PETALING JAYA: Preschool classes will be expanded throughout educational institutions under the Education Ministry. In a statement on Tuesday (April 30), the ministry said the expansion of preschool classes ensures that the issue of student dropout can be addressed from an early stage. Focus will also be given to the development of teacher professionalism. “Various … Read more
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
Amazon is giving shoppers the chance to bag three months of audiobooks for just 99p and the options are seemingly endless. Audible is the shopping giant’s audiobook service and would usually set you back £7.99 a month for one credit which you can cash in for any book on the site – which includes bundles … Read more
The Education Ministry’s move to change the Academic Session Final Test (UASA) mastery level system to a percentage and grade structure is a good one as it will help parents understand their children’s overall achievements better, say teachers and parents. “The grading system is widely understood. It assigns letter grades to percentages, making it easy … Read more
PUTRAJAYA: The Education Ministry’s measure to separate pupils into a three-month intervention programme has sparked concerns among parent groups that fear it may lead to pupils feeling singled out and stigmatised. Melaka Action Group for Parents in Education (Magpie) chairman Mak Chee Kin said segregating pupils who have yet to master the 3M skills – … Read more
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
WITH the Covid-19 pandemic taking a toll on teaching and learning, countries from around the world, with few exceptions, reported score declines in the recently released Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2022 results. However, it was found that students who had more books in their homes scored better than their country’s average. While it … Read more
Reading campaign group Sell Before We Dai have launched a fresh fundraiser to pay for “innovative ideas” to force owner Dai Yongge to sell the club. Sell Before We Dai have campaigned relentlessly since last summer following years of decline under the stewardship of Yongge that has left the club facing relegation to League Two. … Read more
TANJUNG MALIM: The trend among the younger generation who are easily influenced by bite-size social media clips is worrying, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. During his opening speech at the National Book Award 2023 here on Thursday (Dec 21), the Prime Minister reminded attendees that the people should seek in-depth and comprehensive knowledge so they … Read more
