Parents question DLP selection criteria in school

PETALING JAYA: The Dual Language Programme (DLP) is in the limelight again. This time, it has to do with allegations of a school straying from the programme’s guidelines. It is alleged that Year One pupils at a school in Kuala Lumpur were required to undergo an assessment to qualify for a DLP class. This is … Read more

End of the rote?

Rigid marking of exam papers encourages rote learning, which consequently stunts a student’s motivation and self-esteem, said Parent Action Group for Education (Page) chairman Datin Noor Azimah Abdul Rahim. Read full story FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Trusted Bulletin is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. … Read more

HOTS done right | The Star

An effective Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) marking scheme should have multiple correct answers, interpretations or options, says secondary school standard-based curriculum (KSSM) science textbook author Tho Lai Hoong (pic). Citing an example, he said there are at least five ways to measure the rate of carbon dioxide production from the action of yeast in … Read more

Not so hot after all

DURING Geetha Nair Balakrishnan’s days as a trainee teacher, she learnt that marking questions correctly meant sticking closely to the guidelines given. Read full story FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Trusted Bulletin is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the … Read more

Rethinking exams | The Star

For decades, the pinnacle of a higher education programme often boiled down to two things: a hefty term paper and an anxiety-inducing final exam held in a large and imposing hall. Now, a technological revolution is brewing on campuses across the globe, fuelled by the meteoric rise of generative artificial intelligence (Gen-AI). Far from the … Read more