All prepared for science practical format in SPM

PETALING JAYA: Students who are sitting for this year’s Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) are prepared for the return of the practical format for the science subjects.

Dickson Leong, 17, from Damansara, who was told by his teachers about the change in format earlier, said he and his fellow students were ready for the change.

“We know that it will be held at the science laboratories in the school during separate sessions. Actually, we have been preparing for this change since the start of the year,” he said.

Sheryn Yeo Hui Ann, 17, preferred only paper-based examinations. But, she was also informed about the format change earlier.

“Our teachers did mention this to us before. Our classes have always been in the laboratories, so we have no issue with such a change,” she added.

However, there were students who did not know about the change.

Alicia Britany Gomez, 17, said she was not informed by her school.

“I feel anxious because we don’t know if the change is for the better. But, we do experiments all the time and our school’s laboratories and apparatus are still in good condition,” she added.

The change would also affect students in the arts stream taking the Additional Science paper.

Ashvin Singh Tiwana, 17, was also not aware of the change, but he was not worried over the upcoming examination.

“I think it’s good that we get to apply what we have learned from the syllabus. There shouldn’t be any problem for us because we do conduct experiments at the laboratory,” he added.