Presentation at Yayasan Kepimpinan Perdana, Putrajaya

1. INFORMATION LITERACY IN
MALAYSIAN SCHOOLS
FADZLIATON BINTI ZAINUDIN
fadzliaton@moe.gov.my

2. INFORMATION LITERACY = LEARNING HOW TO
LEARN
Lifelong
Learning
Independent
Learning
Information
Literacy
Self-motivatedSelf-directed Self-empowering Self-actuating

3. DEFINITIONS
•Knowledge that you get about someone or something : facts or
details about a subject – Merriam Webster Dictionary
•A term with many meanings depending on context, but is as a
rule closely related to such concepts as meaning, knowledge,
instruction, communication, representation, and mental
stimulus - Wikipedia
INFORMATION
•Ability to identify, understand, interpret, create, communicate
and compute, using printed and written materials associated
with varying contexts. Literacy involves a continuum of learning
in enabling individuals to achieve their goals, to develop their
knowledge and potential, and to participate fully in their
community and wider society - UNESCO
LITERACY

4. INFORMATION LITERACY
• “To be information literate, a person must be able to
recognize when information is needed and have the
ability to locate, evaluate, and use
effectively the needed information. The
information literate individuals are those who have
learned how to learn” (ALA, 1998).
• They know how to learn because they know how
knowledge is organized, know how to find information,
and know how to use information in such a way that
others can learn from them (Byerly/Brodie, 1999).

5. STUDENT ASPIRATIONS
(MALAYSIA EDUCATION BLUEPRINT 2013 -2025)
Knowledge:
• Fully literate &
numerate
• Able to apply
knowledge in day-
to-day situations
Thinking Skills:
• Creative thinking &
Innovation
• Critical thinking &
reasoning
• Learning capacity
Leadership:
• Entrepreneurship
• Resilience
• Strong
communication
skills
Bilingual Proficiency:
• Bahasa Malaysia
• English Language
Ethics & Spirituality:
• Spirituality
• Integrity
• Civic responsibility
National identity:
• Tied to the
principles of the
Rukun Negara

6. 21st CENTURY LEARNERS
Critical
thinkers
Problem
solvers
Innovators
Effective
communicators
Effective
collaborators
Information
& media
literate
Globally
aware
Civically
engaged
Financially &
economically
literate

7. KEY
MILESTONES
2001 - 2010
2011
Standard Primary
School Curriculum
(KSSR)
1983
New Primary School
Curriculum
(KBSR)
School Libraries
became School
Resource Centers
1991 - 2000 2011 - 20201981 - 19901970 – 1980
1987
New Secondary
School Curriculum
(KBSM)
1988
Formation of ETD and
network
1993
Integrated Primary
School Curriculum
(KBSR)
1997
Introduction of
Smart School
ETD as lead
agency
Quality teaching-learning processes = optimizing on the use
of a variety of educational resources and teaching methods

8. SMART SCHOOLS ROADMAP
Pilot Phase
• (1999-2002)
Post Pilot
• (2003-
2005)
Making
All
Schools
Smart
• (2005-
2010)
Consolidation
&
Stabilisation
• (2011-2020)
A learning institution that has
been SYSTEMICALLY
reinvented in terms of
teaching-learning practices
and school management in
order to prepare children for
the INFORMATION AGE

9. CURRENT ETD INITIATIVES
School
Resource
Centres
School Access
Centres
Computer
Labs
&
Maintenance
of ICT Devices
1BestariNet

10. CURRENT ETD INITIATIVES
Online
Educational
Resources
EduWebTV Virtual
Learning
Environment
(VLE)
e-Bahan
(Multimedia
Learning
Resources)

11. CURRENT ETD INITIATIVES
Learning
Management
System
(LMS)
e-Guru
Portal
Distribution
of Library
Books
(MBMMBI)
NILAM
Reading
Programme

12. OTHER RELATED MOE INITIATIVES
Higher
Order
Thinking
Skills (HOTs)
MBMMBI
PISA &
TIMMS

13. SCHOOL RESOURCE CENTRE IN ACTION
INFORMATION
LITERACY
Information
fluency
User
education
Library
instruction
Bibliographic
instruction
Information
competencies
Information
skills
Development
of information
skills
source: UNESCO-IFLA
IL GUIDELINES

14. INFORMATION POWER

15. BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS FOR LEARNING
Teacher- Librarians
Library Skills
Counsellors
Study Skills
Societies and Clubs Advisors
Communication
Skills
ICT Coordinators / ICT Teachers
ICT Skills
Subject Teachers
Critical Thinking
Skills

16. WHAT YOU CAN DO
Adapt or adopt international information literacy standards and practices
Identify the information literacy program that works best for you and your institution
Adopt or design a programme based on national and international experiences
Identify what is required to implement the program
Regard the information literacy process as non-linear, you may skip steps and change their order
Work on a strategic plan to chart the course of your goals and actions
Involve all relevant parties in the planning process: your library team, faculty/teachers,
administrators, and the final decision-maker for the project

17. CONCLUSION
Bigor small, your SRC has an
INFORMATION LITERACY role.