A Comprehensive and Critical Analysis of the Science Curriculum in Comprehensive Secondary Schools in Malaysia and England

Issues related to education now traverse national boundaries and the national political will often desires excellence in science education. The school curriculum often holds much popular interest in all nations because parents desire the best possible for the future generation. Science education is a high priority for all nations because excellence in science is likely to influence national prosperity. Thus, after much consultation and soul searching, England recently presented its new science curriculum. The new science curriculum, the pride and joy of England, will guide the efforts to inculcate the right skills in children being educated at schools. The national curriculum for science in England is similar to that for Malaysia, a former British colony, despite the efforts made to try to adapt this to the local situation in Malaysia. This essay presents a discussion about the curriculum in the two nations and an examination of the issues related to education in Malaysia.