SIJIL PELAJARAN MALAYSIA

DEFINITION

The Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM), or the Malaysian Certificate of Education, is a national examination taken by all fifth-year secondary school students in Malaysia, equivalent to eleventh grade in American's K–12 (education). It is set and examined by the Malaysian Examinations Syndicate (Lembaga Peperiksaan Malaysia).SPM is equivalent to the O-Level and is the second last public examination at the secondary school level before the entry into a tertiary level education at a university or other higher education institutions. The Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM), being a pre-university study and equivalent to the A-Level, is the last public examination at the secondary school level. Other available pre-university studies in Malaysia include matriculation, foundation study, A-Level, etc., which are conducted at a college or university.

ADVANTAGES

* To enhance an individual's learning.
* Determine direction for further studies.
* Ratings for 10 years at the school.
* Mandatory requirement to apply for a job.

DISADVANTAGES

* Pressure on students.
* Need crafts, committed as they need to spend a lot of capacity and will be difficult for the lazy.

SUGGESTIONS TO IMPROVE SPM EXAMS

Improvements to be made to SPM is a need to make more teachers additional classes and expose the kinds of questions that will be answered by them. In addition to the invigilator must also answer or help the students if they ask questions.