The document is an acknowledgement written by a student thanking various people who helped in the completion of an assignment. The student thanks their lecturer, Mr. Suhaimie, for his guidance and for helping to correct mistakes. Fellow classmates are also thanked for their support and comments which helped improve the student's work. The student expresses gratitude to all those who helped directly or indirectly with the assignment.

1. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I have managed to finish all our tasks required in the coursework. I could not
have done it without the assistance and guidance of a few people. Some particular
people played very important roles in the completion of my assignment.i, hereby
would like to thank all those people who were really a great big help.
First of all, We would like to thank my beloved lecturer, MrSuhaimie, who was
a great help. Without him help and guidance, im could not have done this
assignment properly. He helped a lot by guiding to our groups, giving ideas,
correcting mistakes and being there always to help with our coursework. Thank you,
MrSuhaimie
Last but not least, my friends and my other classmates who were equally
helpful to our during assignment were our big support. They gave our full support
during our assignment by giving full commitment and helping. They even gave
comments on our work so that we can improve on it. Lastly, we would like to pay our
gratitude to all those who helped and supported our group directly or indirectly during
the whole process of our assignment. Thank you.

2. UPSR and PMR exams may be abolished: Muhyiddin
MUAR: Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri MuhyiddinYassin said the
UjianPenilaianSekolahRendah (UPSR) and PenilaianMenengahRendah (PMR)
examinations may be abolished.
He said this was part of government efforts to restructure the learning system that as
seen as too examination oriented and failed to provide a holistic education.
"We are mulling whether to retain the examinations or abolish them leaving only the
SijilPelajaran Malaysia (SPM)," he said after opening the PagohUmno division
delegates meeting here Friday.
Muhyiddin who is also Education Minister said UPSR and PMR might be retained but
only as school-based assessments and not as public examinations.
However, the ministry would not act in haste and wanted the public to give feedback
to help improve the public examination system.
He felt that only one public examination was needed as only the SPM was needed
when seeking employment.
As such, the UPSR and PMR could be used to pick students for residential schools
or streaming.
"With only one public examination, the teachers and students can focus on improving
creativity, interactive and co-curricular activities and sports,” he said. –
Bernama

3. Monday, June 21, 2010
Abolish UPSR and PMR exams.
UPSR , PMR exams may be abolished: Muhyiddin
MUAR: Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri MuhyiddinYassin said the
UjianPenilaianSekolahRendah (UPSR) and PenilaianMenengahRendah (PMR)
examinations may be abolished.
He said this was part of government efforts to restructure the learning system that as
seen as too examination oriented and failed to provide a holistic education.
"We are mulling whether to retain the examinations or abolish them leaving only the
SijilPelajaran Malaysia (SPM)," he said after opening the PagohUmno division
delegates meeting here Friday.
Muhyiddin who is also Education Minister said UPSR and PMR might be retained but
only as school-based assessments and not as public examinations.
However, the ministry would not act in haste and wanted the public to give feedback
to help improve the public examination system.
He felt that only one public examination was needed as only the SPM was needed
when seeking employment.
As such, the UPSR and PMR could be used to pick students for residential schools
or streaming.
"With only one public examination, the teachers and students can focus on improving
creativity, interactive and co-curricular activities and sports,” he said.
The proposal to scrap UPSR and PMR examinations in the future appears to have
supporters.

4. Federation of Peninsular Malay Students (GPMS) president Jais Abdul Karim said
the move would strengthen the education system and produce students who are
more focused.
"Our system is too exam-oriented which stresses out the students and they study
blindly to pass exams, without understanding its relevance for use in the future," he
told Bernama here Sunday.
Jais said should they follow through with the proposal, the government would need
to formulate a new method or mechanism to measure the achievement of student.
"A lot of goodwill comes from this move and teachers will also have more time to
teach students effectively," he said.
Meanwhile, National Union of the Teaching Profession (NUTP) president, Hashim
Adnan said UPSR was still relevant and should be maintained, since it helped
motivate primary school students to study hard.
However, he agreed with the abolishment of PMR as the exam's sole purpose was to
determine which stream students would go to in Form Four.
"The UPSR is relevant as it ranks students and encourages them to do their best so
they are more prepared to face secondary school," he said.
Meanwhile, Malaysia Education Service Ex-Officers Association (PBPPPM) liaison
officer Abdul Karim Abdullah said the move was appropriate to ensure teachers and
students have more time to focus on co-curriculum and sports activities.
"Previously, co-curricular activities and sports took a lot of time and distracted
students from focusing on their studies, so this way the students will have more time
for both their studies and their extra activities," he added.
Bernama

7. ESSAY
Education Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (which is also Malaysia’s
present Deputy Prime Minister) has announced the possible abolishment of the
PMR and UPSR examinations. UPSR is the compulsory school leaving national
examination for Standard 6 students in Malaysia. PMR is the compulsory
examination taken during Form 3 to gauge a student’s level before checking their
suitability for art/science stream. If the two are abolished, this will leave SPM as
the only compulsory national-level examination for school going children in
Malaysia.
Based on the online newspaper article I have read about, it discusses about
the current issue which is till now yet to be decided and sum up to a final word
which is the abolishing of public examination, UPSR in our country.
There are many voices arguing for this issue where there are supporters and
as well as the deniers. As much as people agree totally with this decision, that
much is the number of people who thinks that it is not a good idea to abolish those
public examinations. I totally agree with this article in where the UMNO Youth
vice-chief Datuk Razali Ibrahim said that UPSR should be abolished. He said that
the tendency among pupils and parents to focus on ‘examination’ subjects was
very worrying. It is true, where the parents and pupils are focusing on the
particular subjects counted in the examination more seriously than the other
elective subjects.
His idea of abolishing these public examinations helps pupils in having a
holistic learning experience at primary level is very much to be supported. It is
said that the current system is seen as too examination oriented and failed to
provide a holistic education. So removal of UPSR will reduce the examination
element of the whole system. Holistic education promotes several strategies to
address the question of how to teach and how people learn. Holistic approach is
the approach to be used for students especially those who are younger like Year 6
students. We do not have to have a summative assessment, which is to be

8. finalised once and for all. We can have formative way, where their progression in
studies can be assessed every time we wanted to.
I also fully and strongly support the proposal of abolishing the UPSR
examination. The child and the parent will be less stressful and can spend more
quality time together doing things that is added value rather than just focusing on
exams and results. Most kids have been pressured to study for the sake of getting
good result in exams but I believe good result in exams doesn't guarantee they
can excel in life or their future career. It is the good foundation of the children’s
character, values, good self esteem and attitude that make the difference.It's
pitiful to see kids nowadays after school have to cope with tuitions, so much of
home work and extra class after school. Kids do need some break and leisure
time to do things that they like rather than just academic orientated.
Of course some people will argue that, without exams the kids would not pay
attention in class or there won’t be any pressure or goal to achieve good results or
no point going to school to study, or will tend to be lazy and so on. It is true that
most people nowadays studying just for the sake of the exams and has less time
focus on other important aspect of life. Well, there are other ways to nurture and
teach the children to be a better person. Results in exam don’treflect the true self
of our child.
Instead of having public examinations, the government has come up with
another solution for handling this chronic situation which is the school-based
assessment, SBA. In my opinion, this school-based assessment is never a bad
idea. In simple words, it does not only lessen the burden of the students but
teachers as well. Teacher has many roles in school. Preparing students to sit for
public exams are one of these roles. So, in all matter, teacher had to be the one
who pushes the students to get well prepared for their examinations. To achieve
the goal of the schools, teachers have to take up the burden. If these exams are
demolished, teachers might have lesser burden but can teach productively.
The abolishment is appropriate to allow teachers and students to gain more
time to focus on co-curriculum and sports activities. Some complains that co-
curricular activities and sports took a lot of time and distracted students from

9. focusing on their studies, so demolishing UPSR will be just the right thing to do.
This is because I think that when preparing for examinations, students are forced
to revise their lessons. It is shown in their examination result. In the past, if they
failed, they have to repeat for another year. This is good for them for will study
harder for the second time.Based on the performance in exams, students are
awarded a certificate. This is a good of showing the students’ academic
performance. At the same time, students are also getting certificates for their co-
curricular performance when they are active extra-curricular activities. So, it is
good both ways after all.
I also believe that the abolishment will strengthen the education system and
produce students who are more focused. The current system is too exam-oriented
which stresses out students. These cause students to study blindly in order to
pass exams without truly understand the use of it in the future. However, a new
method or mechanism would need to be formulated to gauge the achievement of
students in event this proposal is followed through.
It is also said that for employment or job seeking, only SPM is needed,
hence only one public examination will suffice. UPSR and PMR public
examinations play its roles only during schooling years. But, SPM is the one which
determines our future. With SPM result, one can seek for job and even try to
further their studies. With only SPM as the sole public examination, teachers and
students can care less for exams and focus on improving creativity, interactivity,
sports and co-curricular activities. So, we do not need many of these public
examinations, having one for all is enough.
In a nutshell, I think that the decision can be taken after considering the
majorities’ decision. The government must consider all the possibilities, the pros
and cons before deciding on abolishing the UPSR and PMR public examination.

10. REFLECTION
ILANGKOVAN A/L ALAGIRISAMY
To fulfil the requirement of our subject course for this semester, we were
given assignments based on our respective subject courses. As such for our English
Language coursework, we were required to do a few tasks to complete our
coursework project. We have several tasks in the coursework and each task carries
a different mark. This coursework project is to be done individually.
The first task was to look for an article from any source of information based
on the given topic. The topic that I have to do my essay on is about Education. So, I
started to look for articles abased on education topic. I try to look in the newspaper,
internet, online articles, journals and even books in the library. There were many
articles I tend to find about education since the topic was quite easy. But of all the
articles I got, I prefer an online-newspaper article which the title really attract my
interest. So, I chose the article and decided to write based on the article. With the
help of my classmates and friends, I managed to do this section of the coursework
properly.
The second task was to write an essay. This essay was to be based on the
article I have found. It is a thousand words essay. When I first read that, it is a 1000
words essay, I was confused because in was not really proficient in my English but
with the help of many people I managed to write an essay of 1000 words. I collected
information from the article and also from other source regarding the same topic. I
referred to experienced person like my lecturer for my vocabulary and grammar
correction. I also had to make use of the dictionary to guide me with the proper
words. Still, I did my very best to come up with this essay.
In a nutshell, by finishing this total assignment, I was able to know my
strengths and weaknesses in completing an assignment. I learned that whenever we
need help we need to refer to others so that we can succeed in it. I tend to repair my
mistakes and I know how to deal with my assignments and coursework in future.

11. REFERENCES
ARTICLE Retrieved from GOOGLE.
New strait Times.
the sun
GOOGLE. ( 2011, MEI 06). KN. Retrieved from GOOGLE.
Library Kuala Kubu Bharu,Selangor.

12. APPENDICES