Manchester City are close to reaching an agreement to sign Rosenborg midfielder Sverre Nypan. The 18-year-old has been pursued by a host of clubs but is now on course to join City. Subject to ...

KUALA LUMPUR: Educators and parent groups say the reintroduction of major examinations such as the UPSR and PT3 should only be considered if the assessments are of substance and quality.

Take the English Language subject for example. The English proficiency of pupils has declined even further as many parents do not bother sending their children for English tuition. I had never ...

KUALA LUMPUR, March 16 — The Education Ministry currently has no plans to reintroduce an examinations-based system in schools, after having previously scrapped the primary school examination UPSR and ...

The abolishment of the Ujian Penilaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR) examination, as announced by Education Minister Datuk Dr Mohd Radzi Md Jidin, is one step towards ensuring that today’s children are able ...

An academic has called for improved facilities in rural schools to enable effective school-based assessments now that the UPSR has been abolished. Poverty expert Fatimah Kari of Universiti Malaya ...

The country’s education policy has been subject to changes and try-outs too frequently, and the outcomes leave much to be desired. First, PMR (Pemeriksaan Menengah Rendah) was abolished and now ...

THE abolition of the Ujian Penilaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR) examinations, as announced by Education Minister Mohd Radzi Md Jidin, is one step towards ensuring that today’s children are able to benefit ...

The UPSR is a component of the Primary School Assessment Reports (PPSR), which also include classroom, psychometric, physical activities, sports and co-curricular activities.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 — The Ministry of Education (MoE) announced today that the Primary School Achievement Test (UPSR) for Standard 6 students will be abolished starting this year. Its minister ...

Dropping out of school despite scoring 5As in UPSR However, things didn’t always go so smoothly for the mother of two. In a recent interview with Gempak, the 28-year-old revealed the heartbreaking ...