Radzi: UPSR, PT3 abolition provides space for effective school-based assessment

KUALA LUMPUR: The abolition of the Primary School Achievement Test (UPSR) and the Form Three Assessment (PT3) tests in the national education system is being carried out to ensure that school-based assessment (PBS) can be implemented effectively.

Senior Education Minister Datuk Dr Mohd Radzi Md Jidin said the implementation of PBS is not new as it already started in 2011, however, teachers still focus too much on examinations to ensure students obtain excellent results.