Kurikulum Standard
Sekolah Rendah (KSSR)
What is KSSR?
• According to MOE,
the Kurikulum
Standard Sekolah Rendah (KSSR) or Stand National
Education Policy is the latest learning
Characteristics
• Fewer subjects but using a more interactive
approach. (MOE)
• According to MOE, the policy is adopts the
• Developed curriculum also includes the
Special Education curriculum. To ensure that the curriculum is suitable of the students, a test would conducted in selected primary schools throughout the country (MOE).
• Introduce 4M, which are reading, writing,
Modules for Stage 2
• The curriculum emphasizes strengthening and
applying the 3Rs, basic ICT skills, development of socio-emotional, spiritual, physical,
cognitive, attitudes and values. (MOE)
• According to MOE, content knowledge is
presented through 9 subjects.
• However, some subject are redesigned either
• Subject such as Living Skills, Civics and
• The Education Ministry’s Curriculum
Development Department deputy director Dr Azian T. S. Abdullah said it would cater to all students and give them a chance to explore their abilities, especially those with special needs. (New Straits Times, 2013)
• “The curriculum also pays attention to special
• For children who are talented and gifted, the
curriculum allow for them to be fast-tracked, and lessen the period of time for school — to five years instead of six in primary, and four
• The KSSR, said Azian, will also be reviewed each year, to make room for improvements and to
fall in line with the objectives in the National Education Blueprint. (New Straits Times, 2013) • Bahasa Malaysia, each school will have to fulfill
• schoolchildren will have the option of
choosing a range of international languages to learn from, as the ministry is looking to
implement a new syllabus under KSSR. The new curriculum seeks to introduce new
subjects such as languages including Iban, Kadazan, Spanish and Arabic by 2017 in all
Roles
• According to MOE, the role of
students
:- Be balanced in intellectually, spiritually, emotionally, physically and socially
- Responsible citizens
- Citizens who can play in the global arena (Global Player)
Teachers
• Apply classroom strategies which promote
creative and critical thinking and innovation among pupils (eduinfomania, 2012)
• Teachers need to be sensitive to students’
• Classroom practices such as inquiry-based,
problem-based and project-based are some recommended strategies which promote
• carry out teaching and
learning activities which are student-center,
provide opportunities for pupils to explore and test their hypotheses and
ideas, solve problem and most importantly provide a fun learning
environment
• The KSSR proposes the implementation of
schools-based assessments to gauge students’ potentials and the efectiveness of the
• This formative assessment will inform teachers
on suitable remedial or enhancement
treatments for pupils. It will also help teachers indentify and plan salient and efective
Government
• According to eduinfomania, 2012, the Ministry
Consolidating Language PolicyGuaranteed only bilingual teachers teach Malay in Chinese Primary School
Implementation
• The Education Director- general, Tan Sri
Alimuddin Mohd Dom had formally launched the KSSR on 14th October 2010 for all primary
one students in 2011. (Chong Lip Teck, 2010)
• According to eduinfomania (2012), The
implementation of KSSR brings about certain changes to the curriculum content and
• According to eduinfomania (2012), the KSSR
proposes the implementation of schools-based assessments to gauge students’ potentials and the efectiveness of the teaching and learning process in the classroom.
• The remodeling of curriculum content through
• KSSR will be implemented fully in 2016 where
Year Six students will no longer be evaluated based on their Ujian Penilaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR) results, but from their overall
Issues
• However, it is takes some times because the
Ministry of Education and teachers are at the beginning. National People's concept of
change, also needs a lot of years. Let us look toward a good curriculum outcomes.
Shorten the Class Hours
Shorten the Class Hours
School have to fill extra 120 minutes for KSSR students
Increase students pressure.
Lead to
Lead to
Teachers use
interactive and fun teaching methods.
Shortage
of
English
Teachers
Train more English teachers.
Improve the efficiency of English of trainee teachers.
Way to overcome
Way to overcome
Problem
Problem
Import teachers from United States, United Kingdom and India.
Workload & Problems of Teachers
Workload & Problems of Teachers
Paperwork
More
time to
interact
with
students
Problem in
doing
internal
References
•
Achieve for KSSR - KSSR The New Schools
Curriculum
. (2012, May 8). Retrieved from
http://eduinfomania.edu.org/category/kssr/
•
Education Groups Back Proposal for
Mandarin, Tamil in School
. (2014, March 5).
Retrieved from
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• KSSR lengkapi menghadapi cabaran. (2011, December 29).
Retrieved from Berita Harian:
http://web.moe.gov.my/bpk/v2/kssr/index.php/media/kerata n_akhbar/2011/12/kssr_lengkapi_kemahiran_hadapi_cabara n
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http://web.moe.gov.my/bpk/v2/index.php?
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(n.d.). Retrieved from Pembangunan Kurikulum Kementerian
• More English teachers to be recruited in Malaysia.
(2013, May 27). Retrieved from GOV.UK:
https://www.gov.uk/government/world-location- news/more-english-teachers-to-be-recruited-in-malaysia
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