FINAL ASSIGNMENT :

PRIMARY SCHOOL CURRICULUM IN

MALAYSIA
 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN
GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE
PRIMARY SCHOOLS
• Government School and Private School stems
from their funding and administration.
• Government primary schools are administered
and funded by the local, state or national
government.
• Private primary schools are funded wholly or
partly by student tuition and administered by
a private body.
 CRITERIA GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOLS PRIVATE PRIMARY SCHOOLS

Definition Government School is a primary school funded and controlled by the local, Private School is a primary school not administered
state and national government. by the government.

Funding and Control Government School are funded by taxation and controlled by the Private School are funded by students’ tuition and
government. administered by a private body.

Curriculum Government School has a set curriculum set at the national level. Private School share the same curriculum as the
government schools but method of delivery is
different.

Number of Students Government Schools have more students than private schools. Private Schools have fewer students than
government schools.

Facilities Government Schools fewer facilities and technology compared to private Private Schools have more facilities and advanced
school. technology than government schools.

Teachers Government Schools recruit teachers who meet all state mandated Private Schools have different criteria for recruiting
requirements. teachers.
 VALUES IN THE PRIMARY SCHOOL
CURRICULUM
• The values education is emphasized in the
Malaysian curriculum where 'The 16 moral
values' are explicitly spelled out in the Moral
Education Syllabus.
• Derived from the four main religion and ethnic
groups of the country - Malay (Islam), Chinese
(Buddhism and Taoism), Indian (Hinduism)
and Christians.
 Compassion

Freedom Self-reliance

Physical and
Mental Respect
Cleanliness

Moderation Love

Nilai-
nilai
Murni
Diligence Justice

Gratitute Honesty

Rationality Courage

Cooperation
• That these values are to be taught or
inculcated indirectly through all school
subjects, including mathematics and science.
 VALUES - CATEGORIES
• Epistemological values - values involved with the
acquisition, assessment and characteristics of
mathematical knowledge and in epistemological aspects of
the processes of teaching and learning mathematics such
as accuracy, systematic and rationality.

• Social and cultural values - values which favour or support

the social group or society and which concern the
individual's duty to society as related to mathematics
education.

• Personal values - values affecting the individual as a learner

and as a person, such as patience, confident and creativity.
 DEVELOPMENT AND
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PRIMARY
SCHOOL SCURRICULUM
• Cambridge English (CEFR) for Malaysian
Primary Schools.
• Designed to provide primary school students
with a strong foundation in the English
language.
 CHALLENGES
Lack of
training and
courses

Lack of
School factor information
and sources

Pupils factor
 RECOMMENDATIONS
• Solve the teachers shortage problem
• More training and courses to improve quality
of teachers
• Exposed to curriculum knowledge and
information
THANK YOU