PETALING JAYA: Parents and students have mixed feelings over the Education Ministry’s decision to abolish the Penilaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR) exam and cancel this year’s Form Three Assessment Examination (PT3).
National Union of the Teaching Profession (NUTP) secretary-general Harry Tan.
PETALING JAYA: Abolishing the Penilaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR) exam will augur well for the country’s primary education, say education groups and activists who welcome the government’s move.
National Union of the Teaching Profession (NUTP) secretary-general Harry Tan said they have been pushing for the abolition of UPSR as a public exam for primary pupils for over five years.
“UPSR is so bent on pupils producing As and neglecting wholesome education.
“The whole education system is geared to achieving excellence in UPSR and nothing else, ” he said yesterday.
Earlier, the Education Ministry announced that the (UPSR) will be abolished starting this year while the Form Three Assessment Examination (PT3) will be cancelled for this year.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Primary School Achievement Test (UPSR) will be fully abolished from this year, said Senior Education Minister Datuk Dr Radzi Jidin (.
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