The document discusses the challenges of implementing smart schools in Malaysia. It identifies several key challenges: limited technical support which can discourage teachers from using technology if equipment breaks down; lack of effective training programs that focus more on developing ICT skills rather than integrating technology into teaching; and lack of infrastructure like insufficient computers and software for large class sizes. It also notes challenges like time constraints due to equipment issues that waste classroom time, as well as pressure on teachers and students to focus on completing the heavy syllabus and preparing for exams. Overcoming these challenges requires cooperation from all stakeholders to fully realize smart schools in Malaysia.

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FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS
SEMESTER 1 SESSION 2019/2020
SSI3013 INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION
TECHNOLOGY IN SCIENCE
NAME ID NUMBER
NOORINTAN BINTI MOHD HARIS D20161073833
NURIN SYAHIRAH BINTI HANAPI D20161073883
NURLIZA BINTI ALIYAS D20161073905
GROUP : A
LECTURER : ENCIK AZMI BIN IBRAHIM
TITTLE:
CHALLENGES IMPLEMENTATION OF
SMART SCHOOL IN MALAYSIA

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INTRODUCTION
i. To produce a knowledge society that is critical, creative
and innovative
ii. To bridge the digital divide
iii. To cultivate life-long learning based on ICT
iv. To produce technology savvy individuals for Information
Age
OBJECTIVES
• A Smart School is an educational establishment that
adopts instructional processes and educational
management practices to enable learners to surmount the
challenges posed by the information technology era.
• Smart Schools are equipped with computers and
appropriate software that offer potential for self-paced and
interactive learning.

3. LIMITED TECHNICAL SUPPORT
 ICT support or maintenance contracts in
schools help teachers to use ICT in
teaching without losing time fixing
software and hardware problems.
 Technical faults might discourage them
from using ICT in their teaching because
of the fear of equipment breaking down
during a lesson.
CHALLENGES IMPLEMENTATION OF SMART
SCHOOL IN MALAYSIA

4. LACK OF EFFECTIVE TRAINING
 Training programs do not focus on
teachers’ pedagogical practices in
relation to ICT but on developing ICT
skills.
 Inappropriate training leads to teachers
being neither sufficiently prepared nor
sufficiently confident to carry out full
integration of ICT in the classroom.
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 Lack of computers and
appropriate software
 Some classes are very large and
teacher would have no access to
ICT materials because most of
these were shared with other
teachers.
LACK OF INFRASTRUCTURE

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THE PRESSURE TO COMPLETE
HEAVY SYLLABUS AND EXAMINATION
 Teachers, students and parents very
concerned about achievement and
academic excellence.
 The heavy syllabus and preparing
for examinations.
 More focus on studying for the exam

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THE ISSUE OF TIME CONSTRAINT
Due to problems such as :
• Inadequate computer equipment
• The classes were held in laboratories
• The computers’ technical problems
waste of classroom time

8. The inception of smart school in
Malaysia requires fully involvement
and cooperation of all the
stakeholders to overcome the
challenges effectively.
CONCLUSION