THE Education Ministry (MOE) today reiterated its decision not to revive the Primary School Achievement Test (UPSR) and the Form Three Assessment (PT3) anytime soon.

Deputy Education Minister Lim Hui Ying said this is because the ministry is focusing on the holistic development of students through the implementation of the school-based assessment (PBS) and classroom-based assessment (PBD) systems.

“PBS and PBD give enough opportunities to develop students’ potential in a continuous and comprehensive manner, and, therefore, we will not be reviving UPSR and PT3,” she said during the question-and-answer session at the Dewan Rakyat today.

Lim was responding to a supplementary question from Cha Kee Chin (Rasah-PH), who wanted to know if the MOE was planning to reintroduce the UPSR and PT3.

To the original question from Roslan Hashim (Kulim Bandar Baharu-PN) on measures to strengthen the implementation of PBS and PBD, Lim said findings from engagement sessions held on the examinations’ future direction are being discussed at a two-day convention that ends tomorrow.

She said the ministry has also updated the 2019 second edition of the PBD implementation guidebook by attaching a checklist on the quality assurance process, namely mentoring, monitoring, tracking and coordination.

“The MOE has also improved the psychometric assessment component aimed at preparing students with knowledge, skills and values as a solid foundation for them to follow learning sessions at the next level,” she said.

The UPSR and PT3 were abolished last year and replaced with PBS and PBD. – Bernama, June 6, 2023.