Address pandemic-induced learning loss quickly before it grows more critical, says expert

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KUALA LUMPUR: Farah Alina P Ramli is relieved schools have reopened and her son Qawiem Fuadi Shahrul Hazli can return to face-to-face teaching and learning sessions.

The eight-year-old boy, who is a pupil of SK Serting in Bandar Seri Jempol, Negri Sembilan, has spent over 200 days since March 2020 trying to master the three Rs via home-based teaching and learning sessions but has made little progress.

"It’s not that I didn’t try to help my son but I’ve my own career and another two children to take care of, including my youngest who is still nursing,” she said, adding that she is relieved schools reopened this week for the third term of the 2021/2022 school year. She said studies conducted overseas have shown that even an eight-week school shutdown can cause learning loss that can affect their comprehension skills.

"We don’t have clear data on the situation in Malaysia but I think the same thing must have happened here. As for students who participated in PdPR, the exact percentage of those who actually benefited from the sessions can be worrying as well. "This is because UPSR and PT3 have been abolished. As such, there is no public examination for them until they turn 17 and sit for SPM and later join the job market,” she said.

"The issue of overcrowding in classrooms is critical and has existed for a long time. And, the situation will worsen now with the projected increase in the number of children not being able to read due to the disruptions in their learning process during the pandemic,” he said.

 

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