THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION CLEARS THE AIR ON CBC
In summary:
All pupils who are currently undertaking this test shall be promoted to Grade 4 next year. No pupil will be forced to repeat for being a failure.
The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) is collecting data from all schools across the country to inform its future policies.
The Ministry of Education has finally given the long-awaited for maiden remarks about the ongoing Grade three CBC assessment tests. These examinations kicked off last week amidst a few bottle-necks.
Some of the major challenges voiced by teachers include overwhelming numbers of pupils and inadequate examination materials.
Besides, teachers have also argued that the tests are too shallow. They may thus not fully depict the true picture of the learners’ skills and competencies.
