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Understanding the Penilaian Tahap 3 Assessment

Published by SchoolAdvisor | Jul 09, 2014

The new assessment for Form 3, Penilaian Tahap Tiga (PT3) was introduced by the Ministry of Education as part of the wide reaching plans for education reforms. Replacing the now defunct Penilaian Menengah Rendah (PMR), the new assessment provides greater autonomy and flexibility for some 2,376 secondary schools in Malaysia.Contrasted to the previous PMR, the new assessment under PT3 will see schools and teachers leading the way with providing the tests and also the grading of each test. Teachers will be receiving guidance and supporting material from the Ministry of Education in which to conduct the test and assessments in which to gauge the performance of the students.This assessment will see much more coordination and interaction between teachers, schools, district and state level education departments alongside the Ministry of Education and the Examination Board (Lembaga Peperiksaan). This is a far cry from the previous top to bottom approach with other national examinations in the country.PT 3 is aimed at providing students with a holistic and comprehensive test standard which covers beyond academics and provides real time feedback to students and parents alike on the progress of students in school.PT3 for the first time will include a multitude of assessments such as the multiple instruments assessment for History and Geography which covers field studies and class presentations for students on both subjects. Furthermore, a much more comprehensive oral examination for all language subjects (a total of eight languages) will see students using real-life applications of the language test.The first wave of the PT3 test is currently done for both History and Geography starting from the 1^st of July to the 18^th. With a period till the 29^th of August to conduct all the assessments, the results will be scheduled for release on the 15^th of November 2014.