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- 92.7% of STPM students in 2008 chose to answer exam questions in English, an increase from the previous year. This reflects the growing number of students comfortable with English as the language of science and math instruction.
- Top performers included a blind student who scored 1A and 3Bs, and a partially blind student who faced challenges accessing resources but still did well.
- The article recognizes several high achieving students, including one who received an award for excellent students from the Malaysian Examination Council.
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thesun 2009-03-11 page09 more stpm students opt to answer in english
- 92.7% of STPM students in 2008 chose to answer exam questions in English, an increase from the previous year. This reflects the growing number of students comfortable with English as the language of science and math instruction.
- Top performers included a blind student who scored 1A and 3Bs, and a partially blind student who faced challenges accessing resources but still did well.
- The article recognizes several high achieving students, including one who received an award for excellent students from the Malaysian Examination Council.
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- 92.7% of STPM students in 2008 chose to answer exam questions in English, an increase from the previous year. This reflects the growing number of students comfortable with English as the language of science and math instruction.
- Top performers included a blind student who scored 1A and 3Bs, and a partially blind student who faced challenges accessing resources but still did well.
- The article recognizes several high achieving students, including one who received an award for excellent students from the Malaysian Examination Council.
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Top scorers from SMK Sultan Abdul Samad ... (from left) Phang Lip Kent, Siew Kai Lee, Tzu Yang and Wei Nam
More STPM students opt
to answer in English from rural areas who scored three to five As were more compared with science stream students in the city (12.99%). “This is the most unique feature this time around,” said Dzulkifli. Dzulkifli, who is also the chair-
Straight As euphoria by Hemananthani Sivanandam
newsdesk@thesundaily.com The full implementation of the policy to teach maths and science in English for secondary schools man of the Malaysian Examina- tion Council, presented awards of appreciation to 10 selected STPM in PJ school KUALA LUMPUR: English was the language of choice for 92.7% out of 53,638 students who took their Sijil only took place in 2007. In fact, there has been a steady increase of STPM students who candidates yesterday. Five students from science stream got As for their papers. by Chin Lee Kam science class, Adrian Loo Wei Tinggi Pelajaran Malaysia (STPM) opted to answer in English. In 2006 There were a total of 13 papers for newsdesk@thesundaily.com Nam, 19, who has been having in 2008 – an increase of 0.8% com- and 2007, a total of 85.6% and 91.9% students in the science stream. sleepless nights the past week, pared to the previous year. of students respectively answered Lim Chew Sia from Muar was PETALING JAYA: As the clock said he was relieved when the These students who sat for their in English. selected as the best student for the struck 12, everyone was excited results were out. Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) It is also interesting to note that rural area category. with teachers discussing enthu- “A quotation I believe in is to Dzulkifli in 2006 were exempted from the 36,470 (67.99%) of students were As an appreciation, the council siastically and students scream- study hard, play hard and rest with the implementation of the policy to bumiputra candidates, 12,484 rewarded them RM1,000 each, a ing ecstatically as they peeked hard,” said Wei Nam. selected top learn the subjects in English. They (23.27%) were Chinese, 3,884 plaque and certificate of apprecia- through their result slips. Loo Woei Hong, 20, the top 10 STPM answered their SPM in the national (7.24%) Indians and tion. SMK Sultan Abdul Samad stu- scorer from art class said he students language. 800 (1.49%) were Nur Aisyatul Radiah Alidaniah, dents were mostly overjoyed with believed in studying smart and yesterday. from other races. 20, who became blind when she their results despite the absence researching past year questions. “By opting to was 15, was one of the four students of their top student, Neo Jia Hui, “I think I will go to a local univer- answer in English, it selected for the special candidates’ the 5A’s scorer who was at the sity for a course in accountancy,” shows that they are category. She scored one A and Malaysian Examination Council said Woei Hong. comfortable with three Bs. “My mum, although strict, office in Selayang to receive the SMK Sultan Abdul Samad is the language,” said helped me a lot,” she said. Pelajar Cemerlang award (excel- one of the schools to provide five Universiti Sains Partially blind Te Yu Tatt said lent student award). subjects in STPM and most years Malaysia (USM) there was a challenge in terms of “I feel good and excited with 98% of its students pass STPM, vice-chancellor resources for his studies. He said the results and I would like to with approximately 95% entering Prof Tan Sri Datuk books that catered to students like thank my parents and teachers public and private universities. Dzulkifli Abdul him were difficult to find. who have been working very Jia Hui is the second STPM Razak. Neo Jia Hui, 19, the only girl hard,” said 4A’s biology-chemistry student from the school to Last year’s from the five selected science class scorer Kong Tzu Yang, 20. receive the Pelajar Cemerlang award. STPM results stream students who got all As in Tzu Yang said group study The first was Soo Kit Keong, also showed that their papers said quality studying with friends had helped him a who received the award in 14.81% of science and proper time management con- lot. 2005. stream students tributed to her achievements. Another 4A’s scorer from
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