The government should consider a holding a referendum on its troublesome school-based assessment system, which has teachers up in arms, an opposition MP said today.

Many educators find the administration of the system introduced in 2011 that requires plenty of data entry into the computer an extra burden they cannot afford to carry out, the PAS parliamentarian for Temerloh, Nasruddin Hassan, said.

NONE "From the operational and implementation aspect, it is seen as weak and troublesome. More than that, the new system diverts the attention of teachers from their main task, which is to teach," Nasrudin ( right ) said in a statement.

At the recent 67th Umno general assembly, a Pahang Umno delegate had also raised issues with the Pentaksiran Berasaskan Sekolah (PBS) dan Sistem Pengurusan Pentaksiran Berasaskan Sekolah (SPPBS) administrative systems.

Ahmad Nazlan Idris of the Jerantut Umno division said teachers took a long time to complete their tasks under these two systems and as a result, even their marital ties were affected.

"Don't ignore the point of view of the teachers, because they are the ones to administer this system and will make or break the system," Nasrudin said.

He therefore recommended that the government carries out a referendum on the system and gathers the proper feedback.

Education Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has said the government would look into this plight of the teachers.