IN the Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa) 2022, Malaysia scored 388 for the reading domain, a drop of 27 points from 415 in 2018, with less than 50% of our students reaching the minimum level (Level 2) for the domain. Based on data provided by the Education Ministry, only 17% of the sampled students … Read more
A LARGE number of Malaysian students have been performing poorly in the annual Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) English language paper. This, said Dr Ramesh Nair, must be taken as an indication that all is not well in the delivery of English lessons in schools. Ramesh The Malaysian English Language Teaching Association (Melta) president added that … Read more
PETALING JAYA: While Malaysian students have exceeded targets set by Cambridge English for English language achievements in schools, experts roundly express concern over the overall decline in the standard of English across the country. The Education Ministry told Sunday Star that although the target set for the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) 2022 was for 48% … Read more
