Sandy Choon,12, of SJKC Cheng Yu was the only pupil of school sited for the Primary School Achievement Test, also known as Ujian Pencapaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR) at her school in Kedah yesterday.(Starpic by photographer G.C.TAN/The Star-11th SEPT 2017.
EDUCATION Minister Dr Maszlee Malik has called for a curriculum policy review and recently talked about reducing the frequency of tests/examinations for students particularly in the early years of school.
We cannot live without assessments or tests as they are part of the total curriculum experience. What the system needs is a shift in how we as a society see testing and use it.
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