PERKEMBANGAN PEPERIKSAAN
Peperiksaan Sijil Pelajaran Vokasional Malaysia (SPVM)/ Malaysia
1956
Unit Peperiksaan ditubuhkan
Peperiksaan Overseas Senior Cambridge (OSC) dimansuhkan
1957
Malayan Secondary School Entrance Examination (MSSEE)
diperkenalkan
Peperiksaan Lower Certificate of Education (LCE) diperkenalkan
Peperiksaan School Certificate (SC)/Federation of Malaya Certificate
(FMC) diperkenalkan
1960
Peperiksaan Sijil Rendah Pelajaran (SRP) diperkenalkan
1962
Peperiksaan Sijil Pelajaran Persekutuan Tanah Melayu (SPPTM)
diperkenalkan
1963
Malayan Secondary School Entrance Examination (MSSEE)
dimansuhkan
1964
Peperiksaan Malaysia Certificate of Education (MCE) menggantikan
peperiksaan Peperiksaan Federal of Malaya Certificate
(FMC)Peperiksaan Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) menggantikan
peperiksaan SPPTM
1967
Peperiksaan Penilaian Darjah Lima (PPDL) diperkenalkanKertas
peperiksaan bentuk objektif mula digunakan dalam peperiksaan Sijil
Rendah Pelajaran /Lower Certificate of Education (SRP/LCE) dan
Peperiksaan Penilaian Darjah Lima (PPDL)Pemprosesan menggunakan
komputer diperkenalkan
1968
Kertas tunggal Bahasa Melayu/Malay diperkenalkan dalam peperiksaan
Sijil Rendah Pelajaran (SRP)/Lower Certificate Education (LCE) dan
Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM)/Malaysia Certificate Education (MCE)
1969
Certificate of Vocational Education (MCVE) diperkenalkan Kertas
Bahasa Melayu/Malay ditukar nama kepada Bahasa Malaysia dalam
peperiksaan Sijil Rendah Pelajaran(SRP)/Lower Certificate of
Education (LCE)
1970
Kertas Bahasa Melayu/Malay ditukar nama kepada Bahasa Malaysia
dalam peperiksaan Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM)/Malaysia Certificate
Education (MCE)
1972
Ujian Lisan Bahasa Malaysia bagi peperiksaan Lower Certificate of
Education (LCE) diperkenalkanUjian Lisan Bahasa Inggeris bagi
peperiksaan SRP diperkenalkanPeperiksaan Sijil Perdagangan
Malaysia (SPDM)/ Malaysia Commercial Certificate Examination
(MCCE) diperkenalkan
1973
Ujian Darjah Tiga (UDT) dan Ujian Lisan Bahasa Malaysia bagi
SPM/MCE diperkenalkan
1976
Peperiksaan Bahasa Malaysia (Julai) diperkenalkan
1978
Tanggungjawab mengendalikan MCE diambil alih oleh Lembaga
Peperiksaan daripada Cambridge. Semua murid tingkatan tiga di
sekolah menengah di Semenanjung dan Sabah mengambil
peperiksaan SRP sahaja
1980
Peperiksaan SPM menggantikan MCE di seluruh Semenanjung
Malaysia dan Sabah
1981
Peperiksaan Sijil Vokasional Malaysia (SPVM) menggantikan
peperiksaan Malaysia Certificate of Vocational Education (MVVE)
diperkenalkan
1982
Ujian Darjah Tiga (UDT) dimansuhkan
1983
Ujian Lisan Bahasa Malaysia bagi LCE dan Ujian Lisan Bahasa Inggeris
bagi SRP dimansuhkan
1985
SRP menggantikan LCE sepenuhnya
1986
Peperiksaan Penilaian Darjah Lima (PPDL) dimansuhkan. Peperiksaan
SPM Menggantikan peperiksaan MCE Sepenuhnya
1988
Ujian Pencapaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR) diperkenalkan di semua
sekolah. Peperiksaan Sijil Pelajaran Vokasional Malaysia (SPVM)
ditukar menjadi Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia Vokasional (SPMV)
1992
Kertas Bahasa Malaysia ditukar nama balik kepada Kertas Bahasa
Melayu dalam peperiksaan SRP dan SPM
1993
Peperiksaan Penilaian Menengah Rendah (PMR) menggantikan SRP
sepenuhnya mengikut Kurikulum Bersepadu Sekolah Menengah
(KBSM)
2000
Peperiksaan SPM (Julai) ditukar menjadi Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia
Ulangan (SPMU (U))Sistem Pensijilan Terbuka diperkenalkan di
peringkat SPM
2001
Penilaian Tahap Satu (PTS) dimansuhkan
2002
Ujian Lisan Berdasarkan Sekolah (ULBS) bagi Bahasa Melayu dan
Bahasa Inggeris SPM diperkenalkan dan dimulakan dalam Tingkatan
2003
Mata Pelajaran Vokasional (MPV) diperkenalkan dalam peperiksaan
SPMMata pelajaran Matematik, Sains dan Teknikal bagi peperiksaan
UPSR, PMR, dan SPM ditaksir dalam dwibahasa iaitu Bahasa Melayu
dan Bahasa Inggeris
2006
Mata Pelajaran Aliran Vokasional (MPAV) diperkenalkan dan dimulakan
dalam Tingkatan 4

1995
Peperiksaan SPM (Julai) bagi mata pelajaran tunggal Matematik
diperkenalkan

1996
Peperiksaan Penilaian Tahap Satu (PTS) diperkenalkan

1997
Kertas Sains Bertulis dan Penilaian Kerja Amali (Peka) dalam UPSR
diperkenalkan

1998
Peperiksaan Amali bagi mata pelajaran Sains Tulen dalam SPM diganti
dengan PEKA 1: What did the Education Ministry mean when it announced
that there would not be any exams for Level One Primary
1999 School pupils starting from 2019?
Peperiksaan SPDM dimansuhkan
- No examinations means pupils in Years One to Three will not be 6: Previously, students were screened to identify those who
sitting for any mid-year or year-end examinations to free them cannot read, write and calculate through the LINUS
from the pressure to study for exams. Teachers will give more Programme. Now that the programme is to end next year,
focus on character building through establishing a teaching and what method will now be used?
learning culture which is fun and meaningful.
- Schools will determine the appropriate screening according to
2: If there aren't any exams, how will the teacher evaluate my the requirements. They will have the autonomy to implement
child? teaching and learning method for students who have difficulty
mastering reading, writing and counting skills.
- Examinations is only one form of assessment. Assessment for
your child will be done continuously as part of the teaching and 7: What will I get in my child's report card?
learning process. You will know the strengths and weaknesses of
your children and can decide on the type of support for them. - Meetings with parents will be at least twice a year. Your child’s
learning development will be reported in the form of mastery
3. Is the assessment mentioned the same as the classroom- level. It covers the strengths and weaknesses of the child.
based assessment (PBD) that is being carried out currently? Teachers will make additional comments on the potential
development, skills and personality of students.
- PBD was introduced in 2011 at primary schools. Starting from
2019, it will be reinforced for lower primary school pupils focusing 8: Which teacher will be appointed as a classroom teacher to
on student learning. The learning approach will be fun and report the learning progress?
student centred to build and reinforce basic skills before they
move on to the upper primary school level. - Teachers who have most contact hours with students will be
appointed as class teachers as they will know them to identify
Focus will be on four skills which are reading, writing, counting their strengths and weaknesses. Examples are those who teach
and reasoning. Each pupil will have the opportunity to learn Bahasa Melayu, English and Mathematics. Assessment will be
according to their ability. The consolidation of classroom-based implemented in a transparent and ethical manner. Teachers will
assessment will be carried out through activities in the form of use their professional judgment.
quizzes, games, role play, story-telling and simple projects.
4. How can the teacher focus on evaluating when there are
more than 40 pupils in one class?
- The State Education Department and the District Education
Office will give support to schools that have classes with more
than 40 pupils each.
5: Will strong and weak pupils be placed in the same class?
- There will no longer be any requirement to stream pupils in
lower primary levels. However, students can be grouped together
in a class temporarily for remedial teaching purposes.