Eye on excellence

MALAYSIA’S educational policy has gone through some big changes the past few years. One such change is the Kurikulum Standard Sekolah Rendah (KSSR) syllabus, which replaced the Kurikulum Bersepadu Sekolah Rendah (KBSR) in the primary school system in 2011.

The KSSR focuses more on teaching Higher-Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) than Lower-Order Thinking Skills (LOTS). While LOTS lead students to memorise concepts, HOTS trains them to synthesise and analyse information and knowledge to solve problems and make decisions. Students need to be equipped with HOTS for the later stages of their lives after schooling. It is particularly true in today’s society where analytical, critical and creative minds are in demand.

Eye Level is an enrichment programme developed by Daekyo, a leading educational service provider founded in 1976 in South Korea. Helping students become problem solvers, critical thinkers and lifelong learners, Eye Level has come up with robust curricula based on research, serving as a model throughout the world. The Eye Level curricula help students learn both LOTS and HOTS and apply these skills in and out of school.

Eye Level Math trains students to use LOTS and HOTS throughout its 32 levels. First, students master Basic Thinking Math (BTM) by practicing addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. They then learn Critical Thinking Math (CTM) dealing with situation-based questions. To understand the basic mathematical concepts of BTM, students need to use LOTS. On the other hand, to apply such basic concepts in CTM, they should develop HOTS.

Eye Level English first helps students develop LOTS.

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