TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION IN TEACHING AND LEARNING BIOLOGY (SBP6024) THE MALAYSIAN SMART SCHOOL CONCEPT Group members:

INTAN NURUL AMALINA BT AHMAD SAPAR NOOR HANANI BINTI ROSLAN SALINATUL SAADIAH BT SAAT SITI MAISARAH BT MOHAMED SUFIAN SITI ROHANI BT MAT LAZIM (M20131000655) (M20122001557) (M20131000622) (M20131000620) (M20131000624)

LEARNING ISSUE:

WHAT IS SMART SCHOOL CONCEPT?

DEFINITION OF MALAYSIAN SMART SCHOOL

Is a learning institution that has been systemically reinvented in terms of teaching-learning practices and school management in order to prepare children for the Information Age.

The Smart School initiative has five main goals which focus on the need to develop a skilled work force for the Information Age and to promote the goals of the National Philosophy of Education.

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Provide all-round development with provision for individual abilities. Emphasize intellectual, emotional, spiritual, and physical growth.

Produce a technologically literate work force.

Democratize education.

Increase the participation of stakeholders.

GOALS:
1. Provide all-round development with provision for individual abilities. Creative thinking Values application Language Broad curriculum electives & vertically integrated Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary 2. Emphasize intellectual, emotional, spiritual, and physical growth: promote goals of National Philosophy of Education.

3. Produce a technologically literate work force. Critical thinking Creativity in curriculum Apply technology effectively in teaching and learning 4. Democratize education. Equal opportunities and accommodating learning: Abilities, Styles & Processes 5. Increase the participation of stakeholders. Awareness of roles and responsibilities Skills development

TEACHING AND LEARNING CONCEPT OF THE MALAYSIAN SMART SCHOOL

The Smart School teaching and learning environment will be shaped in four main areas, each of which will be a critical element in defining the overall teaching and learning experience for Smart School children.

CURRICULUM

PEDAGOGY

TEACHING-LEARNING CONCEPT TEACHINGLEARNING MATERIALS

ASSESSMENT

CHARACTERISTICS: 1. Designed to help students achieve overall and balanced development. 2. Integration of knowledge, skills, values and correct use of language across the curriculum. 3. Intended learning outcomes explicitly stated for different levels of abilities, ensuring all students gain equal access to quality learning, and allowing for self-paced learning across grades. 4, Multidisciplinary, thematic, and continuous across learning areas. 5. Integration of knowledge, skills, and attitudes suitable for the Information Age. BENEFITS: Children educated with critical and creative thinking skills, inculcated with values, and encouraged to improve language proficiency. Holistic learning promoted. Children allowed to progress at their own pace. Students varying capabilities, interests, and needs catered for.

CURRICULUM

BENEFITS: CHARACTERISTICS: 1. Appropriate mix of learning strategies to ensure mastery of basic competencies and promotion of holistic development. 2. Allowing for individual differences in learning styles to boost performance. 3. The classroom atmosphere is compatible with different teaching-learning strategies. Learning becomes more interesting, motivating, stimulating and meaningful. The mind, spirit & body of the child is involved in the learning process. Basic skills to prepare children for greater challenges over time. A range of diversities in needs and capabilities catered for.

PEDAGOGY

CHARACTERISTICS: 1. Holistic

ASSESSMENT

2. Element-based 3. Criterion referenced 4. Learner-centered 5. On-line 6. Conducted in various forms 7. Using multiple approaches and instruments 8. On-going

BENEFITS: - Help realizes the National Philosophy of Education. Assure quality. Flexible and learner-friendly. Provide more accurate picture of a students achievement, readiness, progress, aptitude, learning styles, and abilities and needs catered for.

BENEFITS:

TEACHING-LEARNING MATERIAL

CHARACTERISTICS: 1. Meets curricular and instructional needs, is cost effective, as well as cosmetically and technically adequate. 2. Cognitively challenging, attractive, motivates students to learn and encourages active participation. 3. Combines the best of network-based, teacher-based and courseware materials.

Accommodates students different needs and abilities resulting in the fuller realization of students capabilities and potential. Students take responsibility for managing and directing their own learning.

REFERENCES
http://www.mscmalaysia.my/sites/default/files/pdf/ publications_references/SMART_SCHOOL_ROADMA P_020506.pdf http://www.mscmalaysia.my/sites/default/files/pdf/ publications_references/Smart_School_Blueprint.pdf