Should Public Examinations in Malaysia be Abolished
Should Public Examinations in Malaysia be Abolished
The Malaysia government has started discussing about whether public examination in primary schools and secondary schools should be abolished. This issue has become hot topic among citizens in Malaysia. The purpose of this essay is to discuss the necessity of public examination. Examination can be defined as “a formal test of a person's knowledge or proficiency in a subject or skill” (Oxford Dictionary of English 2nd Edition, 2005). Many countries have their own public examination which compulsory for all students to take it to test the progress of the students in their academic performance. Public examination has different name in different countries. For example, in our country, Malaysia, we have a few type of public examination. One of the public examinations is SPM, Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia or also known as Malaysian Certificate of Education (MCE). Malaysian Certificate of Education (MCE) was claimed to be equally same with the British General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) (Esa, A et al. 2009). When the time for public examination arrives, educators and parents will work together in order to help the students to achieve the best possible result they could. This is because the government has set an achievement targets for schools to reach. Schools that achieved the above targets will be awarded as the best school in the country with the highest ratings. This will then boost the parents’ or guardians’ confidence to send their child to that school so he or she can also achieve good result.
Many people believe that taking public examination is just another stepping stone for students before moving on to higher education and help their parents to know their performance in schools. However, it is also undeniable that public examination can cause many inconvenience to the people who are involved. Currently in Malaysia, all Form 5 students in secondary schools are compulsory to take this examination in
The Malaysia government has started discussing about whether public examination in primary schools and secondary schools should be abolished. This issue has become hot topic among citizens in Malaysia. The purpose of this essay is to discuss the necessity of public examination. Examination can be defined as “a formal test of a person's knowledge or proficiency in a subject or skill” (Oxford Dictionary of English 2nd Edition, 2005). Many countries have their own public examination which compulsory for all students to take it to test the progress of the students in their academic performance. Public examination has different name in different countries. For example, in our country, Malaysia, we have a few type of public examination. One of the public examinations is SPM, Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia or also known as Malaysian Certificate of Education (MCE). Malaysian Certificate of Education (MCE) was claimed to be equally same with the British General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) (Esa, A et al. 2009). When the time for public examination arrives, educators and parents will work together in order to help the students to achieve the best possible result they could. This is because the government has set an achievement targets for schools to reach. Schools that achieved the above targets will be awarded as the best school in the country with the highest ratings. This will then boost the parents’ or guardians’ confidence to send their child to that school so he or she can also achieve good result.
Many people believe that taking public examination is just another stepping stone for students before moving on to higher education and help their parents to know their performance in schools. However, it is also undeniable that public examination can cause many inconvenience to the people who are involved. Currently in Malaysia, all Form 5 students in secondary schools are compulsory to take this examination in