Country updates (Malaysia) Education system reform to encourage creativity, risk-taking

(Malaysia) Education system reform to encourage creativity, risk-taking. Malaysia Star. Online October 2005. ... Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said changing the education system was part of the 12 recommendations made by the Ninth MSC International Advisory Panel (IAP) meeting here which ended yesterday. Abdullah, who is also IAP chairman, said a revolution in teaching and learning methods was necessary to change the mindset of students and those involved in the education system. He said the revised system would encourage students to think creatively, take risks and adopt a discovery-oriented outlook. ...