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                                <title><![CDATA[ No plans to revive UPSR, PT3, says deputy minister ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jun 2023 07:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The education ministry is focusing on the holistic development of students through the school-based assessment and classroom-based assessment systems. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ UPSR, PT3 exams gone for good, education ministry says ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2022 08:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ It says it will not reinstate the exams despite the requests from parents. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Addressing the gap between what schools measure and what parents know ]]></title>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charis Ding ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2021 07:57:33 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The goal of enabling all children to receive quality education relies on the whole school community. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Now what, educationists ask as UPSR exits the scene after 30 years ]]></title>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Siva Selan ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2021 00:00:51 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ They say the education ministry must provide clear communication to address the concerns raised by parents and teachers about the way forward without the Standard Six exam. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ With UPSR gone, tuition centres look to chart new path ]]></title>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ahmad Mustakim Zulkifli ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2021 01:00:27 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ While some say it is too early to predict their fate, others acknowledge a need to re-evaluate their approach to the extra classes which have long been a mainstay of students preparing for exams. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Scrapping UPSR, a long overdue move ]]></title>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kathryn ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2021 02:00:30 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ While public exams are important, there is no need to burden and stress our children to the point that it impedes their personal growth. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ The impact of abolishing UPSR for today’s students ]]></title>
                                <link>https://www.malaysianow.com/opinion/2021/05/01/the-impact-of-abolishing-upsr-for-todays-students</link>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ahmad Ismail ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2021 04:31:33 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Lessons should be fun and stimulate the students' interest to learn, across the divide and to the level that they want to achieve. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Good riddance, Sarawak educators say to UPSR ]]></title>
                                <link>https://www.malaysianow.com/news/2021/05/01/good-riddance-sarawak-educators-say-to-upsr</link>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nur Shazreena Ali ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2021 01:00:09 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ They say abolishing the Standard Six exam will allow teachers and students to enjoy the learning process. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ No more UPSR exam from this year, says education minister ]]></title>
                                <link>https://www.malaysianow.com/news/2021/04/28/no-more-upsr-exam-from-this-year-says-education-minister</link>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ahmad Mustakim Zulkifli ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2021 06:36:07 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ This year's PT3 exams have also been scrapped, says Radzi Jidin. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Academics say UPSR, PT3 exams no longer needed to gauge students ]]></title>
                                <link>https://www.malaysianow.com/news/2021/01/06/academics-say-upsr-pt3-exams-no-longer-needed-to-gauge-students</link>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nur Hasliza Mohd Salleh ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2021 00:00:53 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ They say the exams merely emphasise the 3R's of reception, retention and recollection without sharpening students' thinking and communication skills. ]]></description>
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