RECSAM 50th Anniversary Coffee Table Book

25 Looking Back 2 Kebangsaan Malaysia was tailored for educators from Indonesia under the collaboration of the Bandung Distance Training Upgrading Centre, Indonesia in 2006. During this period, the Centre utilizes the tools of research to identify the needs, problems and issues prevailing in the region and endeavours to come up with methodologies andmaterials to facilitate effective teaching-learning processes. The studies and research fi ndings have helped to reinforce curriculum contents of courses and built-up valuable sources of reference for participants. Some of the research studies include the following: • The Use of the Graphic Calculator as a Tool in Enhancing Teaching and Active Learning in Secondary Mathematics in Some Asian Countries • Local Science/Mathematics Education Reform: Classroom Case as a Context for Inquiry into Science/Mathematics Teaching Practice • Science/Mathematics Locus of Control of Malaysian Educators: Implications to Teacher-Training Programmes • Making Sense of Science and Mathematics Through the Use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT)