Amin: Slight dip in HOTS results


PUTRAJAYA: The Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) 2018 saw a drop in candidates’ grasp of Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) questions from the previous year.Education director-general Datuk Dr Amin Senin said 61.1% of the SPM 2018 candidates answered HOTS questions well.

Based on records, this is a drop from SPM 2017, which stood at 66%.

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