History needs to be more interesting, inclusive, say experts

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Academics call for an overhaul of the SPM history syllabus to include eyewitness accounts and different perspectives.   Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2023/09/27/history-needs-to-be-more-interesting-inclusive-say-experts/  Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2023/09/27/ajar-perspektif-berbeza-dalam-sejarah-agar-lebih-inklusif-saran-ahli-akademik/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: http://bit.ly/2Rn6xEV Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on Twitter: http://bit.ly/2OCwH8a  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/2OKJbc6 Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3cpbWKK Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/2VUfOrv Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/3B1e8lN Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/39dBDbe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #SPM #EducationSyllabus #MalaysianHistory #Diversity

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00:00 Academics have urged the government to foster greater inclusivity within the National Education

00:07 System's history syllabus by integrating the different perspectives of Malaysia's

00:12 diverse communities and regions.

00:15 Helen Ting of University Kembangsaan Malaysia said adopting an inquiry-based approach could

00:21 potentially pique students' interest in learning history as a way of widening their

00:26 worldview.

00:28 For instance, Ting suggested teaching about the Japanese occupation would be a more comprehensive

00:34 way to educate students to learn about the real-life experiences of various communities.

00:41 Ting also said that the current syllabus, which is overwhelmingly Malay-centric, hardly

00:47 mentions the contributions of the Chinese and Indian communities in the nation-building

00:52 era as well as the role of the Orang Asli community in West Malaysia.

00:58 Meanwhile, Teo Kok Siong of UKM called for history textbooks to put forward a more balanced

01:04 representation of Malaysia's diversity.

01:09 Cultural activist Eden Khoo concurred, saying history textbooks should not avoid addressing

01:14 sensitive topics as an understanding of different perspectives can aid in nurturing students'

01:20 critical thinking skills.

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