Kbsr and Kbsm
The introduction of the Integrated curiculum (KBSR and KBSM) is the major milestone to ensure the success of the national education policy in enhancing student academic standing to face the era of globalization. Discuss.
The incisiveness of a school is closely related to the potency of teachers. The definition of teacher effectiveness and approach also differs according to individual’s clarifications. The focus is on teachers' personality characteristics, behavior, attitudes, values, abilities and personal characteristics of others, while some other researchers focus on the teaching strategy, such as, teaching methods and student teacher interactions in and outside of the class. Moral and values education has always been acknowledged in the Malaysian school curriculum system. Back to the time of the British colonial government, when missionary work was one of the reasons for providing education for the people in Malaysia. More excitation is given to values education in the present curriculum. Influenced and following the English school tradition then, the National School System included Islamic Religious Education, which then known as Pendidikan Islam (Religion) in the curriculum for the Muslim pupils and as for the non-Muslim students, some form of moral education was given in place of Pendidikan Islam. The Kurikulum Baru Sekolah Rendah (KBSR), or the New Primary School Curriculum, and the Kurikulum Bersepadu Sekolah Menengah (KBSM), or the Integrated Secondary School Curriculum, which have completed their first cycle recently, emphasize the teaching of values in order to enhance quality individual development and student academic standing to face the era of globalization, which also creating Malaysian citizens of the future, through a good effective education. According to The Cabinet Committee Report (1979), it is in essence in line with what is later declared by the Prime Minister (on that period) as Vision 2020 .Even though the Cabinet
The incisiveness of a school is closely related to the potency of teachers. The definition of teacher effectiveness and approach also differs according to individual’s clarifications. The focus is on teachers' personality characteristics, behavior, attitudes, values, abilities and personal characteristics of others, while some other researchers focus on the teaching strategy, such as, teaching methods and student teacher interactions in and outside of the class. Moral and values education has always been acknowledged in the Malaysian school curriculum system. Back to the time of the British colonial government, when missionary work was one of the reasons for providing education for the people in Malaysia. More excitation is given to values education in the present curriculum. Influenced and following the English school tradition then, the National School System included Islamic Religious Education, which then known as Pendidikan Islam (Religion) in the curriculum for the Muslim pupils and as for the non-Muslim students, some form of moral education was given in place of Pendidikan Islam. The Kurikulum Baru Sekolah Rendah (KBSR), or the New Primary School Curriculum, and the Kurikulum Bersepadu Sekolah Menengah (KBSM), or the Integrated Secondary School Curriculum, which have completed their first cycle recently, emphasize the teaching of values in order to enhance quality individual development and student academic standing to face the era of globalization, which also creating Malaysian citizens of the future, through a good effective education. According to The Cabinet Committee Report (1979), it is in essence in line with what is later declared by the Prime Minister (on that period) as Vision 2020 .Even though the Cabinet
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