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    The document summarizes Malaysia's education system reforms with a focus on STEM. It discusses how the curriculum was reformed to develop students holistically and equip them with 21st century skills. Key reforms included integrating computational thinking into primary and secondary curricula, emphasizing higher-order thinking skills and project-based learning. Teacher training was also improved. STEM education was emphasized to prepare students for science and technology careers, with a goal of 60% of youth pursuing STEM fields. RECSAM supported these reforms through workshops, training programs, and international collaborations.

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    The document summarizes Malaysia's education system reforms with a focus on STEM. It discusses how the curriculum was reformed to develop students holistically and equip them with 21st century skills. Key reforms included integrating computational thinking into primary and secondary curricula, emphasizing higher-order thinking skills and project-based learning. Teacher training was also improved. STEM education was emphasized to prepare students for science and technology careers, with a goal of 60% of youth pursuing STEM fields. RECSAM supported these reforms through workshops, training programs, and international collaborations.

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    The document summarizes Malaysia's education system reforms with a focus on STEM. It discusses how the curriculum was reformed to develop students holistically and equip them with 21st century skills. Key reforms included integrating computational thinking into primary and secondary curricula, emphasizing higher-order thinking skills and project-based learning. Teacher training was also improved. STEM education was emphasized to prepare students for science and technology careers, with a goal of 60% of youth pursuing STEM fields. RECSAM supported these reforms through workshops, training programs, and international collaborations.

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    MALAYSIAN EDUCATION

    SYSTEM
    Curriculum Reform: The Malaysian Experience
    By SEAMEO RECSAM
    Introduction
    • The Malaysian school curriculum is committed to developing
    the child holistically along intellectual, spiritual, emotional, and
    physical dimensions, as reflected in the National Education
    Philosophy.

     National Education Philosophy:


     Education in Malaysia is an on-going effort towards further
    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, based on a firm belief in and devotion to
    God. Such an effort is designed to produce Malaysian citizens
    who are knowledgeable and competent, who possess high
    moral standards, and who are responsible and capable of
    achieving high level of personal well-being as well as being
    able to contribute to the harmony and betterment of the family,
    the society and the nation at large.
    Meeting the challenge
    What kind of future generation do we
    want?
    A fundamental objective of any education
    system is to ensure that its students are
    being equipped with the knowledge and skills
    required for success in life.

    • Graduates that can meet the 21st century


    challenges
    • Critical thinking skills, entrepreneurial, holistic
    and balanced
    • Balanced between character and knowledge
    What kind of future generation do we
    want?
    • As we go global, Malaysians have the character of good
    citizenry
    • Wealth creation (entrepreneurial and a job creator)
    • Enhance the social well-being of society
    (knowledge acquired and transferred)
    • In short bringing back soul to the Malaysian education
    system developing learned values-driven talent
    • We want to move from the word human capital to human
    being (talent)
    • End game is to make the Malaysian Education system to
    be referred, respected and relevant
    Reformed Curriculum
    • Prime Minister Najib Razak said, that starting
    January 2017, Computational Thinking and
    Computer Science will be integrated into the
    new Standard Based Curriculum for Primary
    Schools (KSSR) and Standard Based
    Curriculum for Secondary Schools (KSSM) in
    phases.
    • (The revamped) KSSR and KSSM, which will
    be introduced next year, are a stepping stone
    in the preparation of a fast-track system for
    students who meet (certain) standards earlier
    than others,” said Director General, Ministry of
    Education Malaysia.
    Reformed Curriculum

    • “What will change is the pedagogy of


    instruction and assessment, which will no
    longer focus only on central examinations,
    like Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) and Ujian
    Pencapaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR), but
    also on school assessment, co-curriculum,
    physical health, sports and talent.”
    New Primary and Secondary Curricula

    • Higher order thinking skills


    • Project-based
    • ICT games-based
    • Minimise content overlap with other subjects
    & post-secondary
    National and School-Based Assessment

    • Increase the proportion of questions that


    focus on creative and
    • problem-solving skills
    • Data interpretation and evaluation
    • Reintroduce from 2016 onwards, the science
    practical testing elements
    Sharpening Skills and Abilities of
    Teachers
    • Diagnostic exercise to identify gaps in
    content knowledge and pedagogical skills
    among teachers
    • Identify gaps in content knowledge and
    pedagogy
    • Tailored professional development School
    Improvement Specialist Coaches (SISC+) for
    Mathematics and Science
    Blended Learning Open Source for
    Science or Mathematics Studies
    (BLOSSOMS)
    • Integration of face-to-face and ICT instruction
    Deploys new instructional strategies and
    pedagogical approaches
    • Students utilize adaptive learning software to
    learn at their own pace, and through their
    preferred learning style Teachers then
    analyse the resultant data from the software
    to identify areas where students require extra
    coaching
    Malaysia Education Blueprint (MEB)
    • The curriculum will still stress on student-
    centred and differentiated teaching, but it
    will have a greater emphasis on problem-
    based and project-based work, a
    streamlined set of subjects or themes and
    formative assessments.
    • The Malaysian school system also aims to
    introduce an “accelerated learning
    pathway” for high-performing students.
    SEAMLESS…

    From Primary to
    Tertiary
    Education
    The MEB sets out clear system
    and student aspirations

    System
    aspirations
    Access Quality Equity Unity Efficiency

    Student
    aspirations
    Malaysian Education System
    STEM Education
    • The Malaysian Prime Minister said the country hoped
    to achieve the ratio of 60:40 for youth interested in
    STEM as compared to non-STEM education careers.
    – To develop policies and prospects toward achieving
    International Standard and meeting National Development
    Needs

     STEM Initiative in Malaysia Education Blueprint 2013-


    2025
    Aims:
    • Prepare students with the skills to meet the science
    and technology challenges.
    • To ensure that Malaysia has a sufficient number of
    qualified STEM graduates.
    Measures undertaken in STEM Initiative

    • Raising student interests through new


    learning approaches and an enhanced
    curriculum
    • Sharpening skills and abilities of teachers
    • Building public and student awareness
    PHASE 5
    WAY FORWARD
    EDUCATION 2014-2020

    STEM focussed schools- STEM

    PHASE 3
    PHASE
    OUTREACH
    4 Co-Curriculum

    ToT &
    PROGRAM
    May/June Young STEM researchers
    PHASE2
    ToT & PILOT
    PILOT
    Feb 2014
    2014

    STEM teacher s’ training


    PHASE 1 Sept
    2013
    BENCHMARKING Science Conclave
    March
    2013 Young Scientist Summer
    Program
    STEM EDUCATION FRAMEWORK IN
    MALAYSIA Challenge
    and
    prepare

    Nurture / Make Developing and Enhancing


    inspire connections/ building STEM skills STEM Skills
    interest build foundations IHL: Degree Masters PhD

    Pre-School Primary Secondary Pre-Tertiary

    STEM
    Teacher TVET: Degree Diploma Certificate
    Training
    with
    NYAS
    Nobelist Mindset
    program Young scientist Science
    Summer Camp Conclave

    Nobelist Summer Laureate in


    Mindset Science Residence Program
    Workshop Institute at NY
    10 SHIFTS 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10
    4
    SHIFT 4: Quality
    TVET Graduates
    Increase capacity, Industry- New Increase
    quality and levels led Collaborative enrolment
    Models
    curriculum 2.5X
    Enrolment 2012 250K Enrolment 2025 650K

    TVET is a premier lane


    in Malaysia
    Campaigns

    • Educate the public about the diversity of


    career opportunities in STEM
    • Encourage more students to select STEM
    subjects
    • STEM education plays a big role as the
    catalyst to meet the challenges and demands
    of our present and future economy
    RECSAM’S ROLE & CONTRIBUTIONS
    Regular Course (4 April- 29 April 2016)
    RC-PM-140-4: Meaningful Primary Mathematics in
    the STEM Environment
    Workshop on 'Developing 21st Century Skills
    through Science, Mathematics and Technology' for
    Datdaruni School, Bangkok, Thailand (23-27 May
    2016)
    RECSAM’s Contribution: STEM Using Low Cost
    Materials Workshop
    (16 & 17 Aug 2016)
    Capacity Development Workshop for strengthening
    STEM Curricula for Girls in Africa and Asia and the
    Pacific (Phase 1) under Malaysia-UNESCO
    Cooperation Programme (MUCP) (26- 30 Sept 2016)
    Colloquium on STEM (Perspectives of USA) by Dr.
    Margaret Chmiel from Smithsonian Washington D.C.
    (28 Oct 2016)
    THANK YOU

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