COMPARE AND CONTRAST THE KBSR CURRICULUM SPECIFICATIONS AND THE KSSR

STANDARD DOCUMENT YEAR 3

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KBSR KSSR- 10 units - The units organized

around three main worlds: The world of Personal Relationships, The world of Stories and The world of Knowledge

- The modules are presented in each unit thematically linked to the situations.

- 16 learning units - three broad themes; The

world of Self, Family and Friends, World of Stories and World of Knowledge.

KBSR KSSR

- Each unit consists of activities which centre around a theme and from such theme the language is developed.

- The relevant children’s own experiences are included to ensure successful learning [four language skills namely listening, speaking, reading and writing]

- Each units will cover all the five modules in the following order: Listening and Speaking, Reading, Writing, Grammar, Language Arts.

- textbook package consisting of the Textbook (TB) and the Activity book (AB).

- written in accordance to the Standard Document for the Primary School English Curriculum (KSSR) for year three.

KBSR KSSR

- The textbook being the main source of learning for pupils

- develops the students’ ability to communicate confidently in English and experience the use of the language in various ways.

- The package is designed to equip pupils with basic language skills that would enable them to communicate effectively in variety of contexts appropriate to their levels of development.

- The modular approach has been used to provide pupils with the opportunity to focus and develop their language skills in each module.

KBSR KSSR- text focuses on the

comprehension that is about ten or more sentences for each paragraph

- words usage are simplified to enable the pupils to understand the text easily especially to cater the needs of the pupils who are not well versed to the language.

- text type is relatively short and brief enable pupils to understand the text.

- questions type is ranging from the simple to difficult/lengthy.

- The learning form gradual understanding among the students throughout the year.

- text are written in short length comparable to the KBSR text types.

- reading comprehension is being simplified to a simpler meaning but it focuses on the greater understanding for student’s needs.

- learning units are seen quite appropriate to cater the learners understanding in general as the teaching and learning environment are arrange in such a way that students will learn a large variety of language skills and theme in their learning and teaching processes.