INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY IN

SCIENCE
(SSI 3013)

TITLE :

THE MALAYSIAN SMART SCHOOL

LECTURERS NAME:
ENCIK AZMI BIN IBRAHIM

PREPARED BY :
1) ANIS NABILAH BT MUHD NOOR ASHIKHI

2) NURSAIYIDAH BT ABDUL RONI

DATE : 14 SEPTEMBER 2016

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CONTENTS
Acknowledgement
1.0

Introduction

2.0

Definition of Smart School

3.0

Objectives of Smart School

4.0

Differences between Smart School with other school

5.0

Challenges faced to achieve the goals

6.0

Conclusion

References

Acknowledgement
First of all, thanks to Allah S.W.T for his mercy and guidance in giving us full strength to
complete this assignment titled The Malaysian Smart School. Even though there are some
difficulties while completing this assignment, we still managed to complete it. Our deep gratitude
goes first to Encik Azmi bin Ibrahim for all his support and guidance in helping us to finish this
task. Then, we would like to thank our parents for supporting us mentally and physically not only
during completing this assignment but our whole studies in order to born as a teacher one day.
Last but not least, we would like to thank all our friends who never give up in giving us advices
in all aspects. Thank you very much for all your kindness.

1.0 Introduction
In the early years of Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC), seven flagship applications were
introduced to accelerate the objectives of Vision 2020. To speed up MSCs evolution, the
Malaysian government has set up seven multimedia applications which are the building blocks
for creating technologically advanced implementations. These seven flagship applications were:
1. Electronic Government which aims to reinvent public services using multimedia and
information technology. The people of Malaysia are to witness changes in ways the
Government interacts with businesses and citizens.
2. Research & Development Cluster which helps to ensure that the MSC is an attractive
location for companies to develop next generation multimedia technologies and
innovations.
3. Multipurpose Card that radically improves the ease with which Malaysians conduct
transactions with the Government and private companies.
4. Tele health that enhance the quality of health care for its citizens. The delivery of health
services is to dramatically change via seamless availability of health information and
Virtual Health Services.
5. Worldwide Manufacturing Web that seeks to position Malaysia as the manufacturing
hub in the region. These initiative aims to create an optimal environment for
manufacturing and service companies to deliver value added services and products to the
customers.

6. Borderless Marketing which designed to create an environment in the MSC for

companies to use multimedia technology to create and deliver marketing messages,
customer services, and information products to their multi-cultural and multi-national
customers.
7. Smart School launched to create a new generation of Malaysians who are creative and
innovative in their thinking adept with new technologies, and able to manage the
information explosion in order to transform to knowledge based economy.
Malaysia intends to transform its educational system to fulfill the vision of 2020. This vision
will be achievable only with technologically literate and critically thinking work force which
prepared to participate fully in the global economy of the 21 st century. Therefore, our
government has invested a total of RM 7 Billion to date on Smart School initiatives including
PPSMI, computer lab at school and SchoolNet.

2.0 Definition of Smart School

The Malaysian Smart School is a learning institution that has been systemically reinvented in terms of
teaching-learning practices and school management in order to prepare children for the Information Age. The
Malaysian Smart School has the following concept that emphasize all students can learn if taught, coupled
with high expectations for all students, a broad curriculum that considers the different capabilities and needs of
all students, a school environment that is conducive to learning, an on-going assessment that supports good
instruction, strong and professional principals and teachers and a high level of parent and community
involvement and support. The smart school concept is a long term plan for the national education system to
produce highly skilled and knowledgeable human in term of ICT and as a paradigm shift in the educational
system. The smart school will play a crucial role in producing a strong foundation for the pupils to develop
and increase their abilities as individuals.

3.0 Objectives of Smart School

The Malaysian Smart School project was one of the Malaysian Multimedia Super Corridor flagships which is
designed to promote ICT literacy and encourage creativity and self-learning. One of the objectives of this Smart

School project is to produce a technologically literate work force that can think critically, creative and innovative.
This is important to make sure that they are prepared to participate fully in the global economy of the 21 st
century. Next, is to produce a well-rounded person by emphasizing intellectual, emotional,
spiritual and physical growth. Apart from that, the objective of the Smart School project is to
democratize education by offering equal access for learning opportunities and accommodating
different learning abilities, styles and paces. In addition, smart school is launched to provide
opportunities to enhance individual strengths and abilities by offering broad curriculum that
consider the different capabilities and needs of all students. Lastly, by implementing smart school
project can increase the participation of stakeholders.

4.0 Differences between smart school with other

school
The smart school is different from any other existing schools. Mainly what distinguishes
smart school from the other school is the environment to support and enhance teachinglearning process. This entails aligning the curriculum, pedagogy, assessment and teachinglearning materials in a mutually reinforcing manner. The smart school curriculum is designed
to help students achieve balanced development with integrate knowledge, skills, values and
correct use of language. This is to ensure that children are educated with critical and creative

thinking skills and encourage them to improve their language proficiency. Then, the smart
school pedagogy will seek to make learning process more interesting, motivating, stimulating
and meaningful by accommodating different learning abilities of students so as to boost their
performances and fostering a classroom atmosphere that is compatible with different
teaching-learning strategies. Besides, smart school assessment system will be distinctly
different from other normal school system. Smart school assessment will be flexible and
learner-friendly while assuring the quality of the assessment information by using multiple
approaches and instruments. This will lead to living certification which will be a continued
improvement on a lifetime basis. The scope of assessment of smart school is holistic that
covers not only achievement but readiness, progress and aptitude. Lastly, smart school will
emphasize on a new teaching-learning strategies that will accommodate the different in
students abilities and needs so that they can realize their capabilities and potential.

5.0 The Challenges faced to achieve the goals

There are several challenges that our government must overcome in order to achieve the
goals of the Malaysian smart school. One of the challenges is regarding the effort to prepare a
smart teacher. As we know, teachers play the most important role in ensuring the success of
the smart school project as they are the one that will deliver the teaching process. Smart
school is a technology-based education, therefore it is important to have a versatile teacher
that expert in many aspects of knowledge and skills. A smart teacher must have several
qualities that are energetic, informative, have a good communication skill, technologically
literate and knowledgeable. However, there are many teachers who prefer traditional method
chalk and talk especially senior teachers as they have low confident in using technologies.
Besides, a smart teacher must have the ability to communicate in two main languages which

is Malay and English with confident. So, one way to overcome this problem is by giving the
teachers an intensive training in ICT to enhance thinking skills and creativity.
Another challenge that we have to face is about the internet coverage. School.Net online
which has been provided by government has a lot of problems. With a speed of 1 mbps, it is
impossible for the whole school of at least 800 students and teachers to use the internet
access without any problems. Moreover, problem regarding the internet access which is too
slow always troubled the students to surf the internet. Therefore, the Ministry of Education
has stopped the School.Net online service in stages and introduced 1Bestari.Net to replace
the old network. 1Bestari.Net access is being provide to students via Wi-Fi but the problem
still arise when it rains as the internet access will be interrupted.
Next, in multimedia infrastructure aspect, Smart School demands a heavy investment
on it. The hardware would include computers, video and voice conferencing equipment while the
software will comprise word processors, spreadsheets, networking software and e-mail software.
All of these technological infrastructures are highly cost thus our government can only provide a
limited amount of these facilities. Furthermore, the presence of technician at each school is
important to monitor all the infrastructures. This is essential to ensure the optimum utilization of
the facilities. Apart from that, one of the challenges that we faced when implementing smart
school project is regarding the involvement of parents. Most parents are busy with their work so
that they can provide a better life for their children. So, many parents nowadays tend to spend
less time to monitor their children progress in school. Parents should guide and encourage their
children by participating in school activities to understand more about the smart school concept.

6.0 Conclusion
In a conclusion, in order for Malaysia to fulfill the vision of 2020, our Ministry of Education
intends to transform our educational system. This vision will be achievable only with
technologically literate and critically thinking work force which prepared to participate fully
in the global economy of the 21st century. Therefore, our government has invested a total of
RM 7 Billion to date on Smart School initiatives including PPSMI, computer lab at school
and School.Net. Malaysian Smart School project gives many benefits to our educational
system. So, everyone must give a good cooperation to achieve the objectives of smart school.
By implementing this project, we can produce a technologically literate students that can
think critically and creative so that they can survive in future. Besides, with new teaching
strategies, the learning process will be more interesting and stimulating thus can boost
students performances.

References
In order for us to complete our assignment, we have been looking for information from various
websites. These are the websites that provide us with the information:
1) http://www.mscmalaysia.my/sites/default/files/pdf/publications_references/Smart_School
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6)

_Blueprint.pdf
http://nitc.kkmm.gov.my/index.php/key-ict-initiatives/msc-flagship-applications
http://skbeseri.edu.my/?page_id=162
http://www.mscmalaysia.my/what_is_msc_malaysia
http://malaysiakita.tripod.com/bestari.html
http://eprints.utm.my/12751/