School Based Assessment

     School based assessment which is embedded in the teaching and learning process. School based assessment is one of the process school academic to evaluate the students learning progress. The new progress school based assessment in Malaysia was officially updated by the Ministry of  Education and its implemented in-line with the standard based primary school academic. The school based assessment reform was step by step starting in 2011. The new school based assessment in Malaysia which called as a PBS system.

     The advantages of this system in Malaysia is it involves students more actively in the assessment process, especially if self  or peer assessment is used in conjunction with teacher assessment. It also allows the teacher to give immediate and constructive feedback to students. School based assessment it stimulates continuous evaluation and adjustment of the teaching and learning programme. PBS system give more work to the teacher within teaching and need to be a creative in their teaching. There are also weaknesses that need to be acknowledged and improvements to be made.