(from the Star Newspaper,30 Nov 2014)
Second Education Minister Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh said the overall decline in pupils’ performance was because of the questions on “higher order thinking skills (HOTs)” this year.
“Last year, there were only 25% of HOTs questions. This year, we increased it (HOTs questions) to 40% and there are plans to to increase it to almost 80% in the future.
“The leaks were not a determining factor. We found that many pupils had made mistakes when it came to the HOTs question,” he told reporters after visiting SK Puchong Jaya on Wednesday.
It was a controversial examination for the 460,407 pupils who sat for the UPSR in September, as question papers for four subjects were leaked and the Mathematics, Science, English and Tamil Language papers had to be retaken.
Idris said the ministry was considering using radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology to track question paper packages while they were transported to schools.
“RFID will be able to give information on whether the packages have been interfered with. We are now discussing with the relevant companies on the possibility of using the technology,” he said.
Education director-general Datuk Dr Khair Mohamad Yusof said 36,304 pupils (7.89%) scored all As this year.
“The ministry needs accountability and integrity from its staff and those involved. They must be responsible in ensuring that all public examinations are run professionally,” he added when announcing the analysis of the UPSR results at the Education Ministry in Putrajaya.
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