Every profession has a set of professional standards that must be met to ensure its quality and effectiveness, and teachers are no exception. As a result, in the Master Plan for the Growth of Teacher Professionalism and the Malaysian Teacher Standards, the Ministry of Education Malaysia has planned a professional development programme. However, teacher integrity problems and issues must be discussed and eliminated for the teaching profession to remain professional.

The primary purpose of this study is to look at the best practices in the professional development of novice teachers in Malaysia. The study was conducted in high-performing primary schools involving novice teachers; therefore, a conceptual framework was constructed to ensure that the survey was appropriate. The two main theories involved in this study are constructivism and adult learning theories.