School-based assessment in, UPSR out
April 29, 2021
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KUALA LUMPUR – After three decades of being used to assess pupils’ cognitive achievement at the end of Year 6 in primary schools, the time has come for the Primary School Achievement Test (UPSR) to bow out from the national examination system.
The announcement by Senior Education Minister Datuk Dr Radzi Jidin regarding the abolishment of the UPSR on Wednesday has significantly boosted the government’s efforts to transform the traditional examination into a better assessment method.
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This is because since the UPSR was introduced in 1988 to replace the Standard Five Assessment, millions of students have sat for the examination, which was seen as being important in determining the direction of the students entering secondary schools.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Primary School Achievement Test (UPSR) will be fully abolished from this year, said Senior Education Minister Datuk Dr Radzi Jidin (.