yahoo.comChemical Education Journal (CEJ),
Vol. 10, No. 2 /Registration No. 10-18/Received April 29, 2008.
URL = http://chem.sci.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp/cejrnlE.html
yahoo.comFor the last 10 years, the Malaysian curriculum has undergone several changes in the contents, pedagogical approaches and the medium of instruction for the Science and Mathematics curricula. In my 31 years of teaching Science at the upper secondary level , the medium of instruction had changed from the English medium to the Malay medium in 1979 and from 2006 until currently it is back to the English medium. Science teaching has in fact metamorphosised from the mundane ways to the more creative approaches by creative and innovative teachers. The teachers are free to plan activities for the stipulated learning outcomes mentioned in the syllabus. Simple learning activities are incorporated in the lesson but the time consuming ones are carried out outside the classroom timeframe .
Project-based learning is one of these activities which are used in most Malaysian schools by the more creative teachers . It is an effective, innovative and interesting way of learning Science actively. It also caters to all types of pupils irrespective of which type of multiple intelligence they possess. The teacher plays a very important role as a facilitator to guide students in their learning process. From a very simple scientific idea, it can be developed into a very impressive project which students simply enjoy every moment of it.With the teacher's probing and questioning techniques, they are led through the creativity pathway to analyse and synthesise.In many occasions, the pupils themselves would come up with scientific solutions to overcome the problems encountered.