instructional design guidelines for ppg online teacher training system

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RESEARCH PROPOSAL

Student name : AHMAD DANI BIN DAUD

Student No : TP014956

Email Address : [email protected]

Award Name : MSc In Multimedia Management

Site Name : APIIT Malaysia

Title of project : Instructional design guidelines for EteMS OnlineTeacher Training System

Supervisor : Mr. Albert Quek

Related to the module : Managing Multimedia System, MultimediaTechnology, Multimedia Application Development

IntroductionIt was an ambitious plan pushed through by the former Malaysian leader,

Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, to have made the decision that all Malaysianchildren should be taught mathematics and science in English. The nationaleducation policy change for the Pengajaran Dan Pembelajaran Sains DanMatematik (PPSMI) was announced after the supreme ministry councilmeeting on 19 th July 2002 ( Ian McKinnon, 2008 ).

Under this new education policy, the subjects of mathematics and sciencewill be taught and accessed in English. The commencement of the PPSMIwas done in phases and was first introduced during the school session in the

year 2003 and the pioneers were all standard 1 students in primary schooland form 1 students for secondary school including lower 6 ( A-levels YearOne) students. The final phase for the PPSMI for the secondary schools willbe in 2007 and for the primary school, 2008.


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In the interim year students will be allowed to answer in the publicexamination in Bahasa Melayu and/or English. However in the year 2008, allNational papers for mathematics and Science will be offered only in English(Hannah Pillay, 2003)

The Ministry of Education felt that it was crucial to change the medium oflanguage for these subjects from Bahasa Melayu to English in order todevelop professional human workforce needed to push the nation into adeveloped country status and equip the younger generation with theknowledge to compete effectively in the era of globalization ( Ministry ofEducation, 2002 ).

Under the Bahagian Pendidikan Guru (BPG) the English Teaching for

Mathematics and Science (ETeMS) is proposed to be the provisionalmeasure to ensure that the teachers of mathematics and science (MST) arefully equipped to use English effectively as a medium of instruction ( PortalPendidikan Utusan, 2002 ). As the duration of interaction is limited for theMST teachers to fully develop and adapt to the new education policy,ETeMS can be further developed as the support mechanism to encouragethe MST to further develop their English language proficiency.

The task of planning and designing the training modules for ETeMS Phase 1

and 2, Cohorts 1 and 2 the MST falls under the English Language TeachingCentre of Malaysia (ELTC). After having finished the ETeMS modules, theMathematics and science teacher (MST) are supervised under the ETeMSBuddy Support System . In this system, the MST would then cooperate andbe facilitated by their own fellow school English teacher. This way, thetraining for the MST is hoped to be fully optimized. In this context, the schoolshould have the role in identifying the MST involved in the ETeMS modules.

The change in the national education policy would require a resource of a

massive scale. Therefore, it is announced by the Prime Minister in thenational budget for 2003, that the government would allocate a RM5 billionbudget between the years 2002- 2008 for implementing the policy to teachMathematics and Science in English ( Hannah Pillay,2003 ).


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The main concern regarding the change of the national education policy isthe distribution of the human resource which is in the numbers of

Mathematics and Science teachers who can teach in English. It cannot bedenied that there is an uneven distribution number of teacher competent inEnglish throughout the schools in the country ( Hannah Pillay,2003 ). Theseteachers need training in order for them to adapt to their new syllabus.

A major concerns regarding training the teachers include the low number ofteachers competent in English. This is a result of number of teachervoluntary forced by their schools to join the PPSMI program in order to fulfillthe quota given to them by the Ministry of Education. Some schools even

include teachers teaching religious studies for the program. Therefore, it isfound that these are the factor which brings down the number of Englishproficient teachers ( Utusan Malaysia, 3 Sept 2008 ).

Another major concern is the limited training duration allocated to training theMST in English. Currently, the programs that are available in order to trainthe teachers in English include the Self Learning Package developed by theMinistry of Education which includes ETeMS courses and the Buddy supportSystem Program ( Noraini Idris et al, 2006 ). Although with the implementation

of these programs, there is no certain answer for the level Englishproficiency MST achieved after the teachers had undergone the program.

With the use of a computer based training system (CBT), MST learningcommunities can be brought, trained, accessed and evaluated together. Anonline CBT for the Mathematics and Science Teachers can be used underthe ETeMS program as a language training medium. With an online system,it is easier for the Ministry of Education to continuously develop the progressof the MST. Syllabus updates regarding the training can be updated and

accessed at any given time. Tests and evaluation of the MST can also bedone and results can be made into statistical analysis in which determinesthe number of English proficient MST. With the use of online training system,individuals not only learn from other individuals but also where thecommunity itself learns as a group ( Tu & Corry, 2002 ).


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Multimedia can be used to integrate the process of human learning and itscharacteristics on instructional guidelines. Elements of multimedia can be

used effectively in engaging the training process for the MST as it isinteractive and enables both the the trainers and the trainee to control thecontent flow of the information (Vaughn, 2004 ). Currently the specific onlineETeMS training system that can be found under the Ministry of Education islimited and incomplete ( Utusan Tutor, 2003 ). It is also proposed that moreinteractive internet based learning through freeware is needed as it helps inthe pedagogical approach and for evaluation activities ( Choong KamFoong,2002 ).

Background

Developing an interactive online multimedia training system for EteMs is nomeans task as it involves a team of experts which includes the instructionaldesigner(s) who is involved in managing and determining the guidelines thatcan be used in the online training system. With the online EteMS teachertraining system, other programs under the EteMS can be intergrated into the

system. This includes the Buddy Support System, the LanguageImprovement System (LIPS) as well as to combining and adapting theEnglish as a Second Language (ESL) teachers courses with the ETeMSprogram.

By setting up the scope and the target user, this prototype online trainingprogram can be evaluated and can be further developed to a larger scale indue time. It is proposed that the initial target user should be constricted to theKursus Perguruan Lepasan Ijazah (KPLI) trainee teachers as the their age

group of of 22- 35 years old is more computer literate and can beexperimented under the Praktikum Program in which the teachers canengage in a full classroom setting with students where improvement resultsdue to implementing the system can be evaluated ( Lawrence Aloysius Aeriaet al, 2007 ).


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Project Aims and ObjectivesProject AimsThe main aim of this research is to deliver a practicable model of how touse multimedia elements effectively to improve the ETeMS teacher

training process through an online training system.

Project ObjectivesThere are several objectives to achieve expected project aim:

Gather and analyze data and evaluate the existing design guidelines

for online ETeMS online training system.Examine and improve the existing instructional design for multimediafound in ETeMS current program

Analyze the pedagogical, human computer interaction andgroupware factors and communication theory for design multimediamaterials for training system.Compare the proposed design guideline with existing guidelineTest and evaluate the effectiveness of the implemented onlineETeMS training system.

Intellectual difficultiesDuring a research following challenges can take place:

The risk of the national educational policy rebuke due to the changeof the government cabinet line-up. However given the timeframe ofthis research being done and the timeframe of the NationalExamination, it is unlikely that the government would change the

policy in a short time of period.Likeness if this research being already done and is no longer need tofollow this research. This research paper can be used as anadditional material to push the implementation of PPSMI and also ashelp the ministry of education in creating new ideas to train the MST.


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Research ProgrammeThe following methodology will be used throughout the project.

Stage 1

Collection of information use various resource like secondaryresearch such as books, articles, journals, periodicals and Internetsources, and primary research (interview and questionnaires).

Analyses of gathered information sorts out unnecessary data,classify the collected data in order to structure the information in alogical manner, and then indicate the most relevant data.

Stage 2

Identify the user group the guideline for the system will be cateredand evaluated to the KPLI trainee teachers.Preparation of questions for interview with respondent for testingproposed guidelines.

Stage 3

Analyse

Stage 4

Produce final document plan, structure and write up to delivery allfinding and observation materials.Identify directions of the further work to offer feasible ways to

evaluate suggested solution.

Deliverables


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The final product at the end of the research will be an instructional designguideline for ETeMS online teacher training system.

ResourcesTo successfully complete this project the following resources are required

Access to a personal computer with internet connectivity Access to college or public library Access to the Bahagian Pendidikan Guru (BPG) under the Ministry ofEducation

Access to individuals or public figures with sound knowledge in theresearch area

Access to Kursus Perguruan Lepasan Ijazah (KPLI) trainee teachersunder the Praktikum program.


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REFERENCE

Noraini Idris, Loh Sau Cheong, Ahmad Zabidi Abd Razak, Vorjuharuddeen Mohd Nor,Rahimi Md Saad (2006) Effective Implementation of Teaching Mathematics and Science inEnglish: A Case Study . Jurnal Pendidikan University Malaya. Retrieved April 14,2009, from

http://myais.fsktm.um.edu.my/5352/1/8.pdf

Ian MacKinnon (2008) Article on Teaching Mathematics and Science in English. Immersion is adifficult lesson. Guardian Weekly. Retrieved December 28, 2008, fromhttp://www.melta.org.my/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=897&forum= 8&jump=1

Portal Rasmi Kementerian Pelajaran Malaysia (2003) Pengajaran dan Pembelajaran Sainsdan Matematik (PPSMI). Retrieved April 14, 2009, fromhttp://apps2.emoe.gov.my/tayang.php?laman=ppsmi&unit=guru&bhs=my

Hannah Pillay (2003) Winds Of Change: Teaching Science and Mathematics in English: APerspective From The School. IPBA E- Journal 2003. Retrieved April 14,2009, fromhttp://apps.emoe.gov.my/ipba/rdipba/cd1/article67.pdf

Lawrence Aloysius Aeria, Low Sew Kim, Norehan Md Shahroun, Norjiah Sulaiman, Omar

Md salleh, Lau Hah (2007 ) Penilaian Program Praktikum Kursus Perguruan Lepasan Ijazah (

Sekolah Rendah) Jurnal IPBA . Jilid 3: Bil 3. Retrieved April 15,2009, from

http://apps.emoe.gov.my/ipba/rdipba/cd1/article88.pdf

Choong Kam Foong, PhD (2002) English for the Teaching of Mathematics and Science

(ETeMS): From Concept to Implementation. Retrieved April 14,2009, from

http://www.eltcm.org/eltc/Download/paperbank%20PDFs/English%20for%20the%20Teaching%2

0of%20Mathematics%20and%20Science%20paper.pdf

Arkib Utusan Online (2008 ) Paksa Rela Punca Guru PPSMI

Lemah Bahasa Inggeris Retrieved April 14, 2009, fromhttp://utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2008&dt=0904&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Pendidikan&pg=pe_01.htm

Lee Vui Lin, Tay Pui Hoon, Lee Sung Ping (2007) Mengenal Pasti Kepuasan Guru PelatihKursus Perguruan Lepasan Ijazah (KPLI) dalam Perlaksanaan KPLI. Retrieved April 14,2009,from http://www.ipbl.edu.my/inter/penyelidikan/jurnalpapers/jurnal2008/leejn2008.pdf


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Utusan Portal Pendidikan (2003) ETeMS . Retrieved April 14, 2009, from

http://www.tutor.com.my/tutor/etems/

Tu, C.-H., & Corry, M. (2002). RESEARCH IN ONLINE LEARNING COMMUNITY . RetrievedDecember 28, 2008, from http://www.usq.edu.au/: http://www.usq.edu.au/electpub/e-

jist/docs/html2002/pdf/chtu.pdf

Vaughn, T. (2004). Multimedia : Making It Work 6th Edition. McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.


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