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The Malaysian government is planning to Thus, Prime According \u201cWe surely hope that this effort will strengthen the This approach will also solve the problem of shortage He highlighted the fact that students in rural areas The Prime Minister is convinced that the methods The Prime Minister reiterated the government\u2019s He said that efforts to address these issues will be RM200 billion has been allocated for education in
\nintroduce video conferencing in Teaching & Learning (T & L) for schools
\nin rural areas, including in Sarawak.
\nMinister YAB Datuk Patinggi Abdullah Haji Ahmad Badawi has ordered the
\nEducation Ministry to improve basic facilities such as electricity and
\ntelecommunications access to all national schools. <\/span><\/font><\/p>\n
\nto the Prime Minister, by applying ICT in T & L, it will help rural area
\nstudents boost their performance to be at par, if not better than their
\ncounterparts in the urban areas.<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n
\nnational schools (NS) and will become the best option for all rural schools in
\nthe country,\u201d said the Prime Minister in his speech at the official opening of
\nUNIMAS Permanent Campus recently.
\nof teachers in rural schools, he noted.
\nshould not be seen as not wanting to learn, but that they lack the necessary
\nfacilities or means to improve their learning
\napplying ICT in the Teaching and Learning process are useful and effective.
\nHowever, he added that the teachers must also be given the skill and knowledge
\nneeded to tap these new technologies.
\ncommitment to ensure that all children in rural areas will not miss the
\nopportunity to get education and to narrow the gap between rural and urban
\nschools in terms of facilities and quality of teaching.
\nintensified because the lack of facilities will affect the quality of learning
\nand hold back the government\u2019s efforts to produce quality human capital.
\nNinth Malaysia Plan (RMK-9) with more emphasis given to developing and
\nimproving schools in rural areas.