THE 11 th MALAYSIAN EDUCATION SUMMIT 2007 Malaysia

THE 11 th MALAYSIAN EDUCATION SUMMIT 2007 Malaysia Education Winning in The Global Race (16 th – 17 th April 2007) Presenter Yaacob Wan Ibrahim SESSION ONE Round Table Discussion Malaysian Education System At Crossroad – The Way Forward YWI

The National Mission n n To Move The Economy Up The Value Chain To Raise The Capacity for Knowledge and Innovation and Nurture `First Class Mentality’ To Address Persistent Socio-economic Inequalities Constructively and Productively To Improve The Standard and Quality of Life To Strengthen Institutional and Implementation Capacity YWI

The Way Forward (PIPP) n n To Develop Human Capital with Holistic Individual Character To Strengthen National Unity for Building Strong Malaysian Nation To Continuously Provide Equitable Access And Quality Education To Re-position & Re-engineer the Malaysian Education System to World Standard by 2020 YWI

TWO APPROACHES of PIPP Completing The RMK 8 Uncompleted Projects in Providing Equitable Education Access and Quality Education n Developing The Potentials of The Cluster Schools of Excellence, as well as Developing the Education System to World Standard n YWI

QEFA Through 6 PIPP Strategic Thrusts Building Malaysian Nation Leaping up Excellence of Educational Institutions Developing Human Capital Quality Education For All Improving Teaching Profession Strengthening National Schools Narrowing Education Gap YWI

How Do We Use PIPP to Bring a New Era of Education Reform? n n Sea-Change or Incremental Change? Among The Strategic Components Associated With Education Reform n n n n Teacher Quantity & Quality Curriculum Assessment and Evaluation System Pedagogy Education Management School Structure & Entry Age Infrastructure & Education Facilities Educational Administration, School Governance and Policy (`cluster schools’, PTJs, ) YWI

How Do We Use PIPP to Bring a New Era of Education Reform? n Assessing PIPP Attainment of Education Goal of `Quality Education For All’ in terms of n 4 Education Development Policy Thrusts: n n n n Six Strategic Thrusts Developing All School Potentials to Standards of Excellence Systematic Policy and Program Monitoring and Evaluation n Education Access Education Equity Education Quality Efficiency and Effectiveness in Education Management Performance Indicators (KPIs) To Develop education Key Quality Indicators (KQIs) PIPP as New Impetus for `Sea Change’ Education Reform YWI

The Policy Performance Indicators of the Six Strategic Thrusts n PROCESS INDICATORS (Doing) n OUTPUTS/OUTCOMES INDICATORS (Result of Doing) n The Degree of Quality of Malaysian Citizen Achieved n The Quality of Human Capital Being Developed/Achieved n New Quality of Standards of National Schools Achieved Improving/Elevating Teaching Profession n The Degree of Education Gap Being Narrowed Down Leaping up School Excellence n The Degree of Change of Teaching Profession Improved n New Standards/Benchmarks of Quality of Excellence Being Attained by the Schools n Building Malaysian Nation n Developing Human Capital n Strengthening National Schools n Narrowing the Education Gap n n YWI

Enhancing Our Educational Leadership: School Management Team n n n n Enhancing Existing Leadership Development Institutions, and To Establish Few More To Address New Demand Continuous Strategic Leadership Training Program Share Leadership Experiences Through International Networking or other Platforms Develop School Leadership Quality Profile (LQPs) Practice Task/Assignment-based Leadership Role Enrich Knowledge & Skills in Human Relations and Personality Building Knowledge on Basic Computer and Data Analysis Skills for Decision Making Process Promote `Corporate Culture’ Practice at School Level YWI

Typical Primary School Organization (The Management Team) GB GPK HEM PANITIA B. MEL GPK P&KUR KOKUR GPK PANITIA BAHASA INGGERIS MATEM ATIK PANITIA SAINS PANITIA KEMHRN HIDUP PANITIA SENI PANITIA PEND MUZIK PEND ISLAM PEND MORAL YWI PANITIA PEND JASMANI PANITIA KAJIAN TEMPATN JK TRANSISI THN 1

Enhancing Our Educational Leadership: Classroom/Instructional Leadership Development n n n n School Curriculum Planning, Organization & Delivery Skills To Strengthen Human Relationship Skills To Re-engineer Teacher Preparation: Enrich Pedagogical Skills for Multi-Class/Multi-Grade and Oversize Class Teaching, and Effective Remedial Teaching Classroom Management Skill (e. g, `Class Without Teacher Situation’) Strengthening Evaluation and Assessment Skill Having Computer Access & Continuous Computer Skill Upgrading Create and Facilitate Platforms for Knowledge and Experience Sharing with `other schools, ’ or International Education Institutions and Communities. YWI

Curriculum Leaders of a Secondary School PENGETUA PENOLONG KANAN KETUA BIDANG BAHSA GKMP KETUA BIDANG SAINS & MAT GKMP KETUA BIDANG KEMANUSIAAN GKMP KETUA BIDANG VOK & TEKNIK KETUA PANITIA BAHASA MELAYU FIZIK SEJARAH KEMAHIRAN HIDUP BAHASA INGERIS KIMIA GEOGRAFI EKONOMI ASAS SASTERA MELAYU BIOLOGI PENDIDIKAN ISAM PERDAGANGAN SASTERA INGGERIS MATEMATIK PENDIDIKAN JASMANI PRINSIP AKAUN BAHASA MANDARIN/TAMIL; SAINS KBSM PENDIDIAN SENII TEKNOLOGI KEJURUTERAAN SAINS TAMBAHAN PENDIDIKAN MORAL LUKISAN KEJURUTERAAN YWI

Roles of Parent-Teacher Associations in The Malaysian Education System Typical Role: Raising School Funds n New Roles: n n n School Improvement Committee Members Teacher Support Team (knowledge exchange activities) Student Support Team (educational and cocurriculum activities) Education System Support (Policy Inputs or Implementation Feedback) YWI

Why Do Teaching Profession Lack Prestige ? n n Teaching - a Noble Profession, but Less Prestigious Job Now! Why? Factors Associated With Teacher Prestige: n n n n Change of Values Relatively Big in Numbers @330, 000 Relatively Low Economic Return Job School Image or Place of Work Image Life Challenges of City Dwellers School Infrastructure & Education Facility Challenges of Rural/Remote Teachers Are we getting the right candidates to become teachers? YWI

How Do We Re-brand Teachers? n n n n PIPP Framework : n To Improve Teacher Quality n To Improve Teaching Career n To Improve Teacher Welfare Quality Teacher Education program Improve Teacher-Image Enhance Effective Pedagogical Skills Improve Quality of Life of Teachers – Need Big Policy Shift and Commitment (e. g. more pay, more perks) Elevate School Image Concerted Effort to Change Negative Perception YWI

Best Avenues/Channels To Promote Teacher Re-branding Through n School Branding: Percentage of Effective Schools To Increase Progressively n Parading Effective Schools n Promote School Achievement or School Excellence n Special Events to Recognize Teacher Excellence n Developing Potential Areas of Excellence of Schools n Exhibiting School Products: n Exhibiting Patented Innovation and Invention Products of Schools n Commercialize The Products n Encouraging School-Institution Joint-Research Projects/Activities (on teaching, or subject related) n Promoting and Enhancing School – PTA/Community Relations n Promoting School-Corporate/ NGO Partnership Project/Activities n Enriching School Profile YWI

Opportunities and Perceived Barriers in Promoting The New Brand n n Opportunities n Strong Government Support n Generous Yearly & 5 Year Plan Education Budget n Favourable Teacher Policy: e. g. Qualification upgrading, Promotion Opportunities, Teacher Welfare n Strong Teachers Union Backing n `Quality Education For All’ Policy Drive Perceived Barriers n Big Financial Commitment to Continuously Improve Education Quality and Teacher Effectiveness n Resistant at School Level on Effective School Strategies n Total Teacher Commitment & Cooperation (on image building) n Leadership Push YWI

Conclusion n n n Effective Implementation of Policy Strategies with Effective Monitoring & Evaluation Mechanisms at All Levels of the Education System Develop & Establish Leadership Quality Profile or Indicators (LQP) and Advocate Continuous Multi-approach Professional/ Leadership Development Programs Enhance Positive School-PTA/Community Relations Teacher Re-branding as the Mission of Teachers, Teacher Community, PTAs & the MOE. QEFA should be implemented equitably- to go beyond `Cluster Schools. ’ Quality Education Equation for Excellence n n QEX is a function of Quality (Leadership + Inputs + Process) Context The Bottom Line: Whatever It Takes, The School Systems Are To Generate Excellent Student Outputs/Outcomes. . YWI

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