issues and concerns

related to
assessment in m'sian
esl primary schools
 EXAM ORIENTED
IN MALAYSIA,
2 PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS
Public examination results are important
determinants of students' progression to SPM - End of 11 years of schooling
higher levels of education / occupational STPM, STAM - End of 13 years of schooling
opportunities (Chiam, 1984.
All students are required to sit it at athe end UPSR, PMR, PT3 (previous public exams)
of each level of schooling.

WHY IT IS AN ISSUE?
Public examinations do not test the full
range of skills that the education system SOLUTIONS
aspires to produce.
Inclusion of more questions testing higher-
E.g.: 70% of the questions in 2010 & 2011
order thinking skills (application, analysis,
English Language UPSR papers tested basic
synthesis, evaluation)
skills of knowledge & comprehension
(analysis by Pearson Education Group).
 EXAM ORIENTED
IN MALAYSIA,
2 PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS
Public examination results are important
determinants of students' progression to SPM - End of 11 years of schooling
higher levels of education / occupational STPM, STAM - End of 13 years of schooling
opportunities (Chiam, 1984.
All students are required to sit it at athe end UPSR, PMR, PT3 (previous public exams)
of each level of schooling.

WHY IT IS AN ISSUE?
Public examinations do not test the full
range of skills that the education system SOLUTIONS
aspires to produce.
Inclusion of more questions testing higher-
E.g.: 70% of the questions in 2010 & 2011
order thinking skills (application, analysis,
English Language UPSR papers tested basic
synthesis, evaluation)
skills of knowledge & comprehension
(analysis by Pearson Education Group).
 school based
assessment
Holistic assessment assessing
cognitive, affective, and
psychomotor domains
encompassing intellectual,
emotional, spiritual, and
physical aspects.
Covers both academic and
non-academic fields.
Carried continuously in
schools by teachers during
T&L process.
Components of
sba
ACADEMIC
School Assessment (using Performance
Standards)
Centralised Assessment

NON-ACADEMIC
Physical activities (PAJSK)
Psychometric/Psychological Assessment
School
assessment
Refers to written tests thats assess subject learning.
Test question & marking schemes are developed, administered,
scored and reported by school teachers based on guidance from
LP.
Emphasising on collection first hand information about pupils'
learning based on curriculum standards.
central
assessment
Written tests, project work, oral tests for language that assess
subject learning.
LP develops test questions and marking schemes.
Tests are administered and marked by school teachers using
instruments, rubrics, guidelines, time line and procedures
prepared by LP.
Monitoring and moderation conducted by PBS @ School, District
and State Education Department and LP
PAJSK
assessment
Assessing students performance and participation in physical and
health education, sports, uniformed bodies, clubs and other non-
school sponsored activities.
Schools are given flexibility to determine how this component will
be assessed.
New format enables students to be assessed on a broader range.
psychometric
assessment
Aptitude tests + a personality inventory to assess students' skills,
interests, aptitude, attitude and personality.
Aptitude tests: assess students' innate and acquired abilities, E.g:
Thinking and problem solving.
Personality inventory is used to identify key traits and
characteristics that make up the students' personality.
LP develops these instruments and provides guidelines for use.
Schools does not comply with these guidelines.
School-based
assessment
New format enables students to be assessed on a
broader range of output over a longer period of time.
Provides teachers w/ more regular information to take
appropriate remedial actions for students.
2014, PMR > school&centralised assessment
2016, UPSR grade no longer derived from national
examination alone but PBS+national examination.
SPM remains same. Some subjects go through
examinations + centralised assessments.