UPSR 2014: Conspiracy of Theories

The headlines were hot with the same issue;

"UPSR questions leaked"

Should the questions be leaked, what is there to be worried about?

First, students won't be covering the whole book and chapters and only focus on finding the questions' answers.

Then, the overall UPSR result will be booming and Malaysia will be overcrowded with excellent exam-acing students.

After that, it is either

our education system and education security doubted and questioned by many parties, and/or

most of our students won't be able to live up to the expectation of a brilliant student in further education levels.

Afterwards, parents and guardians will get super worried of their children's future because their achievements in UPSR were "downgraded". Officers in schools and the education ministry would probably be scratching their heads to resolve the huge buzz erupted nationwide.

 

So, yeah, that is something to be worried about.

I mean, who won't be worried about the future of their own children? And about their honesty in their job?

Just to share my view, this is what I think about this issue.

The Spot Question Theory

UPSR (and all other exams in Malaysia) has long existed in the country. Honestly, I have never come across any exams in my life (be it UPSR, PSRA, PMR, SPM, A-levels, and final semester exams in Diploma) which do not offer spot questions and exam tips.

Dude, let me tell you this. Teachers, lecturers, and smart ass students don't go around answering exams and marking exam papers respectively without looking at the question trends and PREDICTING what sort of questions to come out in the upcoming exams.

Hence, if suddenly a lucky teacher hits the jackpot and his spot questions were almost 100% "published" on the exam paper, then duh, I would say its his students' lucky day.

As long as this Spot Question Trend is still on the loose, then this phenomenon is still a possibility to happen again in the future.

The Honesty Theory

There is this question of honesty bubbling around our heads when it comes to exams. Is our students being honest in their studies? Oh, wait. Let me rephrase that. Is our students being honest in answering the exams?

I doubt that the students really care about the leaked questions at that young age, unless their environment has groomed them to race for the highest marks possible with any means necessary.

Parents and teachers, let's make our students and children answer the questions at their best. I mean, at "their" best, not at our they-are-supposed-to-get-that-achievement kind of best. Seriously, that is what I think is happening nowadays.

Two theories. For now.

Hope that enlightens our next step to brighten our generation's future.

Some links for enlightenment:

http://apps2.moe.gov.my/lponline/v1/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=443:penjelasan-kementerian-pendidikan-malaysia-berkaitan-penangguhan-ujian-mata-pelajaran-science-bahasa-inggeris-ujian-pencapaian-sekolah-rendah-upsr-tahun-2014&catid=147:info-upsr&Itemid=189&lang=en

http://www.therakyatpost.com/news/2014/09/17/upsr-leaks-three-teachers-detained/

http://english.astroawani.com/news/show/chronology-of-leaked-upsr-2014-exam-papers-43899

http://www.thesundaily.my/news/1164136

PS: This is a personal opinion and not a fact.