Problem Statement
ICT applications have
become an important part of teaching and learning. The Ministry of Education has invested a huge
effort in terms of funding and training to equip teachers and students with ICT skills. In your opinion what
are the issues and challenges in
integrating ICT in teaching and learning in our Malaysian Schools.
Malaysia has long recognized the importance of ICT to spur the
national development. National IT Council and National IT Agenda were
formulated in 1990 and 1996 respectively. This is further emphasized under the
Vision 2020 policy in 1996. The policy project Malaysia to be fully developed
nation by 2020. In an effort to measure the status of the schools in terms of
ICT categorization and integration of ICT in education, a Smart School
Qualification Standard (SSQS) was introduced in 2007.
Information and Communication in Technology (ICT) has become an
important part of teaching and learning process. Even though, The Ministry of
Education has invested a huge effort in terms of funding and training to equip
teachers and students with ICT skills, but there are still issues and
challenges in integrating ICT in teaching and learning in our Malaysian
Schools. Although valuable lessons may be learned from best practices around
the world, there is no one formula for determining the optimal level of ICT
integration in the educational system.
The significant challenges those policy makers and planners,
educators, education administrators, and other need to consider include
educational policy and planning, infrastructure, language and content, capacity
building, and financing. For example, from the infrastructure side, in the
first place are we need to think that are our Malaysian School have an
appropriate room or buildings available to house the technology or not. In our
countries where there are many old school buildings, extensive retrofitting to
ensure proper electrical wiring, heating or cooling and ventilation, and safety
and security would be needed. Policy makers should also look at the ubiquity of
different types of ICT in the country in general, for instance, a basic
requirement for computer-based or online learning is access to computers in schools,
communities, and households, as well as affordable Internet service.
Besides, inadequate of teacher training opportunities and
technical support for ICT projects will cause difficulties to implement ICT in
schools. On the other hand, computer skill level among teachers was still at
the average level. Teachers tend to use computers and ICT only for their
personal usage and not and teaching and learning process. Moreover, some of the
teachers have perception that when there is a drastic change to the curriculum
then they have to do more work.
Furthermore, students in rural area cannot access the internet due
to the lack of facilities. On top of that, when the students are lack of skills
in using computers they tend to feel the process of learning and teaching are
difficult. Hence, they are bound to be less interested in studies. Besides, due
to the limited period of time provided for every subject, teachers having
difficulties to implement ICT during the lessons. For certain teachers they
think ICT are not the main priority for the Malaysia Educational System since
it is based on examination.
Creating awareness of what happens in schools can facilitate the
integration of ICT in education and promote successful partnerships between
schools and the community. Integration of ICT in teaching and learning will
yield numerous benefits. Students need to develop the skills that will enable
them to benefit from new opportunities offered by ICT. ICT can also be used to
support teachers who lack adequate skills and content knowledge, thus
contributing to improving the quality of learning. Besides, principals have to
play role in developing a more collaborative approach when defining ICT.
The Ministry also collaborates with different organizations both
local and international in ICT-related projects. Through smart partnerships and
strategic alliances between the Ministry of Education Malaysia and local
international organizations, Malaysia schools are not only provided with
professional expertise and advise on technological strategies, but also assure
a continuous flow of ideas and practices that can be used to enhance teaching
and learning and school administrative processes.
FILA CHART
Fact
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Ideas
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Learning
issues
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Action
plans
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- ICT
application has become an important part of teaching and learning.
- The
Ministry of Education invested a huge effort in terms of funding and training
to equip teachers and students with ICT skills.
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- Malaysia
has long recognized the importance of ICT to spur the national development.
- Smart School Qualification Standard (SSQS) was introduced in
2007.
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- What did
Malaysia do to integrate the ICT technology?
-What
are the challenges to integrated ICT in Malaysian School?
-What are the advantages of using
ICT in teaching and learning processes?
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-Search internet
- Reading articles
- Ask
friends
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