Historical Development of Science in Malaysia

Science education in Malaysia is the important component

towards creating a progressive and developed society that is
scientifically oriented, knowledgeable, forward-looking,
innovative and a contributor to scientific and technological
developments in the future
The pattern of changes and the developments in science
education was based on the National Education Policies, which
was also documented in The a!ak eport "#$%&', The ahman
Talib eport"#$&(', and the )abinet )ommittee "#$*$'
+,aporan -. Pendidikan .abainet/
Reasons for the Changes
#0 Previous curriculum emphasi!ed on learning and collecting
facts and theories with little emphasis on the effective
learning activities
10 Previous curriculum focused on e2amination and had been
influenced by the )ambridge 3niversity E2amination 4oard
50 Many science elements were inappropriate to our curriculum
60 The drawing-up of the curriculum should not be limited to
only the specification but also include the te2t books as well
as the teacher7s guide book0
Secondary School Science )urriculum
8ntegrated Science
Nuffield Science
Modern Science
.4SM Science