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PROPOSAL STRUCTURE FOR PLAN OF ACTION
GROUP 2
TEACHING LEARNING METHODOLOGIES /
ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION
1. Dr Norlidah bt Mohamed Noor – MIGHT , Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation Noorlidah@might. org.my2. Dr Jaafar Jantan, UiTM, [email protected]. Puan Zaharah bt Ahmad, Pusat Sains [email protected]. Puan Asiah bt Salleh, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka , [email protected]. Puan Mawarni bt Hassan, Malaysian Examinations Syndicate,[email protected]
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PERCEPTION Current Scenario
Parents Students Teachers Community
Problems Identified Recommendations Plan of Action
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PERCEPTION Current Scenario
Parents Economic value – scientific professions Lack of awareness of applying S & T to real life
Students Conforming to the cultural norm Learning but not understanding
Teachers Manipulation of content Confidence level of teachers Teaching but not educating
Community Exam-oriented Social status related to academic excellence Creativity not rewarded but instead suppressed
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PERCEPTION
Additional Problems Identified Instructional strategies are teacher-centred Adopting of the constructivist approach towards learning is very
minimal among teachers at all levels Strategies to identify prior knowledge of students are not
employed. Depth vs breadth in content of curriculum Lack of support for teachers
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RECOMMENDATIONS / OBJECTIVES Provide Support for Teachers in TLM and Assessment
Teacher support teams Training the trainers Training /Professional development in creative TLM and Assessment Materials and administrative support for creative teachers Use of ICT to provide support
Revamp centralised assessment - Replacing centralised exams at primary level and lower secondary
with school-based assessment- Assessment FOR learning not OF learning
Reinforcing the impact of S &T on society Relating Science to the Humanities (Religion, Art , Literature etc.. )
R & D – consolidation of research activities / findings globally competitive curriculum for S&T Dissemination of R&D findings related to TLM and Assessment Evaluation of School- based Assessment and classroom based
assessment
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PLAN OF ACTION
1. Provide Support for Teachers in TLM and Assessment
Teacher support teams
Training the trainers Training /Professional
development in creative TLM and Assessment
Materials and administrative support for creative teachers
Use of ICT to provide support
TIMELINE : IMMEDIATE
WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE: i. Revive and increase value of
previous effective programs e.g. Teacher Support Teams
ii. Trainers trained in different /creative TLM proven effective by research
iii. Adapt TLM methodologies to teachers’ reality – middle ground
iv. Materials Bank/Depository for projects and materials produced by universities, teaching colleges and the public and private sector Special budget / financial incentives
to reward contributors Use of ICT for online deposit of
materials
v. Online support modules for TLM and Assessment to improve English proficiency for
S&T teachers Creative TLM Classroom-based and school-based
assessment
TEACHERS TEACH AND EDUCATE
STUDENTS LEARN AND UNDERSTAND
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PLAN OF ACTION
2. Revamp centralised assessment
- Replacing centralised exams at primary level and lower secondary with school-based assessment
- Assessment FOR learning not OF learning
WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE
- Provide school-based assessment modules for key learning area
- Move to criterion-referenced assessment for school-based and classroom based assessment
- Monitoring procedures across agencies to validate school-based assessment
- Consolidation of documents to produce national standards for education – key skills
Timeline – immediate preparationImplementation RM9 - 2007
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PLAN OF ACTION
3. Reinforcing the impact of S &T on society
Relating Science to the Humanities (Religion, Art , Literature etc.. )
TIMELINE - IMMEDIATE
WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE: i. Encourage a well-rounded program
of education – S&T and Humanities ii. Design campaigns/modules to create
awareness among students, teachers and society that S&T is fun and useful in everyday life
TEACHERS TEACH AND EDUCATE
STUDENTS LEARN AND UNDERSTAND
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PLAN OF ACTION
4. R & D – consolidation of research
activities / findings related to TLM and assess
globally competitive curriculum for S&T
Dissemination of R&D findings related to TLM and Assessment
Evaluation of School- based Assessment and classroom based assessment programs
TIMELINE : by 2005
WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE: i. Assign an agency to act as a focal
point to collect and consolidate research findings and activities This agency reports to the MOE to coordinate dissemination of
R&D findings Link the Materials Depository
with Research findings – establish ERIC-like database
Carry out program evaluation for assessment and TLM programs regularly
TEACHERS TEACH AND EDUCATE
STUDENTS LEARN AND UNDERSTAND
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