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datestamp: 2026-08-25 23:40:28
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creators_name: Jiwarathnam, Sarimilla
creators_name: Karpudewan, Mageswary
creators_id: s arimilla.j@student.usm.my
title: Stem teacher professional development in rural primary schools: a lesson planning approach using model of educational reconstruction
ispublished: pub
subjects: L1
divisions: JPS
full_text_status: public
abstract: Integrated STEM education requires teachers to move beyond teaching subjects in isolation. However, many rural primary STEM teachers face challenges due to limited access to professional development that is relevant to their teaching context. This qualitative study explores Rural primary STEM teachers’ perceptions of effective Teacher Professional Development (TPD) qualities and examines how these qualities were enacted through structured lesson planning informed by the Model of Educational Reconstruction (MER). The study involved 15 rural primary STEM teachers. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews, lesson plan analysis, and classroom observations. The data were analysed thematically to identify key patterns related to teachers’ professional development experiences and instructional practices. The findings reveal three TPD qualities that teachers perceive as essential: (1) self-development and curriculum innovation, (2) teamwork and flexibility, and (3) adaptivity. These qualities were enacted through lesson planning processes aligned with MER and the 5E instructional model, allowing teachers to contextualise STEM content, collaborate on instructional decisions, and adapt teaching strategies to meet classroom needs. Overall, these qualities allow teachers to contextualise STEM content, collaborate on instructional decisions, and adapt teaching strategies to classroom needs.
date: 2026-04-07
date_type: published
publication: Malaysian Online Journal of Educational Sciences
volume: 14
number: 1
publisher: Faculty of Education, Universiti Malaya
pagerange: 23-37
refereed: TRUE
issn: 2289-3024
official_url: https://ejournal.um.edu.my/index.php/MOJES/article/view/69994
related_url_url: https://ejournal.um.edu.my/index.php/JUPIDI/index
related_url_type: pub
citation:   Jiwarathnam, Sarimilla and Karpudewan, Mageswary  (2026) Stem teacher professional development in rural primary schools: a lesson planning approach using model of educational reconstruction.  Malaysian Online Journal of Educational Sciences, 14 (1).  pp. 23-37.  ISSN 2289-3024     
document_url: http://eprints.iab.edu.my/v2/1723/1/Stem%20teacher%20professional%20development%20in%20rural%20primary%20school.pdf