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KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Education (MOE) is in the final stage of formulating a comprehensive implementation strategy to empower the country’s digital education, said Higher Education Minister Dr. Radzi Jidin.
He said the matter was among the details declared in the 2021 Budget presented by Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz on Friday, which also took into account the need for students to own devices and Internet access. in schools across the country.
“The MOE always strives to ensure that all students have equal access to learning, regardless of location or socioeconomic background. For students who do not have access to the Internet or appropriate devices, learning is implemented through TV Pendidikan’s TV Okey channel, as well as Astro’s TV Tutor channels.
“Teachers have also been implementing teaching and learning by delivering learning materials to students, especially students living in rural and remote areas,” he said in a written response during the minister’s question time in Dewan. Rakyat today.
He said this in his response to a question from Dr. Kelvin Yii Lee Wuen (PH-Bandar Kuching) who wanted to know the ministry’s plan to help students who do not have internet access or laptop facilities, especially in rural areas. and the justification for closing schools nationwide, including those located in the Covid-19 green areas, as well as the postponement of public exams.
On the rationale for the closure of schools nationwide, including those located in the Covid-19 green areas, Radzi said the decision was made based on the analysis of data on positive cases, close contact and quarantine between students, teachers and staff. school, showing an increase during the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in states that were not placed under the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO).
He said that data from the Ministry of Education showed that students’ school attendance would be affected due to parental concerns about the safety of their children, provided there were positive cases in an area despite it being located states that, as a whole, did not register high numbers of positive cases of Covid-19.
“The closure of the school involved 1,087,803 students, 99,491 teachers and 20,438 members of the implementing group. This is a significant number to help the Ministry of Health (MOH) and leaders stop the spread of Covid-19, ”he said.
Radzi said the move was crucial in ensuring that the 2021 school session could safely begin as planned.
He said the decision to change the date of the public examinations was made after taking into account the teaching and learning (PdP) that had been affected since the implementation of the Movement Control Order (MCO) from March to June.
“The significant increase in the number of positive Covid-19 cases in the third wave and the recent implementation of CMCO has also affected the preparation of students for the exam. With the modification of the public examination date, candidates will now have more time to make the necessary preparations.
“Other than that, it also gives students more time to continue learning face-to-face when school reopens,” he said. – Called
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