The Development of an Integrity Cultivating Module in School-based Assessment (PBS) among Malaysian
The competency and integrity required for better understanding and practice of PBS does not only come from the process, but also in terms of providing support or ‘scaffolding’ for the teachers in recognising the student as a learner, improving the teacher’s own reflective skills, understanding the daily teaching plan and constructive alignment of curriculum , pedagogy and assessment. The approach used is focused on the teacher in order to upgrade his/her knowledge, skills and competency in implementing the assessment at school. The cultivation of integrity in School-based assessment (PBS) among the teachers is geared towards encouraging them to become committed and dedicated in implementing assessments in a serious, efficient manner, thus moving away from the usual teacher-focused approach to the student-focused approach in their effort to understand the student’s needs as a learner, their function as reflective teachers, their ability to plan and evaluate students’ assessment to illustrate the latter’s overall performance. The teachers show their integrity via their professional commitment, responsibility and actions. The module based on the cultivation of integrity in school-based assessment among Malaysian teachers aims to broaden the guidance support for teachers (embedded in the training) which consists of various domains to enable better evaluation of complex assessment tasks and construction of suitable instrument for measuring the relevant cognitive, affective and psychomotor domains to describe the students’ achievement. The instrument for Integrity Cultivation in School-based Assessment (PBS) has been developed and validated for measuring the effectiveness of the module constructed. This module is targeted towards assisting the staff in the Education Ministry, especially the principal trainers, teachers, headmasters and education officers to acquire effective intervention for improving the PBS assessors’ integrity and competency.