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Thursday, June 23, 2022

School curriculum review should be done earlier, say experts

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KUALA LUMPUR: Experts say comprehensive reviews on the Standard Secondary School Curriculum (KSSM) and Standard Primary School Curriculum (KSSR) should be done earlier in the year.

This follows Wednesday's announcement by Senior Education Minister Datuk Dr Radzi Jidin, who said the ministry would review KSSM after its first cohort cycle last year while the KSSR's first cohort cycle would end later this year, to see if there was any room for improvement.

Dr Anuar Ahmad of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Centre of Community Education and Wellbeing said the announcement of the review was late.

"If it was announced earlier and held at a national level to allow stakeholders and groups to discuss and provide ideas, then the review will be comprehensive.

"Feedback could have been gathered from parents, students, as well as those who have just gone through the KSSR and KSSM process. Their views are relevant.

"Understandably, we need the new KSSR by 2023 because the current one is reaching expiry. But it is about to be July soon and only now the ministry is announcing the review period."

Anuar also suggested for a review on the implementation of the curriculum.

"What we have seen since KSSR and KSSM's implementation, are issues that had led to our education system being burdensome to teachers and students; teachers weighed down with reports, students lugging heavy bags and the high number of students in a classroom.

"Other issues will not be resolved if the ministry does not strengthen the curriculum implementation."

Sharing similar sentiments is Parent Action Group for Education (PAGE) chairman Datin Noor Azimah Abdul Rahim, who said the Malaysia Education Blueprint 2013-2025 (MEB) should hold the basis for any review.

"Therefore, where the syllabus has fallen short of targets set in the MEB, then these need to be reviewed and re-set.

"Changes in the past syllabi have been a constant to keep up with the times such as climate change, sustainability and digital education. These are the new trends that need to be introduced or enhanced.

"Science subjects need to be updated to reflect fast-changing advances in technology and ICT (Information and Communications Technology).

"These scientific and digital changes, which come in the English language, need to be adopted immediately as they become obsolete quickly. It is the DLP (dual-language programme) that allows for this to happen."

Azimah said interventions that were put in place should be adhered to strictly.

"Teachers will need to be trained or re-trained in order for changes in syllabi to be delivered effectively," she added. - NST

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