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FACULTY OF EDUCATION
EDU5905 CONCEPT OF EDUCATION AND TEACHING PROFESSION
DR. RAMLI BIN BASRI
ROOM G28, TEL: office 03-8946 8248, H/P 019 224 1332 (sms prefered)
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E-MEL: ramlibasri@upm.edu.my
 CONTENTS:
Educational 1.EDUCATION
STRUCTURE
ORGANIZATIONAL

Structure, Quality 2.VISION, MISSION AND OBJECTIVE

Assurance & 3.QUALITY ASSURANCE
A) SCOPE OF INSPECTION BY MALAYSIAN
Teacher SCHOOL INSPECTORATE AND QUALITY
ASSURANCE DIVISION
Professionalism and B) SCHOOL AND TEACHER QUALITY: SELF
RATING
Ethics EDU5905 RB/28
C) TEACHER PROFESSIONALISM & ETHICS
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 1. EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONAL
STRUCTURE

• The Malaysian Constitution provides

education under the federal government.
• This means, the education service is:
1.Govern; and
2.Fully financed by the Federal Government.
• Education in Malaysia is centralized.

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 EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONAL
STRUCTURE

• Three basic forms education systems

1.Centralized – Malaysia
2.Decentralized – Canada, USA, Germany
3.Combination of Centralized-Decentralized
where schools are governed and financed
jointly by central, state/regional and district.

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• The unit of analysis for the power and
responsibility on education is determined by
1.Governance; and
2.Finance

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 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
OF THE MIN. OF EDUCATION MALAYSIA

• One Minister & 2 Deputy Ministers

• Chief Secretary & 2 Deputy Secretary General
• 16 Administrative Divisions & 3 Institutions
• Director General of Education and 3 Deputy
Director Generals
• 18 Professional Divisions

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 2. Vision, Mission & Objective
of MOE
Vision:
Excellent schools producing distinguished generations
Mission:
Developing the potential of individuals through quality
education
Objectives:
• To produce loyal and united Malaysians
• To produce individuals who are devout, honorable,
knowledgeable, competent and contented
• To provide manpower for the development needs of the
nation
• To provide educational opportunities to all Malaysians
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ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
OF STATE EDUCATION DEPT

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ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE O
F DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICE

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 3. QUALITY ASSURANCE

3A. SCOPE OF INSPECTION BY

MALAYSIAN SCHOOL
INSPECTORATE &
QUALITY ASSURANCE DIV

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 Duties of Chief Inspector
of Schools
117. The Chief Inspector shall—

(a) be responsible, in collaboration with such authorities as

the Minister may appoint, for ensuring that an adequate
standard of teaching is developed and maintained in
educational institutions;
(b) inspect educational institutions or cause educational
institutions to be inspected by an Inspector of Schools at
such intervals as he shall deem appropriate;

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 Duties of Chief Inspector
of Schools
(c) when directed so to do by the Minister, inspect an
educational institution or cause the educational institution
to be inspected; and

(d) undertake such other duties in relation to the inspection

of educational institutions as the Minister may direct or
as may be prescribed.

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 SCOPE OF INSPECTION
Function
• Safeguard the quality in education
• Provide professional advice and counseling
towards efficient and professional
management of schools

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 …SCOPE OF INSPECTION
Role
• Inspect, report and provide recommendations
to schools
• Undertake educational research and empirical
research on classroom teaching and learning

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 SPECIFICATION OF SCOPE:
1. Inspection
2. Professional advice and counseling
3. Report to Minister of Education
4. Publication
5. Research
6. Malaysian Education Standard Quality

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 INSPECTION ACTIVITIES
1. Inspection
2. Evaluation
3. Monitoring
4. Improvement
5. Professional development
6. Selection of award recipient: Quality School Award,
Ministers’ Quality Award
7. Professional Development for School Inspectorate

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 SPECIFICATION OF BASIC INSPECTION
ACTIVITIES
1. INSPECTION
a. Full inspection
b. Normal inspection
c. Thematic inspection
d. Special inspection
e. Non-compliance inspection

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 NORMAL INSPECTION
• To evaluate T&L and the management of
subjects
• 1 – 2 days by an inspector/inspectors
• Using a standard inspection instrument
• Collect data and information
• Prepare finding and report of inspection

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 SPECIAL INSPECTION
• By order of the Minister or on the instruction
of the Chief Inspector of Schools
• Objective to investigate or gather information
on the status of a case or issue in school

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 SPECIFICATION OF BASIC INSPECTION
ACTIVITIES
EVALUATION (SELECTION)
a. Excellent Teachers
b. Excellent Schools
c. Ministers Quality Award
d. Excellent Principals

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 3. QUALITY ASSURANCE

3B) SCHOOL AND TEACHER

QUALITY: SELF RATING

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Malaysia Education Quality
Standard (SKPM)
Based on theory and
models of:
•Effective schools
•Students development

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 MEQS: Aspects & Weightage
by Standards
Standard No of Aspect Weightage

Std 1 Leadership & Direction 8 10

Std 2 Organizational Management 8 15

Std 3 Curriculum, Cocurricular & Sports and 15 20

Students Affair Management
Std 4 Teaching and Learning 12 20

Std 5 Students development 50 35

TOTAL 93 100
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Malaysian Teacher
Standard (SGM)
Based on theory and models
of:
•Effective teachers
Measures 3 standards teachers
competencies
•Standard 1: Practice of teaching
profesional values
•Standard 2: Knowledge and
comprehension
•Standard 3: Teaching & Learning skills

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 Other Qualities Assurance
& Development
• School based instructional supervision (assist
& teacher profesional development)
• Linus 1.0 & Linus 2.0
• Action research
• Profesional development courses

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TEACHER PROFESIONALISM
- Teacher training and teacher career path
- Professional profession features
- The work ethics of the teaching profession
- Standard Malaysian teachers
- Professional learning community

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 Teacher Preparation and Career Path

• Past teacher preparation

• Currently primary teachers are trained at
Teacher Training Institutes
• Secondary teachers are trained at universities
• Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris trains both
primary and secondary teachers
• Qualified teachers must have professional and
content qualifications
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 Teacher Preparation and Career Path
• To be certified, teachers must have
professional and content qualifications eg. BSc
(Chemistry) Dip. In Education; Bachelor of
Education (Home Economics)
• Each teacher is certified to teach in their
Major and Minor Subjects eg Biology and
Mathematics
• Teachers in private and international schools
are required to obtain teaching permit from
MOE.
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 Teacher Preparation and Career Path
• Teachers serving in government and
government aided schools are part of the
Malaysian Civil Service
• Teachers service scheme starts at DG41…JUSA
• The norm for promotion is
Year 0 8 8 6 4
Gred DG41 DG44 DG48 DG52 DG54

• Teachers’ career path include: administration;

excellent teacher/SISC+ and normal path.
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 SEVEN CHARACTERISTICS OF A PROFESSION.
(Rich), A profession
1. Requires a high degree of general and systematized
knowledge,
2. Requires a long period of specialized intellectual training,
3. Is characterized by work that is essentially intellectual,
4. Provides a unique social service,
5. Controls its standards of entrance and exclusion,
6. Develops and enforces a professional code of ethics, and
7. Grants practitioners a broad range of autonomy.

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 TEACHING AS A PROFESION
1. Standardized teacher training and the quality
of training determined by an authoritative
body of assessors in the profesion
2. Teacher training has a structured curriculum
designed by experts
3. Knowledge / skills gained through a long
period of theory and practice

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4. Teacher service based on a code of ethics
5. Have the power or authority over students,
teaching content, teaching methods and
assessment.
6. (There is no professional body that can
regulate the professional conduct of
members) – Limitations in Malaysia

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 ETHICS OF THE TEACHING
PROFESSION
Some of the recommended practices including:
• Avoid behaviors that can cause people to lose
confidence in the teaching profesion
• Trustworthy in respect of the financial matters
• Pupils interest is paramount – above all other
interests

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• Focus attention on the needs of each pupil
• Educate and act fairly to all students
regardless of race, color, sex, religion, political
beliefs, place of origin, family of origin,
intellectual and other status
• Act as 'surrogate parents' (In Loco Parentis) to
students
• Detect and accept individual differences and
develop students' potential in terms physical,
emotional, spiritual and intellect (JERI)

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• Respect the privacy students
• Did not say and do things that can undermine confidence in
pupils and parents
• Not demanding any payment from students for additional
instruction during the school / school holiday unless the
payments are confirmed
• Will not advertise themselves for tuition
• Not impose beliefs, religious, political, personal against pupils
• Should not ask / receive gifts from the children's parents /
community members in carrying out their duties

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• Not to discredit fellow teachers
• Employ valid method for promotion

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 TEACHERS PROFESIONAL
RESPONSIBILITIES
1. RESPONSIBILITY TO STUDENTS
• Concern for the welfare and safety of
students
• Be fair
• Role Models for students
• Guide and teach students
• Enhancing professionalism from time to time

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2. RESPONSIBILITY TO COLLEAGUES AND
PROFESION
• Not to discredit colleagues
• Do not engage in activities that may affect the
efficiency of a teacher
• Help those who are new in this profesion
• Become a member of the union / teacher
organizations
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3. RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE COMMUNITY AND
NATION
• Guiding students to become citizens .......
• Respect the communities served
• Promote cooperation and understanding
between teachers, parents and community
members

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4. RESPONSIBILITY FOR PARENTS
• Provide information to parents in the interest
of their children
• Consider all the information provided by the
parents of the household situation / child as
confidential
• Avoid being influenced by the social and
economic position of parents of children

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 Teacher Professional Development
• Teacher professional development through
pre service and post service programs
• Post service programs includes:
a)In-service courses and workshops
b)Specialization courses
c) Further education (Masters and Ph. D)
d)Pre promotion courses (NPQH)

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 Teacher Professional Development
Professional Leaning Communities PLC
•Teachers are professionals and instead of relying on
others, teachers themselves form a community of
leaners to improve themselves.
•Activities of PLC includes:
a)Peer supervision, self directed supervision, peer
coaching, mentoring, peer dialog
b)Learning walks, Looking at students work
c)Lesson study
d)Action research and seminars
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REFERENCE
1.JNS web site
2.BPG web site
3.MOE web site
4.UNESCO, 2007. Reforming School Supervision
for Quality Improvement. IIEP, Unesco. Paris

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WRITING A MEMORANDUM

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 EDU/EGS5905: CONCEPT OF EDUCATION AND THE TEACHING
PROFESSION

Assignment 1:

Identify three
Educational Issues
that the MOE needs
to address.

Justify why? Present

Next week.

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PROFESSION

Assignment 02:
For the issue you
identified, propose 3
alternative
solutions.
For each solution:
state the implication
in terms of:
a)Cost and
b)Human resource

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Thank You…

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