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Recsam Annual Report F.Y. 2010/2011 RECSAM ANNUAL REPORT F.Y. 2010/2011 Contents Governing Board Members i Vision iii Mission iii Strategic Goals iv Highlights of the Annual Report for F.Y. 2010/2011 v Introduction 1 KRA 1: Regional Leadership 2 KRA 2: Regional Visibility 15 KRA 3: Solid Resource Base 28 Appendix 1 38 Governing Board Members Mr. Hj. Zulkifli bin Hj. Md. Yusuf [ Chairman 2009/2010 – 2010/2011 ] Head of Science Unit Curriculum Development Department Ministry of Education Old Airport Road Bandar Seri Begawan, BB3510 BRUNEI DARUSSALAM Dr. Yolanda S. Quijano [ Vice-Chairman 2009/2010 – 2010/2011 ] Undersecretary Department of Education Rizal Building I DepEd Complex, Meralco Avenue Pasig City 1600, PHILIPPINES Mr. Eng Kimly Director Department of Curriculum Development Ministry of Education, Youth & Sports Street 302, #185 Preah Norodom Blvd. Phnom Penh, CAMBODIA Dr. Sumarna Surapranata Director of Training Development Directorate-General of Quality Improvement of Teacher & Education Personnel (DGQITEP) Ministry of National Education Kemdiknas Senayan, Gedung D, Lt.15 Jalan Pintu 1, Senayan Jakarta 10270, INDONESIA Mrs. Varadune Amarathithada Deputy Director-General Teacher Training Department Ministry of Education P.O. Box 67, Lanexang Street Vientiane Capital, LAO PDR Mr. Hj. Nazirruddin bin Abd. Rahman Deputy Secretary-General (Development) Ministry of Education Level 7, Block E8, Parcel E Federal Government Administrative Centre 62604 Putrajaya, MALAYSIA i Dr. Htay Linn Maung Pro-Rector, University of Maubin Ayeyarwady Division Republic of the Union of MYANMAR Mr. Sin Kim Ho Deputy Director Curriculum Planning & Development Division Sciences Branch, Ministry of Education 1 North Buona Vista Drive SINGAPORE 138675 Dr. Chinnapat Bhumirat Secretary-General Office of the Basic Education Commission Ministry of Education Rajdamnoen Nok Avenue, Dusit Bangkok 10300, THAILAND Dr. Luong Viet Thai Director, Research Centre for General Education Vietnam Institute of Educational Sciences 101, Tran Hung Dao Street Hanoi, S.R.VIETNAM Ex-Officio Members Assoc Prof Dr Witaya Jeradechakul Director, SEAMEO Secretariat 4th Fl., Mom Luang Pin Malakul Centenary Bldg. 920 Sukhumvit Road Bangkok 10110, THAILAND Dr. Azian Tengku Syed Abdullah Director, SEAMEO RECSAM Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah 11700 Gelugor, Penang, MALAYSIA ii SEAMEO RECSAM Vision Leading centre for quality science and mathematics education. Mission To promote and enhance science and mathematics education in the SEAMEO member countries. iii Strategic Goals Conduct research and development activities to inform pedagogy and policy Design and implement high quality professional development programmes Ensure strong collaboration and active networking with experts, institutions and the community Serve as an effective clearinghouse for information Strengthen quality assurance in the management of resources and services rendered iv HIGHLIGHTS OF THE ANNUAL REPORT FOR F.Y.2010/2011 SEAMEO RECSAM continued to conduct its training courses with emphasis on innovative teaching and learning strategies, technology-integrated learning, problem- based learning and lesson study to improve science and mathematics teaching in primary and secondary schools. This report is a summary of the achievements of RECSAM for F.Y. 2010/2011 and bears testimony to the Centre’s mandated role of enhancing the quality of science and mathematics education in the region. For the fiscal year in review, RECSAM successfully conducted 4 regular courses. The Centre’s regular courses had a participation of 78 educators from the SEAMEO member countries. The centre also conducted five in-country courses this fiscal year with a total number of 197 participants. RECSAM also organised the Post-Graduate Diploma of Education in Teaching Science and Mathematics (TeSMe) programme for teacher/educators from Aceh under the sponsorship of Human Resource Development Commission (HRDC) Aceh, Indonesia on a six-month intensive full time basis. Fifteen of them continued for another 4 months at Deakin University, Australia to complete a Master of Education Programme. Training workshops were conducted for Malaysian teachers by our academic staff and foreign consultants, who rendered their expertise to the needs of Southeast Asian educators. The Joint RECSAM-ICASE Seminar 2011 took off on a sure footing with an apt theme of “Innovations in Science and Technology Education (STE) for the 21 st Century”. Held at RECSAM on 16 and 17 February 2011, the Seminar was attended by 63 participants with one keynote address and nine plenary sessions. The event jointly-organised by RECSAM and ICASE (International Council of Association for Science Education) also brought together ICASE Executive Members from Nigeria, USA, Estonia, Australia, New Zealand and Brazil as paper presenters. Research efforts focused on strategic issues of regional importance and the Centre relied on partnerships and collaborations to implement studies. During this fiscal year, several main research projects were successfully completed. Besides that, the R&D Division also regularly conducted programme evaluations at the end of all courses, conferences, workshops and seminars. Financial viability continued to be the Centre’s perennial encumbrance as it strove to operate to its maximum potential on a limited budget. The total revenue decreased by 8.0% from RM2,061,654.30 in the last fiscal year to RM1,896,722.00 during this fiscal year. v Staff strength stood at 89 as of 30 June 2011, where five Specialists, one Programme Officer, one Research Officer, one Assistant Executive and two support staff were hired in order to provide adequate support. One way of measuring up to challenges from within and without and to maintain its international ranking was for the professional experts to enhance their capacities and skills in order to empower the region’s teachers to keep pace with global advancement in education, particularly in Science and Mathematics. For this fiscal year, the Centre invested in about 32 of such programmes for the academic staff. In addition, academic publications and promotional materials were widely distributed. The teachers’ guidebook on Integrating Climate Change Issues in Southeast Asian Schools, funded by SEAMEO Secretariat was also published in November 2010. Details on training courses and other activities were posted on the website. In our attempts to making RECSAM hold a credible image parallel to its quality services, a number of facelifts had taken place in terms of repainting the buildings, improving the administration building, upgrading of facilities and security system at the International House and improving the ICT equipment. The Centre places on record its appreciation to the Ministry of Education, Malaysia for its support and RECSAM’s Governing Board Members for their support. The Centre would also like to thank the SEAMEO Secretariat for its support and guidance and to our sponsors, stakeholders and linkage partners, who has contributed immensely to our growth. All in all, the Centre had successfully accomplished all its mandated programmes and projects for the year under review, and improved upon its overall performance. vi 1. INTRODUCTION The highlights of the annual report for FY 2010/2011 will be presented according to three Key Result Areas, namely, Regional Leadership, Regional Visibility and Solid Resource Base. The sub-areas under each KRA are as follows: I. KRA1: Regional Leadership 1) Capacity Building 2) Research & Development 3) Consultancy Services by Academic Staff 4) Other Meetings and Activities II. KRA2: Regional Visibility 1) Strengthening and Increasing Linkages 2) Marketing RECSAM’s Programmes, Products, and Services 3) Publications 4) Visitors to RECSAM 5) Conferences, Seminars, Workshops and Professional Visits Attended by Staff III. KRA3: Solid Resource Base 1) Staffing 2) Management Efficiency 3) Staff Welfare 4) Staff Development 5) Infrastructure Development 6) Financial Viability 1 2. KEY RESULT AREAS 2.1 KRA 1: REGIONAL LEADERSHIP a) Capacity Building i) Regular Courses RECSAM successfully conducted its four regular courses for a total of 78 educators across all SEAMEO member countries. The duration of the courses was for a period of four weeks. Details of the regular courses conducted for FY 2010/2011 from 4 – 29 April 2011: • RC-SS-135-1 Making Sense of Secondary Science Through Inquiry: Problem- Based Learning at Work • RC-PM-135-2 Developing Mathematical Processes for Enhancing Sustainable and Responsible Learning in Primary Classrooms • RC-SS-135-3 Learning by Doing: ICT Tools for Secondary Science Classrooms • RC-PM-135-4 Lesson Study: Improving Instructional Practices in Primary Mathematics Classrooms Table 1: Number of Regular Courses and Participants for Three Fiscal Years Number of Participants Fiscal Year Courses Total Fee-Paying On Scholarship 2008/2009 7 1 60 61 2009/2010 7 2 74 76 2010/2011 4 3 75 78 ii) In-Country Courses RECSAM conducted four in-country courses during this fiscal year for a total of 155 educators. • The Brunei in-country training course on “Active Teaching and Learning in Science for Secondary School Teachers” was conducted at Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Education, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei Darussalam from 27 September - 1 October 2010 for 40 secondary science teachers. This in- country training course was organised and sponsored by Human Resource Development Section of Brunei Darussalam’s Ministry of Education and conducted by RECSAM’s Specialists, Mr. Dominador D. Mangao and Mr. Marmon
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