The evaluation of project-based learning in Malaysia: propose a new framework for polytechnics system

Technical and Vocational Education is one of the various disciplines that believed could encourage the country’s economic growth. Project-Based Learning or PBL was introduced in the Malaysian polytechnics curriculum in terms to produce creative and innovative graduates Thus, Project-Based Learning w...

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Main Authors: Sadrina sadrina, Ramlee Mustapha, Muhammad Ichsan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta 2018-07-01
Series:Jurnal Pendidikan Vokasi
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Online Access:https://journal.uny.ac.id/index.php/jpv/article/view/19100
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Summary:Technical and Vocational Education is one of the various disciplines that believed could encourage the country’s economic growth. Project-Based Learning or PBL was introduced in the Malaysian polytechnics curriculum in terms to produce creative and innovative graduates Thus, Project-Based Learning was introduced because of the ineffectiveness of the traditional lecture method. This study was a kind of descriptive study intended to examine the perception of students and supervisors regarding the Project-Based Learning at one Polytechnic in Malaysia. A population of 170 would be represented by a sample size of 118 respondents and 43 supervisors to participate in the study. The result found that the significant aspect to be included in Project-Based Learning is effective supervising skills. However, from the data, some supervisors have no proficiency skills of Project-Based Learning. Based on the empirical data which derived from the present study, a new framework for Project-Based Learning is suggested for the polytechnics system.
ISSN:2088-2866
2476-9401