A Comparative Study of History Education Curriculum in Malaysia and Indonesia

Abstract

Education is a platform for nationhood development that will lead to produce a quality and competitive community. Past events that contained in history subject can be modeled for the future generations. This paper compares the History Education curriculum in Malaysia and Indonesia. The aspects discussed including the goals of education, scope of teaching and pedagogical value in History Education subjects in Malaysia and Indonesia. Based on the structure of History curriculum in Malaysia and Indonesia, teachers are supposed to be able to carry out teaching in an innovative and systematic way. Comparison of History Education in this paper enables us to see effectiveness and improve of teaching in both countries. In this paper, review on previous studies from the two countries have been conducted. It can be concluded that the enhancement of History education in both countries – Malaysia and Indonesia are more likely to focus on the values of History subjects such as self-affirmation, the spirit of unity and the spirit of belonging to the citizens of the world. Based on this comparison, it will give ideas to enhance educators' understanding and knowledge on how to translate History Education curriculum effectively. This paper would be a source of reference for future researchers to obtain information on History curriculum in Malaysia and Indonesia in order to make the teaching and learning process in both countries interesting.