Examine the contributing

factors to the changing

trends of language
assessment.
Adam Ariff
Ahmad Zulfaqqar
Ainul Hakim
Anil Raj
Anne Priyanka
Hema
Changing wind and shifting sand
A cyclical pattern in which a new
method emerged about every quarter
of a century.
Each new method broke from the old
but took some of the positive aspects
of the previous practices.

Time Demands
The KSSR was
introduced to
overcome certain
shortcomings within
the older system, the
KBSR.
It is hoped with this
new restructured and
improved curriculum,
students would have
the necessary
knowledge, skills and
also the values to
face and overcome
the challengers of the
current times.
In this fast paced
progressive world,
what worked very
well in 1983 is just
not good enough
today.
The use of technology and
people skills for one, are vital
tools that needed to be in
cooperated into the curriculum
to ensure that the students can
perform successfully on a global
platform.
They need to be equipped not
only with the necessary
knowledge and skills but also
with the strength of character
and leadership qualities to be
successful.
To ensure every child is proficient
in the
English language
Expand the LINUS programme to include English literacy.
Every student in Years 1 to 3 will be screened twice a year to
determine if they are progressing in Bahasa Malaysia and
English literacy at an expected pace.
Students who fall behind will be given remedial coaching until
they are able to return to the mainstream curriculum.
Teachers working with such students will also receive
dedicated coaching from district level teacher coaches.
To remain globally competitive
The government realised that in order for Malaysia to move forward
towards globalisation, Malaysians must be proficient in the English
language. Hence, a reconsideration of the role of the English language in
Malaysia was necessary for the future development of the country and its
people. Beginning January 2003, English began to be used as the medium
of instruction for the teaching of Mathematics and Science subjects in
Standard One, Form One and Lower Six in all government schools in
Malaysia, which was also known as the Pengajaran dan Pembelajaran
Sains dan Matematik Dalam Bahasa Inggeris (PPSMI) or in English it is
known as the teaching and learning of science and mathematics in
English. By 2009, the first batch of students had sat for public
examinations vide English for Science and Mathematics.

However, PPSMI lasted only for a decade. In 2011, the
government decided to discontinue PPSMI and replace it with a
new policy called Memartabatkan Bahasa Malaysia dan
Memperkukuhkan Penguasaan Bahasa Inggeris (MBMMBI) or in
English it is known as To Uphold Bahasa Malaysia and to
Strengthen the English Language. The objective of the program is
to sustain Bahasa Malaysia as the official national language and
retain the language as a medium of unity and solidarity, and
simultaneously to enhance English proficiency among Malaysians
to prepare them with a sense of competitiveness and capacity to
explore new knowledge at national and international levels.