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:03-88846425Faks:03-88846284  \nTARIKH:21 JANUARI 2026(RABU)  \nN.STRAITS TIME□   \n# THE STAR    \n\nSINAR HARIAN     \nar 4 tests will ensure early intervention  \nPg·SKUALA LUMPUR:The introduc-tion of standardised tests in YearFour will ensure earlier interven-tion can be provided to weakerstudents before they proceed tosecondary school.  \n\"UP-DLP is benchmarked andvetted by Cambridge UniversityPress and Assessment,so thestandards are different.But wewelcome the Year Four assess-ment as it would allow us to de-tect weaker students earlier.”  \nmechanism that will see weakerstudents either receive extraclasses or be retained for anotheryear in the same class.”  \nHe said there was no point inallowing weak students toprogress to Year 5 if they lacked  \nHe said the inclusion of Historyin the Form Three assessmentwas a good move.  \nthe necessary foun-dations as they wouldbe unable to cope.Dr Annuar also saidthe Form Three as-sessment was impor-tant,but believed stu-dents should beplaced in streamsmost suited to themrather than being giv-en a choice,as is thepractice now.Presently,upper  \n\"All Malaysians must know thehistory of the country.Our gen-eration is made up mostly ofthoseborn after Merdeka.  \n\"There is a need to place greateremphasis on the formation ofMalaysia to better foster respect,”he said,adding that this includedthe Malaysia Agreement 1963.  \n\"It is like a birth certificate;itshould be detailed in our historybooks.”  \nDatuk Dr Annuarsecondary studentsRapaeeare required to takecore subjects and may  \nOn making SPM-level BahasaMelayu compulsory for allMalaysian students,Dr Annuarsaid the move was necessary.  \nchoose from four elective pack-ages:STEM,Humanities andArts,Languages and IslamicStudies.  \nPentaksiran Tingkatan Tiga ex-aminations,said early interven-tion was vital.  \n\"It is quite sad that many stillhave a poor command of BahasaMelayu even though it is the na-tional language.We want every-one to master Bahasa Melayuand,at the same time,have agood command of English.”  \n\"We will be able to tell who isweak and who needs extra class-es.Iam looking forward to detailson the Education Ministry's in-tervention plans,\"he said.  \nOn Sarawak's own Year Six as-sessment,Ujian Penilaian DualLanguage Programme(UP-DLP),Annuar said the state govern-ment would discuss the matter.  \n\"I believe there is a need for a 1  \nDatuk Dr Annuar Rapaee,who  \nwelcomed the intro-duction of the YearFour tests and reintro-duction of assess-ments for Form Threestudents from 2027,said the move was astep in the right direc-tion.  \nThe Sarawak deputyeducation,innovationand talent develop-ment minister,whopreviously called forthe reintroduction ofthe Ujian PencapaianSekolah Rendah and","cbCainCxTB3yikMJ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCainCxTB3yikMJ","pdf",1126332,"English","# Year Four tests for early intervention\n## Support mechanisms for weaker students\n## Form Three assessment and subject changes\n## SPM-level Bahasa Melayu and language 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