

A NATIONAL MISSION

STRATEGIC THRUSTS OF EDMP

Accelerating Excellence of Educational Institutions

Thrust 6

Enhancing the Teaching Profession Thrust 5

Bridging the Education GapThrust 4

Strengthening National SchoolsThrust 3

Developing Human CapitalThrust 2

Nation BuildingThrust 1

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EDMP APPROACH

EQUITY AND EQUALITY IN EDUCATION

• Strengthening the National School

• Bridging the Education Gap

• Enhancing the Teaching Profession

Promoting excellence of educational

institutions by establishing

education clusters

TWO MAIN APPROACHES

THRUST 1: NATION BUILDINGTHRUST 1: NATION BUILDING

Policyto support nation to support nation building building -- unity, national unity, national identity and identity and human resource human resource developmentdevelopment

Goalsto produce students with strong personality, patriotic, adhere strictly to religious and moral values and live together in a caring, democratic, liberal, tolerant, united and science-oriented society

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STRATEGY: NATION BUILDINGSTRATEGY: NATION BUILDING

Strengthen the national language as the basis for unity and knowledge

Strengthen unity and national integration

Cultivate a love of the arts, heritage and national culture

Promote clear understanding of Islam Hadhari

THRUST 2: DEVELOPING HUMAN CAPITALTHRUST 2: DEVELOPING HUMAN CAPITAL

Policyto develop human capital with knowledge and skills as well as good values

Goalsto inculcate the desire for knowledge, skills and competence, foster positive values, morals and attitudes as well as to inculcate discipline among students

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STRATEGY: DEVELOPING HUMAN CAPITALSTRATEGY: DEVELOPING HUMAN CAPITAL

Provide more choices in education for parents and students

Raise the interest and ability of students to master knowledge and skills

Shape the competency and personality of students:– Strengthen the curriculum and co-curriculum – Acculturate courtesy and good manners– Strengthen 3K Programme (cleanliness, health and safety)– Enhance student discipline– Improve and update evaluation and assessment system

THRUST 3: STRENGTHENING THE NATIONAL SCHOOL

PolicyPolicyNationalNational schoolsschools as as thethe schoolschool ofof choicechoice

GoalsGoalsto enhance and reinforce to enhance and reinforce unity among the multiunity among the multi--racial students and racial students and ensure ensure excellenceexcellence

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THRUST 4: THRUST 4: BRIDGING THE EDUCATION GAPBRIDGING THE EDUCATION GAP

Policy

to bridge the education gap - location, socio-economic status and students’ ability

Goalsto ensure all schools and students have equal opportunity and capability to excel

Develop educational infrastructure and facilities in the rural areas

Increase participation rate of students and reducing the risk of dropping out

Increase number of trained teachers in remote areas

Improve the support system for students who are poor, with special needs and the ethnic minority

STRATEGY: STRATEGY: BRIDGING THE EDUCATION GAPBRIDGING THE EDUCATION GAP

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THRUST 5:ENHANCING THE TEACHING PROFESSION

Policy

enhancing the quality, career and welfare of teachers

Goals

to make teaching a respected profession

IMPROVE TEACHER CANDIDATE SELECTION

SYSTEM

Teacher TrainingHuman Resource

Planning and Management

Teacher Career

STRENGTHENING TEACHER

EDUCATION

• Academic qualification• Teacher’s Personality

Inventory Test• Written English test• Individual interview• Group interview

• Increase promotional opportunities for principals and teachers

• Increase quota for promotion

• Housing and Incentives

• Upgrade teacher qualification – establish Teacher Education Institutes (TEI)

• Teaching Schools• Design and formulation

of the TEI curriculum • Strengthen and expand

courses and training • Expand and enhance

R&D

• Establish cooperation with HEIs

• Strengthen teacher projection mechanism

• Improve teacher information system

• New teachers to serve in the interior

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Improve the selection of teacher candidates

Strengthen teacher training

Strengthen the teaching career

Improve teachers’ working environment and welfare

Strengthen human resource planning and management

STRATEGY 5:ENHANCING THE TEACHING PROFESSION

THRUST 6: THRUST 6: ACCELERATING EXCELLENCE OF ACCELERATING EXCELLENCE OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

Policyto develop the potentials of educational institutions and the education system to world standard

Goalsto develop exemplary institutions as model for other institutions within the same cluster

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STRATEGIES ACCELERATING ACCELERATING EXCELLENCE OF EXCELLENCE OF EDUCATIONAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONSINSTITUTIONS

Strong and effective

leadership

Capable and highly

skilled teachersand trainers

Providinggreater

school autonomy

Creating a system of

accountability

Setting standards

and benchmarks

Making Malaysia a hub for educational

excellence

Initiating changes

and innovations

“…“…the skills of digitalthe skills of digital--age literacy, inventive age literacy, inventive thinking, effective communication and high thinking, effective communication and high

productivity (are) necessary for the present and productivity (are) necessary for the present and future workforcefuture workforce……and (should) be incorporated and (should) be incorporated

into current subjects and curriculum.into current subjects and curriculum.

David Thornburg (2002)David Thornburg (2002)

ICT in Teaching and Learning in ICT in Teaching and Learning in Malaysia:Malaysia:

The Malaysian Smart SchoolThe Malaysian Smart School

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IntroductionIntroduction

Malaysia aspire to become a developed nation by the year 2020

ICT literacy is emphasized to develop learning skills such as critical thinking, analysis of information, effective communication, and problem-solving.

The MoE has formulated a national ICT policy in education, and a master plan to implement policies, with sufficient allocation of budget to ensure effectiveness.

ICT In Education: Malaysia’s Policy

ICT In Education: Malaysia’s Policy

ICT for all studentsICT as a teaching-learning toolICT as a productivity tool

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The Malaysian Government has The Malaysian Government has included:included:

the implementation of ICT in its the implementation of ICT in its Ninth Malaysia Plan (2006 Ninth Malaysia Plan (2006 –– 2010)2010)

use of ICT in education as an use of ICT in education as an important agenda in the fifth thrust important agenda in the fifth thrust of six thrusts stated in the National of six thrusts stated in the National Education Blueprint 2006 Education Blueprint 2006 –– 2010 2010 (Pioneering Change: A National (Pioneering Change: A National Mission). Mission).

Objectives Of The Malaysian Objectives Of The Malaysian Smart SchoolSmart School

To produce a thinking and technology literate workforce

To democratiseeducation

To increase stakeholders’involvement

To provide opportunities to improve individual strengths and abilities

To develop students physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually

• To achieve the goals of the National Educational Philosophy

• To develop a workforce for the Information Age

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Implementation Plan of the Smart School

Pilot Project:• 3-Year Pilot Project (1999 - 2002)• 88 pilot schools throughout the country• Trained administrators, teachers and IT

coordinators

Post Pilot Project• Enhancement programmes for the 88 Smart

Schools in concert with other related Divisions of MoE and Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC)

• Implementation plan for monitoring and network health check for the Local Area Network (LAN)

Making All Schools SmartMaking All Schools Smart

Making all schools smart is a Making all schools smart is a continuous process towards the continuous process towards the inculcation of ICT integration in inculcation of ICT integration in education to increase education to increase effectiveness of teaching and effectiveness of teaching and learning and school management. learning and school management.

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Project ScopeProject ScopeICT InfrastructureICT Infrastructure

–– Providing ICT infrastructure and ICT equipment.Providing ICT infrastructure and ICT equipment.–– Providing broadband internet access and local area Providing broadband internet access and local area

network.network.Teaching and Learning MaterialTeaching and Learning Material

–– Supply various titles of coursewares, multimedia Supply various titles of coursewares, multimedia materials and Educational TV programs for teaching materials and Educational TV programs for teaching and learning.and learning.

–– Integrating ICT in curriculum.Integrating ICT in curriculum.Human Capital DevelopmentHuman Capital Development

–– Training to increase teachersTraining to increase teachers’’ competencies in competencies in integrating ICT in teaching and learning. integrating ICT in teaching and learning.

Management ApplicationsManagement Applications–– Making school management more efficient through ICTMaking school management more efficient through ICT

StrategiesStrategies

Enhancement Enhancement ProgrammesProgrammes for 88 Smart for 88 Smart Schools Schools Hand holding by MOE agencies and peersHand holding by MOE agencies and peersContinuous training and professional Continuous training and professional development development Leveraging on MOE ICT Initiatives for Leveraging on MOE ICT Initiatives for quick wins quick wins Smart Partnerships with Industries and Smart Partnerships with Industries and publicpublicSmart School Qualification Standards Smart School Qualification Standards

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SchoolNetSchoolNet

Computer labsComputer labs

Smart School Pilot project

Smart School Pilot project

Teaching of Science and Mathematics in English

(PPSMI)

Teaching of Science and Mathematics in English

(PPSMI)

88 schools benchmarked schools

5,266 schools5,266 labs131,650 computers5 266 servers

9,629 schools132,649 laptops 78,333 projectors67,439 screen63,254 trolleys2,286 TV9,662 printers

9,331schools

Educational TVEducational TV

9,331 schools11,709 TV

TrainingTraining

CoursewaresCoursewares

246,567 teachers

5,379 TC2, 341 LC687 e-materials

School Access Centres

School Access Centres

3025 schools

Status To Date

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