Explain drop in school-based exam passing grade, ministry urged

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Parents query decision after a former teacher reveals that the ‘passing mark’ has been lowered from 40% to 20%.   Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/12/10/explain-drop-in-school-based-exam-passing-grade-ministry-urged/  Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2024/12/10/jelaskan-segera-mengapa-markah-20-dah-lulus-kpm-diberitahu/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #SchoolExam #PassingGrade

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00:00The education ministry has been urged to respond to parents' complaints on social media that

00:06the passing grade for the academic session's final examinations has been lowered to 20%.

00:12National Union of the Teaching Professions Secretary-General Fauzi Singhan said the union

00:16will raise the matter with the ministry and urged the ministry to clarify the rationale

00:20behind this decision to parents.

00:23Fauzi was responding to a post on Facebook by former teacher Fadli Saleh who said the

00:27passing grade was lowered from 40% to 20% prompting mixed reactions from parents, some

00:33of whom questioned why the passing grade was lowered.

00:37The final school-based examinations, which replaced centralized national exams like UPSR

00:42and PT3, are conducted for students in years 4-6 and Forms 1-3.

00:48Fadli shared a grading scale poster, which included new thresholds such as 20% to 34%

00:54as passing and 35% as satisfactory.

00:58Last month, Education Minister Fadlina Siddiq said the government will not reverse its decision

01:03to abolish the UPSR and PT3.

01:06She said the move was part of the ministry's broader shift toward reducing student stress

01:10and aligning with international standards by focusing on continuous assessments that

01:14include personal and social development.

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