Presentation of the Results of the MELCS M & E  by ANNA LIZA CHAN https://padlet.com/annalizachan1/BCD6 Feel free to share your questions/thoughts and insights (Just click the + sign on the lower right hand of the screen) en-us 2021-07-22 03:05:38 UTC 2021-07-22 06:12:33 UTC hello@padlet.com Will we see the MELCs of the same construct in the Revision of CGs this FY? Thanks! https://padlet.com/annalizachan1/BCD6/wish/1657878009 2021-07-22 03:36:26 UTC https://padlet.com/annalizachan1/BCD6/wish/1657878009 Vietnam and Malaysia are the top 2 countries (among 6 countries) with a high percentage, with 82% and 58% respectively, of Grade 5 children performing at or above SDG 4.1.1b in reading for SEA-PLM. In Vietnam, current language education policy reflects the predominant status of Vietnamese as the medium of instruction across school levels. Ethnic minority language education (equitable to our MTB) has also received substantial policy attention, although its enactment leaves considerable room for improvement. Foreign language education policy prioritizes English given its status as an international language.From <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/332866557_Language_Education_Policy_in_Vietnam> Malaysia on the other hand (with 137 languages) use Malay as the medium of instruction in the National Secondary Schools while English is a compulsory subject in all schools. Parents are free to choose the type of school, national (Bahasa Melayu) or "nationalist-type" Chinese or Tamil. Those from the "national-type" schools are required to spend a year in transition class in order to acquire sufficient knowledge of Bahasa Melayu to be able to follow the instruction at the lower secondary school level (or Form I as it is called), where the medium of instruction is only in the national language, Bahasa Melayu.From <https://education.stateuniversity.com/pages/925/Malaysia-PREPRIMARY-PRIMARY-EDUCATION.html> In these high performing countries, they use their national language as a medium of instruction. Is it really MTB that will help our learners perform better in ILSA or is it another factor or other factors that should be looked into by our educational leaders? https://padlet.com/annalizachan1/BCD6/wish/1658028403 2021-07-22 06:12:33 UTC https://padlet.com/annalizachan1/BCD6/wish/1658028403