TITLE:
School Improvement Specialist Coaches Plus (SISC+) as a Catalyst for Enhancing Teachers Pedagogy Aspect in Malaysia
AUTHORS:
Noel Jimbai Balang, Zamri Mahamod, Nor Aishah Buang
KEYWORDS:
Instructional Coaching (ICs), School Improvement Specialist Coaches Plus (SISC+), District Transformation Programme 3.0 (DTP 3.0), Teaching and Learning (TnL), Malaysia Education Blueprint 2013-2025 (MEB) Coaching and Mentoring, Professional Development (PD)
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Social Sciences,
Vol.8 No.9,
September
27,
2020
ABSTRACT: The
School Improvement Specialist Coaches Plus (SISC+) programmed in Malaysia has
been in operation since 2012 and is a part of the professional education team
in all districts in Malaysia that helps teachers through their coaches.
According to the District Transformation Programmed 3.0 (DTP 3.0), the role of
SISC+ is underpinned by knowledge and skills in curriculum, pedagogy and
assessment aspects. The aim of this study was therefore to identify the level
of competence of SISC+ in the field of pedagogy. This study employed a
descriptive design. The data has been collected via a series of questionnaires
distributed nationally to 118 ICs and analyzed with version 23 of SPSS. The
study used descriptive statistics with frequency, mean score, standard
deviation and percentage. The results have demonstrated that Pedagogical
Knowledge SISC+ competency has a mean score of 4.63, sd = 0.469, at a high
level. The results of this study show that SISC+ is competent and knowledgeable
on the pedagogical aspects of the subject. The results of this study give
insight on the capabilities of SISC+ in teaching coaches in schools and in the
practice of teaching and teaching of quality (T&L). Furthermore, teachers
interacted and defined the challenges in the school and social environment. It
is therefore recognized that the programmed SISC+ needs to be properly
understood and recognized by schools and educational institutions in order to
achieve its objective of supporting teachers. Physical spaces and collaboration
possibilities can improve the achievements of the coaches. The originality and
value of the research is the first such research in Malaysia to explore the
skills and experiences of coaches who are actively involved in the teacher
instructional coaching programmed. The authority must therefore provide support
and cooperation so as to ensure that SISC+ remains capable of providing
teachers with good quality coaching.