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 … 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 Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Genx Newz is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink … 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 … 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 Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Genx Newz is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All … 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 … Read more