"œScoreA" - Online Tutoring Programme in Malaysia

Abstract

In many societies, parents are willing to provide additional resources to ensure that their children excel in their education. An example of such an investment is private tutoring, which has increasingly become an important component of educational investments. Unlike other countries that have attempted to ban private tutoring, it is legally allowed in Malaysia. “ScoreA” is an online tutoring programme that is endorsed by the Malaysian Ministry of Education. This is a fully interactive programme to help students prepare for the examinations and equips the younger generation with knowledge and skills in information technology. This paper describes the features of ScoreA programme as an online tutoring tool in education

Keywords

• online tutoring, impact on education, Malaysia

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