Sunday, July 1, 2012

WEEK 4


Teachers Readiness Towards the Implementation of School-Based Assessment

Area

Subjects: Teachers

Where: SMK Sultanah Asma, Kedah, Malaysia

Problem Statement

According to an article by NurAdillah in New Straits Time Online (2011), school-based assessment's success relies on readiness of teachers, parents and students. The President of Parent Action Group for Education (PAGE), Datin Noor Azimah Abdul Rahim mentioned in her interview with New Straits Time Online, “For school-based assessment to be successful, teachers must exhibit the utmost level of integrity so that parents will have confident in the system”. Hwa Tee Yong (2008) mentioned in his article that teachers will be given greater responsibility in developing assessment and linking it to effective learning”

Background Reading

The Ministry of Education has decided to implement school-based assessment as the new education system replacing the previous system which is th exam-oriented education system. The system will be implemented this year (2012) and some schools in Malaysia has started using this system.

Methodology
Quantitative Research





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