Can education institution implement STEM? From Malaysian teachers' view

STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) has been implemented in schools beginning 2017. The main objective of the paper is to find out the views of science teachers regarding the implementation of STEM in schools. This study utilized a qualitative approach in which interviews were carri...

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Main Authors: Ramli, Nur Farhana, Talib, Othman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Human Resource Management Academic Research Society 2017
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/56617/
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description STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) has been implemented in schools beginning 2017. The main objective of the paper is to find out the views of science teachers regarding the implementation of STEM in schools. This study utilized a qualitative approach in which interviews were carried out among five secondary school teachers who teach science subjects (science, biology, chemistry or physics). The results showed that teachers’ understanding in implementing STEM is insufficient. This was due to lack of information from the authorities. There are some barriers highlighted in this study which are motivation, syllabus, time constraints, lack of training, inadequate facilities, students’ involvement and school community response. This study suggests the urgent need for authorities to disseminate understanding and provide sufficient training to the teachers as well as to overcome the barriers as they are going to implement STEM in schools.
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spelling upm-566172017-08-03T05:19:17Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/56617/ Can education institution implement STEM? From Malaysian teachers' view Ramli, Nur Farhana Talib, Othman STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) has been implemented in schools beginning 2017. The main objective of the paper is to find out the views of science teachers regarding the implementation of STEM in schools. This study utilized a qualitative approach in which interviews were carried out among five secondary school teachers who teach science subjects (science, biology, chemistry or physics). The results showed that teachers’ understanding in implementing STEM is insufficient. This was due to lack of information from the authorities. There are some barriers highlighted in this study which are motivation, syllabus, time constraints, lack of training, inadequate facilities, students’ involvement and school community response. This study suggests the urgent need for authorities to disseminate understanding and provide sufficient training to the teachers as well as to overcome the barriers as they are going to implement STEM in schools. Human Resource Management Academic Research Society 2017 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/56617/1/Can%20education%20institution%20implement%20STEM%20From%20Malaysian%20teachers%27%20view.pdf Ramli, Nur Farhana and Talib, Othman (2017) Can education institution implement STEM? From Malaysian teachers' view. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 7 (3). pp. 721-732. ISSN 2222-6990 http://hrmars.com/index.php/journals/archive_detail/IJARBSS/172 10.6007/IJARBSS/v7-i3/2772
spellingShingle Ramli, Nur Farhana
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Can education institution implement STEM? From Malaysian teachers' view
title Can education institution implement STEM? From Malaysian teachers' view
title_full Can education institution implement STEM? From Malaysian teachers' view
title_fullStr Can education institution implement STEM? From Malaysian teachers' view
title_full_unstemmed Can education institution implement STEM? From Malaysian teachers' view
title_short Can education institution implement STEM? From Malaysian teachers' view
title_sort can education institution implement stem? from malaysian teachers' view
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