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4. student learning
All education systems are judged by how much students learn and develop
during their time in the system. The Ministry aspires to elevate the quality of
Malaysian student outcomes to a level at par with the top third of education
systems in the world. In line with the National Education Philosophy,
the Ministry’s approach to education is focused on developing students
holistically. This means, the education system addresses intellectual,
spiritual, emotional, and physical development, alongside a strong sense of
national identity. This section examines how the Ministry plans to achieve
its student learning aims by re-assessing its curriculum and assessment,
language policy, provisions for students with specific needs, and finally, its
ability to translate policy into actions for school improvement.
Curriculum and assessment must be aligned with international
benchmarks to ensure that Malaysian students are acquiring the
knowledge and skills necessary for their success in the 21 st century and
beyond, along with a passion for lifelong learning. To fully capitalise
on Malaysia’s natural multicultural advantages, language policy will
be updated to promote proficiency in at least Bahasa Malaysia and the
CurriCulum AND AssessmeNt
The Ministry will ensure the provision of an all-rounded curriculum
benchmarked to international standards to produce students with the
skills required to compete at an international level. This curriculum will
address the intellectual, spiritual, emotional, and physical dimensions
of each student.
It will emphasise the application of knowledge and the development
of critical, creative, and innovative thinking skills. It will provide
students with the opportunity to learn arts, be involved in at least one
sporting activity and other co-curricular activities. The Ministry will also
ensure the holistic assessment of students via National Examinations
and School-based Assessments or Pentaksiran Berasaskan Sekolah
(PBS). Measures undertaken will include:
English language. In making these improvements, special care will be
taken to ensure that groups with needs that differ from the mainstream
still have every opportunity to fulfil their potential. Finally, as school is
the centre where learning takes place, state and district capabilities will be
strengthened to ensure that ambitious policies consistently and credibly
translate into a world-class experience in the school and classroom.
▪ Redesigning the primary and secondary school curricula to align
with international standards;
▪ Upgrading assessment frameworks to increase items that test
higher-order thinking skills in both national examinations and PBS,
and to move towards standard-referencing in PBS;
▪ Intensifying teacher support to ensure the written curriculum is
accurately translated into classroom teaching through better
teaching resources and an expanded School Improvement
Specialist Coach (SISC+) role; and
▪ Introducing Literacy and Numeracy Screening (LINUS) 2.0 with an
expanded scope to address English literacy.