Transdisciplinary English Language Learning and Assessment in Inclusive Education for Rural Primary School in Sabah

Abstract

The introduction of Malaysia Education Blueprint 2013-2025 showed that the Ministry of Education (MOE) really hold the desire to improve the quality of Malaysian Education in align with the blueprint aspiration where every child could earn fair access to an education so that children can seize to their potential. With the implementation of inclusive education in Malaysian education, transdisciplinary learning and assessment can be one of the innovative ways to teach and assess students, where the key aim of transdisciplinary learning is for students with different knowledge and ability to be able to learn and practice English language, also can be assess effectively according to their interest and most important is their ability. Therefore, this study will discuss conceptually about transdisciplinary learning and assessment in English language learning students and the effectiveness of transdisciplinary learning and assessment for the students especially in inclusive education in the primary school. From the discussion, hopefully it would bridge the gap of the teaching perception among teachers who teach in the inclusive classroom in primary school.

Keywords

Keywords: transdiciplinary learning; transdisciplinary assessment; inclusive education

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.32698/GCS-04310