> SPM, STPM results unaffected by teaching of Science, Maths in English
> LUMUT (March 9, 2007): Education Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said
> today there was no need for concern that the results of two public examinations
> have had a negative impact from the teaching of Science and Mathematics in
> English.
> He said students who sat for the 2006 Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examination
> were not the cohorts who were subjected to the teaching of the subjects in
> English and, as such, the results were not linked to the policy.
> As for the 2006 Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) examination, the
> cohorts were the third batch under the policy and the number of students who
> opted to answer in English and their performance have shown a rise, he added.
> Hishammuddin spoke in a news conference in the Swiss-Garden Golf Resort & Spa in
> Damai Laut here after attending the ministry's Strategic Planning Conference.
> Allso present were deputy ministers Datuk Hon Choon Kim and Datuk Noh Omar,
> ministry parliamentary secretary Komala Devi and education director-general
> Datuk Dr Ahamad Sipon.
> The minister said students and schools in the urban areas have generally
> performed better than their rural counterparts in the 2006 SPM and STPM
> examinations, the results of which will be announced on Monday (March 12) and ...