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A-7<br />

analyses conducted By the<br />

Pmo<br />

The PMO conducted analyses and built the core fact base for the<br />

<strong>Blueprint</strong> from a number of internal and external sources.<br />

Key information sources<br />

▪ Ministry reports: The <strong>Blueprint</strong> drew upon over 100 reports<br />

published by the Ministry and various Ministry divisions over the<br />

last 10 years. These include:<br />

» Ministry reports that are publicly available such as Malaysian<br />

Education Statistics, Quick Facts and the Annual Report of the<br />

Ministry of Education;<br />

» Internal reports and publications such as the detailed UPSR,<br />

PMR, and SPM Assessment Results, the Detailed Operating<br />

Expenditure Report, the Development Expenditure Report, the<br />

School Inspection Report, and the Annual Audit Report; and<br />

» Special policy papers on topics such as KSSR, PBS, MBMMBI,<br />

PPSMI, 1 Student 1 Sport, and Pembestarian.<br />

▪ Major reviews and policy documents: Since independence,<br />

several major reforms and reviews have been conducted. The<br />

<strong>Blueprint</strong> has referenced these reports to provide a historical<br />

perspective across a number of areas. To this end, reform and<br />

strategy documents and supporting evidence were examined such as<br />

the Razak Report (1956), Rahman Talib Report (1960), Education<br />

Act 1961, Cabinet Committee Report (1979), National Education<br />

Philosophy (1988), Education <strong>Blueprint</strong> (2006-2010), and Strategic<br />

Plan: Transformation of Vocational Education (2011).<br />

▪ Ministry database: The analyses at the core of the <strong>Blueprint</strong>, from<br />

student outcomes to the drivers of performance, is based on data<br />

provided by divisions across the Ministry. These include:<br />

» EMIS from the EPRD, comprising student, teacher, and school<br />

information such as demographics of students and teachers, grade<br />

level of teachers, and infrastructure in schools among others;<br />

» Secondary School Operations or Operasi Menengah (OPMEN)<br />

from the Day School Operation Unit comprising detailed<br />

personnel data on teachers to deployment of teachers throughout<br />

the education system; and<br />

» The IAB EMIS database from the Aminuddin Baki Institute<br />

comprising data on principal participation in preparatory,<br />

induction, and in-service training.<br />

▪ Literature review and international research: To benchmark<br />

aspects of the Malaysian education system with countries globally, a<br />

wide literature review of academic publications, education journals,<br />

non-governmental organisation publications, and the mainstream<br />

media was undertaken. A sample of these are included below:<br />

» Changing Education Paradigms by Sir Ken Robinson, published<br />

in 2010;<br />

» Cumulative and Residual Effects on Future Student Academic<br />

Achievement by Sanders and Rivers, published in 1996;<br />

» Deliverology 101: A Field Guide For Educational Leaders, by<br />

Michael Barber, published in 2010;<br />

» Education Today: Mother Tongue Dilemma by UNESCO,<br />

published in 2002;<br />

» How the World’s Most Improved School Systems Keep Getting<br />

Better by McKinsey & Company, published in 2010;<br />

» Impossible and Necessary by Sir Michael Barber, presented at the<br />

ASCL annual conference in 2009;<br />

» Reviews of Vocational Education and Training—Learning<br />

for Jobs by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and<br />

Development (OECD), published in 2010;<br />

» Teachers Matter: Attracting, Retaining and Developing Teachers<br />

by the OECD, published in 2005; and<br />

» Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) by the<br />

OECD, published in 2010.<br />

▪ International data: To further quantitatively benchmark<br />

Malaysia’s education system outcomes and drivers, several<br />

international data sources were analysed, including:<br />

» Education at a Glance from the OECD comprising yearly<br />

indicators on global education;<br />

» PISA Results by the Australian Council for Education Research<br />

(ACER) comprising information and analyses on student<br />

performance in PISA;<br />

» TIMSS Results by the International Association for the Evaluation<br />

of Educational Achievement and PISA comprising information<br />

and analyses on student performance in TIMSS and PISA<br />

international assessments;<br />

» UNESCO Institute for Statistics comprising statistics on education<br />

systems such as student enrolment and participation, teaching<br />

staff, and education expenditure; and<br />

» World Bank Database comprising financial indicators of global<br />

education systems including spending as a percentage of total<br />

government budget.<br />

▪ Nationwide surveys: The Ministry recognises the importance<br />

of obtaining first-hand information from a large portion of the<br />

population across the country to create a robust picture of the<br />

system today. As such, the Ministry conducted a number of online<br />

surveys, designed to be a representative sample of the population<br />

across states and urban/rural locations.

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