CHAPTER 5 :

TEACHERS ROLE IN
MALAYSIA PRIMARY
SCHOOL
PRESENTED BY:
Chan Yi Jia
Ida Syazwani binti Mohd Jamil
Noor Atikah binti Shaari
Siti Zafidah binti Mujir

Teachers Responsibility
2

The goals of education require teacher

to restructure the aspects of human
capital development.
Human capital development program is
the second most vital with the aim to
improve
the
capacity
and
share
knowledge, foster students to acquire
skills, skills and discipline.

Teachers need to provide the best

educational curriculum in order to
develop students' skills, which is also the
country's leading human capital.

Development efforts need to be made as

a whole, which covers the needs of
physical, cognitive, emotional and even
spiritual. These aspects need to be
developed in a balanced way, just like
the one proposed in our national

Teachers Role in School

Primary school teachers need to be

closer to their students and act as a
substitute parent, mentors, behaviour
modifier, social agents, researchers and
practitioners, other than practising and
delivering academic knowledge and
skills.

1. Teacher as Knowledge and Skill

Practitioners

Practitioner is someone who practices a

learnedprofession.

Knowledge is a familiarity, awareness, or

understanding of someone or something,
such as facts, information, descriptions, or
skills,
which
is
acquired
through
experience or education by perceiving,
discovery, or learning.

Teachers need to adopt the attitude to

'learn to teach to constantly enhance the
acquisition of knowledge through various
means such as:
Doing lots of reading
Conducting research
Attending courses / seminars / forums
Collaborate with colleagues
Demonstrating openness to all
knowledge opportunities.

Based on the Conceptual

Model of Teacher
Education
A good teacher should practices:
a) Value
b) Knowledge
c) Skill

b) Knowledge
It consists of:
General knowledge
Subject knowledge
Teachers professional knowledge:

Psychology
Sociology

c) Skill
The teacher must encounter
Pedagogical skill:

The principles and methods of instruction, that impart

knowledge or skill to the learners.
In other words, it is about how the teacher teaches in
school, including the teaching and learning process and
classroom management.

Generic skill:

During the teaching and learning process, the teacher

should integrate all elements of the following skills:
Thinking skills
Communication skills
ICT skills
Study skills

2. Teacher as
Supervisor/Advisor/Guide

Guidance can be defined as direction or

helpful suggestions regarding a decision
or future courseofaction.
In the context of education, Crow and
Crow(1983) stated that, guidance refers to
the provision of assistance or aid that are
given to students.
Sherzer and Stone defines guidance as
coaching services to individuals to achieve
understanding, knowledge and skills.

Teachers Role as Supervisor

Cultivate interestandmotivationtowards
the
subjectin
order
to
improvestudentperformance.

Help
studentsidentify
their
strengthsandweaknessesas
well
as
interest
intheir
respective
fields,so
thatpotentialstudents canbe optimized.

Identify and assist students who are

experiencing problems of education,
socio-emotional and health in order to
make personal adjustments (socially,
emotionally, mentally and physically).

Teacher guides students to become

positive people in order to contribute
something to society.

Approaches that need to be

considered by teachers in
discharging their responsibilities
as supervisor:
1.

Students development in personality and

positive self concept.
2.
Guidance as prevention.
3.
Guidance for remedial.
4.
Guidance to consult life crisis.

3. Teacher as Reflective Practitioner

Reflective: Deeply or seriously thoughtful.

Richard, JC: Reflection refers to the activity

or process involving an experience
collected, considered and evaluated for a
particular purpose.

What is reflection in the teaching context?

Reflection in the teaching

context refers to the process of
inquiring any habit/ behaviour
critically and continuously
refining it.

Why reflective thinking is so important?

It helps the teachers to

Make their own self-assessment
Think analytically, critically and
creatively
Analyse the important things to work
See alternatives in decision-making
Find a solution
To change behaviour

Reflection and Teaching Profession

Kolb (1984) stated that reflection plays an

important major role in the transformation of
experience into knowledge.
Reflective thinking in teaching is associated with
the work of Dewey (1933, 1938), who suggested
that reflection begins with a dilemma.
Effective teacherssuspend making conclusions
about a dilemma in order to gather information,
study the problem, gain new knowledge, and
come to a sound decision. This deliberate
contemplation brings about new learning.

4. Teacher as Researcher

The culture of doing research and writing

(recording) it down must be nurtured
among the teachers to improve their
professional development and act in a
professional manner.

To increase ones professionalism, the

person must know
- whats going on
- why things are happening that way
- how are we going to resolve the problem.

The Aims of Doing Research

To discover the situation and problems in

educational practices or social problems of
pupils who require follow-up action to
address the problems that arise.
To modify teaching and learning strategies
attract students.

Characteristics of Research

To provide teacher researchers with a method

for solving everyday problems in schools to
improve both student learning and teacher
effectiveness
To develop the professional disposition of
teachers

Encourage teachers to be life-long learners

To incorporate into a teachers daily routine a

reflective stance

The willingness to look critically at teaching so it can

be improved

5.Teacher as Social Agent

Socialization:

The action of establishing on a socialist basis.

The adoption of the behaviour patterns of the
surrounding culture.

Socialization process requires an individual to

learn and accept the values, attitudes, skills
and roles from the surrounding to shape their
personality and integrate it into communities.

By teaching and modeling socialization to children,

children will learn the meaning of kindness and
generosity.

They will then be able to eventually go out into society and

contribute in a positive, meaningful and productive way.

Teachers are able to incorporate socialization

through so many different strategies/activities
throughout the day:

Sitting arrangement: promotes cooperation among

students
Lesson planning : expose the student to different
culture