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Be transparent with SPM grading system, govt urged
An education activist says secrecy on the grading system does more harm than good.
Education activists say schoolchildren should not be given a false sense of belief about their understanding of a subject. (Bernama pic)
PETALING JAYA: Education activists have urged the government to lift the veil of secrecy around the grading system of the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examination in the best interest of students.
Parent Action Group for Education (PAGE) chairman Noor Azimah Abdul Rahim said schoolchildren should not be given a false sense of belief about their understanding of a subject.
“We are doing great injustice to the students,” said Noor Azimah, a former member of the Malaysian Education Advisory Council.
“For instance, if the Additional Mathematics passing mark is only 10% then there is something wrong with the system. You may look good at the SPM but you will get caught out at university because you don’t know your foundation,” she told FMT.
On Monday, education minister Fadhlina Sidek had denied claims that the grading levels of the 2022 SPM examination had been lowered.
A total of 10,109 candidates obtained straight As in last year’s SPM examination.
Noor Azimah said the education advisory council had asked “the top brass of the ministry” about the passing marks of examination subjects.
“You would think that being in the council you would have some access to some data but it was a big secret,” she said.
Mak Chee Kin, chairman of the Melaka Action Group for Parents in Education said it was “an open secret” that many schoolchildren who could not cope in class yet could easily get a pass mark, while “mediocre students can get an A”.
He said the grading system should be revealed, “to safeguard the education ministry’s reputation”.
PETALING JAYA: Education activists have urged the government to lift the veil of secrecy around the grading system of the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examination in the best interest of students.
Parent Action Group for Education (PAGE) chairman Noor Azimah Abdul Rahim said schoolchildren should not be given a false sense of belief about their understanding of a subject.
“We are doing great injustice to the students,” said Noor Azimah, a former member of the Malaysian Education Advisory Council.
“For instance, if the Additional Mathematics passing mark is only 10% then there is something wrong with the system. You may look good at the SPM but you will get caught out at university because you don’t know your foundation,” she told FMT.
On Monday, education minister Fadhlina Sidek had denied claims that the grading levels of the 2022 SPM examination had been lowered.
A total of 10,109 candidates obtained straight As in last year’s SPM examination.
Noor Azimah said the education advisory council had asked “the top brass of the ministry” about the passing marks of examination subjects.
“You would think that being in the council you would have some access to some data but it was a big secret,” she said.
Mak Chee Kin, chairman of the Melaka Action Group for Parents in Education said it was “an open secret” that many schoolchildren who could not cope in class yet could easily get a pass mark, while “mediocre students can get an A”.
He said the grading system should be revealed, “to safeguard the education ministry’s reputation”.
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