Supporting Improvements in English Teaching: Cambridge Baseline 2013
Client: Ministry of Education
Country: Malaysia
Cambridge English Language Assessment worked with the Malaysian Ministry of
Education to evaluate the learning, teaching and assessment of English, together
with levels of language proficiency, from pre-school to pre-university levels.
In October 2011, the Ministry of Education
launched a review of the education
system in order to develop a new National
Education Blueprint – the Malaysia
Education Blueprint 2013–2025.
Following this, the Ministry asked us to
undertake a comprehensive evaluation of
English learning, teaching and assessment
from pre-school to pre-university levels.
This assessment is now delivered, and project – students, teachers and curricula,
aims to enable the Malaysian Government assessments and learning materials –
to set realistic and achievable targets for with all recommendations linked to the
the future. The project has also provided transformational changes identified in the
baseline data which the Ministry can use Malaysia Education Blueprint 2013–2025.
to determine whether these targets are
The evidence-based 2013 baseline findings
being met, and therefore whether its reform
provide the Ministry with a clear picture
strategies are proving successful.
of how the Malaysian English language
The key aim of the evaluation was to education system is currently performing
benchmark student and teacher English against internationally recognised
language proficiency against international standards along with the recommended
standards. Teachers were also benchmarked next steps required to implement an
with regard to teaching knowledge and integrated solution.
teaching practice. The role of a range of
other factors such as the contexts of and
attitudes towards learning, school location, “The Ministry asked us to
school type, class specialisation and gender undertake a comprehensive
on language proficiency was explored and
current national curricula, assessments and evaluation of English
learning materials were reviewed. learning, teaching and
A full report on our findings has been assessment from pre-school
presented to the Malaysian Government,
along with recommendations on how to pre-university levels”
to further improve standards of English
teaching, learning and assessment across
the country.
Key findings and recommendations
were focused on three areas of the
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