Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek clarifies MPM for Year 4 and Form 3 is a centralised assessment to enable early intervention, not a high-stakes exam
KUALA LUMPUR: The Matriks Pembelajaran Malaysia (MPM) for Year Four and Form Three is a centralised assessment, but it is not a high-risk examination system.
Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek said its purpose is to open avenues for improvement to enhance student achievement.
She explained this following public queries after Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim announced the implementation of MPM for Year Four and Form Three students.
“The Year 4 Learning Matrix is an assessment aimed at evaluating student achievement in terms of literacy, numeracy and basic scientific skills,” she said in a Facebook post.
“The Form 3 Learning Matrix assesses student achievement in aspects of language skills, knowledge, application, reasoning and scientific process skills.”
She said the implementation of the Year 4 MPM allows student achievement to be assessed to design literacy and numeracy intervention programmes.
This is aligned with the Malaysia Education Plan (RPM) 2026–2035 and the new school curriculum.
The implementation allows for intervention space to be carried out while students are in Year Five and Year Six.
It also helps prepare them before entering secondary school and facing international level assessments.
“This means intervention space can be implemented while students are in Year 5 and 6, helping their preparation before entering secondary school and facing international assessments such as SEA-PLM, TIMSS and PISA,” she said.
