The Education Ministry will give its input to the Sarawak government regarding the proposal to draft its own assessment system to replace the Ujian Pencapaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR) for Year Six students in all government schools in the state.
Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek said this is because the proposal is in line with the ministry’s desire to ensure the holistic assessment and strength of the education system and not just based on examinations.
"We always consider Sarawak as an example among the states that place emphasis on education... If the framework to be developed is aimed at strengthening assessment, we will certainly support it because it is the direction of the ministry which is holistic development (through) assessment, not examinations," she said.
She told reporters this after attending the Palestine Solidarity Week programme at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Dato' Ahmad Razali in Kuala Lumpur today.
Yesterday, the Sarawak Education, Innovation and Talent Development Minister Roland Sagah Wee Inn said the state plans to devise its own assessment system to replace UPSR and that the move is being studied because he believes that the test is not the real benchmark to assess student performance.
According to Roland, it is also very important to determine which stream the student should be placed in when entering secondary education.
Asked whether the Education Ministry would consider the proposal to be expanded to the entire country, Fadhlina said it needs to get the ministry’s input first because it had just been raised.
"We will continue to discuss how it can be coordinated, maybe it just needs to be strengthened at the school and Sarawak state level... the ministry will look at strengthening assessment and there will be input.
"With MA63 (Malaysia Agreement 1963) and committee discussions, we will always have a guide to implement any programme strengthening at the state level," she added.
- Bernama
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