Abstract
Focus of current Malaysia Education Blueprint (2013–2025) is on SCL. The blueprint can serve as a good reference material but implementing SCL is largely on the shoulders of the school administrators and senior teachers involved in decision making. This paper aims to unravel the readiness of a Malaysian secondary school to implement and adopt SCL. The findings were subsequently used to provide insight on the development of a problem-based learning (PBL) module for a secondary science curriculum. This paper concerns a case study research which was conducted in a national type secondary school. The sample involved in this study was school administrators and senior science teachers. In-depth, semi-structured interviews were carried out to gain detailed information on the school's readiness to implement SCL. Interviews were transcribed and cross-case comparisons were made to compare and contrast the participants' responses before themes across the interviews data were generated. Three main themes were derived from the analysis, namely (i) knowledge and awareness on SCL, (ii) optimism towards SCL, and (iii) challenges and misinterpretation on SCL. This information provides insights into developing a PBL module specific for Malaysian science curriculum that contains the elements of PBL scenario, facilitations, training, PBL guide and support. Significance: This paper proposes insights for PBL module development that derived from empirical research findings. Therefore, the insights are well grounded and reflective of the current practice of SCL in school which in turn translate into it is effectiveness and feasibility.
Highlights
The National Education Blueprint (Pelan Pengajian Pendidikan Malaysia 2013–2025) has emphasised on a balanced education that focuses on transforming education from being teacher-centred to student-centred through various measures
The new standards of curriculum known as Kurikulum Standard Sekolah Menengah (KSSM) and Kurikulum Standard Sekolah Rendah (KSSR) focus on developing a balanced set of knowledge and skills among learners, such as creative and critical thinking skills, innovativeness, problem-solving skill, and leadership skill
The findings indicate that the samples were aware of student-centred learning (SCL) as an approach to motivating students to participate actively in learning and to encouraging a meaningful learning process
Summary
The National Education Blueprint (Pelan Pengajian Pendidikan Malaysia 2013–2025) has emphasised on a balanced education that focuses on transforming education from being teacher-centred to student-centred through various measures. The new standards of curriculum known as Kurikulum Standard Sekolah Menengah (KSSM) (secondary school curriculum standards) and Kurikulum Standard Sekolah Rendah (KSSR) (primary school curriculum standards) focus on developing a balanced set of knowledge and skills among learners, such as creative and critical thinking skills, innovativeness, problem-solving skill, and leadership skill. Such efforts indicate a shift of attention towards student-centred learning (SCL). This paper aims to answer the following question: 1. What is the state of the school administrators’
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