This article reports the findings on classroom practice in Malaysia, as the nation attempts to transform the education system to better prepare children for the 21st Century. The goal of the study is to describe an overview of classroom practice in Malaysia, to provide essential empirical data to inform discussions in one of the most important areas in education – what happens in the classroom in relation to national aspirations, policies and practices. A random sampling of 24 secondary schools from across the country led to a sample size of 140 teachers. Lessons facilitated by these teachers were video recorded and analysed. The findings revealed that classroom practice was largely the same throughout the country, and lacked the kinds of activities widely associated with creating engaging and thinking classrooms. Systemic issues and possible ways forward are discussed in light of these findings.

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课堂实践与教学质量：一个民族去哪里？

本文报告了马来西亚在课堂实践方面的发现，因为该国试图改变教育体系，以更好地为21世纪的孩子做准备。该研究的目的是描述马来西亚课堂实践的概况，提供必要的经验数据，以指导教育中最重要的领域之一的讨论-课堂中发生的与国家理想，政策和实践有关的事情。来自全国各地的24所中学的随机抽样得出了140名教师的样本量。对这些老师提供的经验教训进行了录像和分析。调查结果表明，全国各地的课堂实践基本相同，并且缺乏与创建具有吸引力和思考力的课堂广泛相关的活动。