Delivery of 21st Century Skills: Focusing on the Fundamentals

FADZLIATON BINTI ZAINUDINEducational Technology DivisionMinistry of Education Malaysiafadzliaton@moe.gov.my

7th OIC Higher Education Conference @ Putra World Trade Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia20 – 22 October 2016

Type of Schools

No. of Schools

Primary 7772

Secondary 2408

Total 10,180

Type of Schools

No. of Students

Preschool 200,684

Primary 2,685,403

Secondary 2,188,525

Total 5,074,612

Type of Schools

No. of Teachers

Primary 239,850

Secondary 181,978

Total 421,828

EDUCATION IN MALAYSIA AT A GLANCE

SMART SCHOOL INITIATIVE: INCORPORATING ICT IN TEACHING-LEARNING

+ e-Learning ecosystem + ICT Literacy via ICT curriculum

+ ICT Infrastructure+ Digital competency and computational thinking skills via ICT curriculum+ Outcome-based student assessment

• Budgetary Consideration• Total Cost of Ownership• Public-Private Partnership

Budget

• ICT Infrastructure• Enabling Infrastructure• Maintenance & Support

Infrastructure

• Roles & Responsibility• Competency &

Professional DevelopmentHuman Capital

• Teaching & Learning Strategy

• Teaching & Learning Materials

Digital Resources

DELIVERY FOR ICT IN EDUCATIONCONSOLIDATION & STABILISATION

Phase 2 (2016 – 2020)

Phase 1 (2011 – 2015)

Pilot Phase(1999-2002)

Post Pilot(2003-2005)

Making All Schools Smart

(2005-2010)

Consolidation &

Stabilisation(2011-2020)

THRUST 7

Leveraging ICT to scale up quality

learning

A diagnostic tool to facilitate continuous improvement of ICT

integration in schools

Human Capital

ICT Usage

Applications

ICT Infrastructure

School Resource Center

SMART SCHOOL QUALIFICATION STANDARDS (SSQS): CURRENT STATUS

2-Star 3-Star 4-Star 5-Star0

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392

4940

4298

532

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DOMAIN• 557,143 respondents were

involved • 100% (10,162) schools

were involved• Excellent overall

achievement at 96.1% (schools with 3-star and above)

• Secondary schools (99%) are better than primary schools (95.2%)

• Urban schools (99.6%) are better than rural schools (97.4%) and schools in remote areas (73.7%)

• 35.2% schools with 2-star are located in rural Sabah and Sarawak

• 54.1% schools with 2-star are located in the remote areas of Sabah and Sarawak

FINDINGSSSQS 2016Schools with 3-star and above

are considered as SMART SCHOOLS

5

Student demonstrates a sound understanding of technology concepts

and operations

Technology concepts and operations

Digital information literacy

Organise, store, retrieve and present information

Communication, collaboration and sharing

Student demonstrates competency in using

information and technology effectively, responsibly and legally

Assess and use information and technology responsibly

Assess and use information and technology safely

Assess and use information and technology ethically

and legally

Student demonstrates ability to formulate

issues, identify problems, provide

solutions and make decisions

Creating and developing content

Problem solving and decision making

TECHNOLOGY DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP COGNITIVE1 2 3

DIGITAL COMPETENCY STANDARDS - DCS• Outcome-based assessment• A tool to measure students’ digital

competency

DCS is based on:

Spearheaded by:

• MOE ICT Skills Set• International Society

for Technology in Education (ISTE) Standards

• UNESCO Media and Information Literacy Standards

• Partnership for the 21st Century Essential Skills

FACING THE CHALLENGES AND MOVING FORWARD

Educator Readiness

Standard & Policy

Digital Maker

Movement

MOVING FORWARD

2016 - 2020

ISSUES STRATEGIES

• High cost to reach schools in remote areas

• Inadequate funds to replace old infrastructure

Budget

• Schools on islands / remote areas

• Limited / No electricity• Lack of ICT Infrastructure• Old computers

Infrastructure

• Teachers with low ICT competencies

• Less opportunities for professional development

Human Capital

• Limited resources due to limited access

Digital Resources

• To distribute more allocations for affected schools / zones / districts / states

• To work with the respective agencies to facilitate basic infrastructure to schools

• To provide more ICT infrastructure / prioritize on the ICT maintenance

• To coordinate focus group meetings with relevant Educational Technology Divisions at states / district levels

• To provide modules on best practices using off-line mode for e-learning

• To provide more trainings to teachers and educational technology officers

• To compile digital resources to be distributed off-line to teachers in remote areas

Thank You