Issues in Curriculum

Implementation
(Equity)
PREPARED BY:
IRRESISTIBLE BUNNIES
 Equity
Educational equity is a measure of achievement, fairness
and opportunity in education.

Equity is often linked with the study of excellence and

equity.
 Causes
Content and standards
Not uniform curriculum Availability of Teacher’s perception
that doesn’t cater to all
among national and resources/infrastructure towards strong/weak
students from different
vernacular schools (i.e. textbooks, tools) for classes (streaming) that
cultures, backgrounds,
(subjects, time schools that are not effects pupils’ learning
academic abilities, and
allocation, focus) sufficiently financed. opportunities.
rates of learning.

• Each ethnicity wishes • A single curriculum • Parents from different • Principal’s decision on
for their own set of and syllabus social economic class streaming
syllabus and implemented which is statuses provide • Focus solely on
autonomy to developed by a group different level of academic
preserve their culture of education counsels involvement and achievement and
among young for all schools across financial support grades
generations. the country. towards the school
and their child.
• Geographical
locations
 Effects
Content and standards
Not uniform curriculum Availability of
that doesn’t cater to all Learning opportunities
among national and resources/infrastructure
students from different for pupils from
vernacular schools (i.e. textbooks, tools) for
cultures, backgrounds, strong/weak class
(subjects, time schools that are not
academic abilities, and streams
allocation, focus) sufficiently financed.
rates of learning.

• Performance results • Causes • Causes difficulties for • Unfair learning

will not provide a disengagement in the teacher to opportunities
uniform trend among certain pupils’ conduct their lesson between students in
the schools in learning. due to pupils not the best class and
Malaysia. • Sensitivity of taught having sufficient those in the weak
content on the materials. class
society.
• Weak / pupils with
special need trail
behind in learning.
 Ways to Overcome
Content and standards
Not uniform curriculum Availability of
that doesn’t cater to all Learning opportunities
among national and resources/infrastructure
students from different for pupils from
vernacular schools (i.e. textbooks, tools) for
cultures, backgrounds, strong/weak class
(subjects, time schools that are not
academic abilities, and streams
allocation, focus) sufficiently financed.
rates of learning.

• Nationalistic ideas • Include localized • Ministry to review the • Strengthen the use of
should be put forth to content in the allocation of funds remedial and
bring about unity syllabus, topics, and and auditing schools enrichment activities.
among races and characters. across the country. • Encouraging the
ethnics in the • Teacher’s • Provide awareness to presence of a support
country. responsibilities to parents on the teacher to be in the
adapt and plan importance of classroom during
activities that suit support towards their teaching and learning
learners. child’s learning. sessions.
• Provide background
information on global
content, if taught.