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Monday, 10 August 2009
Mathematics and Technology
History
<As far as we are concerned, the teaching and learning of Mathematics nowadays are way different from what we had in the past decades. The old way of teaching and learning Mathematics were using blackboards and textbooks almost the whole time without engaging the pupils to participate. This showed that the pupils only sat on their assigned seats, listening to the teacher in front of the class and did the task as planned. They didn't usually ask questions as pupils back then were sort of afraid of a person called a "teacher". I also had this kind of experience but I would admit that pupils in the past had better disciplines and excellent in their academic achievements. As for using technology in teaching and learning Mathematics, I would say that we never had that experience in using technology because computers, for instance, were very hard to get since they were very expensive. Most teachers were not literate in using ICT as well due to lack of resources.
Nowadays...
<As far as we are concerned, the teaching and learning of Mathematics nowadays are way different from what we had in the past decades. The old way of teaching and learning Mathematics were using blackboards and textbooks almost the whole time without engaging the pupils to participate. This showed that the pupils only sat on their assigned seats, listening to the teacher in front of the class and did the task as planned. They didn't usually ask questions as pupils back then were sort of afraid of a person called a "teacher". I also had this kind of experience but I would admit that pupils in the past had better disciplines and excellent in their academic achievements. As for using technology in teaching and learning Mathematics, I would say that we never had that experience in using technology because computers, for instance, were very hard to get since they were very expensive. Most teachers were not literate in using ICT as well due to lack of resources.
Nowadays...
Both teachers and pupils have changed over the years; the changes can also be seen in the teaching and learning. There are also changes in a way of communicating between teachers and pupils. Parents are also involved nowadays to get along with their children academic achievements and improvements and teachers are able to interact with them face to face.
Sistem Pendidikan Negara Abad ke 21 or SPN21
The new education system was first implemented in 2009 for Year 1 and Year 4. As far as SPN21 is concerned, the teaching and learning are pupils-centered where pupils do most of the tasks assigned for them, Teachers are more likely to act as the facilitators and guide pupils through the activities or experiments they are on. This type of teaching is obviously applied in both Mathematics and Science subjects. To be exact, the aims of SPN21 are as follows:
- to meet the social and economic challenges of the 21st Century
- to realise the Ministry of Education's vision and mission
- to equip students with 21st Century skills
- to fulfill the Strategic Themes as outlined in the Ministry of Education’s Strategic Plan (2007-2011)
- Greater emphasis on 'character building'
- No retention from Year 1 to Year 10/11 (except for those with less than 85% attendance
- Multiple pathways to higher education
- Multiple choices of educational programmes based on students' interests, needs and abilities
- Opportunities to pursue 4-year or 5-year programmes before sitting for the Brunei- Cambridge General Certificate of Education 'O' Level examination
- Continuous and seamless curriculum from Years 7-10/11
- Acquisition of basic technical, vocational and business skills that is useful for self-employment and other career opportunities
- Opportunities for technical and vocational education in higher institutions
- Special Educational Needs Programme for students with special needs
- Specialised Education Programme for the gifted and talented
- Opportunities for acquisition of valuable and marketable skills
- Improvement in students' achievement
- Improvement in national standards with benchmarking against international standards
- Improvement in teaching and learning standards
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