TEACHER EDUCATION
TOWARDS NATION BUILDING
THE TEACHER
who is noble in character,
progressive and scientific in
outlook, committed to uphold
the aspirations of the nation,
and cherishes the national
cultural heritage, ensures the
development of the individual
and the preservation of a
united, democratic,
progressive and disciplined
society
Vision
To have
a Teacher Education System
of world class standard that fulfills
the aspirations of the nation
Mission
To develop a high
standard Teacher
Education System that
produces teachers
who consistently
strive for excellence
and ever willing to
fulfill the aspirations of
the nation
MALAYSIAN
TEACHERS’
STANDARDS
BY
TEACHER EDUCATION DIVISION
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
The Teacher Education Division (TED) , of The
Ministry of Education, Malaysia (MOE) is the
main provider of teacher education in
Malaysia.
TED together with the Institutes of Teacher
Education (ITE) and the Public Institutes of
Higher Education (PIHE) are given the
responsibility to plan and implement teacher
training to fulfill the need for teachers in
schools nationwide.
To ensure the development of high quality
teachers, 3 main aspects are emphasized;
• the practice of the values of the teaching
profession,
• knowledge and understanding, and
• teaching and learning skills.
The Ministry of Education Malaysia has taken
proactive steps to develop The Malaysian
Teachers’ Standards as a guide and reference
for all teachers, teacher educators,
administrators and managers, as well as
teachers training institutions and agencies in
Malaysia.
Purpose
•
to identify the level of the teachers’ professional
competence;
•
to identify the level of readiness and the
implementation of training needs;
•
to identify the policies and development
strategies for teacher education.
The Practice of the Values
of the Teaching Profession
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personal domain - belief in God, honesty,
sincerity, knowledge, kindness, patience, tact,
fairness, caring, perseverance, competitiveness,
being tough, alertness, being active and healthy,
possessing interpersonal and intrapersonal skills,
a volunteering spirit and efficiency.
professional domain - love for the profession,
being smart, integrity, being an example to
others, practising teamwork. being proactive,
creative and innovative.
social domain - being in harmony, developing
social skills, having a community spirit,
patriotism and love for the environment.
Knowledge and Understanding
• Teacher should possess:
- philosophy, goals, curriculum and co-curriculum
objectives, learning outcomes, and teaching and learning
needs for the subject taught
- Content of the subject taught.
- Information and Communication Technology (ICT),
- media and education resources in the implementation of
the curriculum and co-curriculum.
- Strategies to create a conducive learning environment.
- methods of assessment and evaluation, and action
research to improve the practice of teaching and learning.
- Student potential and the ways to develop it in a holistic
and integrated manner.
Teaching and Learning Skills
The skills for implementing teaching and learning
using various approaches, methods and techniques
and integrating thinking skills, creative and
innovative skills, learning skills, information and
communication technology skills, facilitation skills
and skills for assessment and evaluation
Requirements
To support and help teachers achieve the
expected competency in the practice of the
values of the teaching profession, knowledge
and understanding, and teaching and
learning skills, ITE and agencies should
prepare and implement the following .
Requirement 1: Qualifications and Procedures
for the Intake into Teacher Training
Programmes
To ensure that only eligible applications offered
teacher training program
Requirement 2: Training, Testing, Evaluation and
Assessment
Requirements for training, testing, evaluation and
assessment:
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Training curriculum
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Adequate, competent and qualified human resource
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Planned programme for the teacher trainees to acquire
knowledge and experience in schools
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Teaching and Learning Resources
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Testing, evaluation and assessment based on examination
regulations and criteria that are currently in force
Requirement 3: Collaboration
Create alliances with various parties for
improvement:
1. Schools
2. Local and higher learning institutions
3. Non-governmental, associations,
uniformed units etc
Requirement 4: Infrastructure and
Infostructure
To support the implementation of effective
teaching and learning, agencies and training
institutions should provide:
• appropriate physical facilities
• integrated network infostructure
Requirement 5: Quality Assurances
Monitoring, evaluation, and reporting should be
made to ensure the quality of teachers training:
• quality assurance on the Standards
• quality assurance on requirements
• benchmarking teacher training
• code of quality assurance by Malaysian
Qualifications Agency (MQA)
PROMOTION
• National Campaign
– Website
– Road shows
– Grass root campaign
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CONCLUSION
• The detailed requirements and standards are
paramount to ensure the training programmes
being implemented will produce competent,
creative, innovative and outstanding teachers
TERIMA KASIH