Belio Kipsang Describes the KNEC’s New Grading Systems
During a meeting of the Presidential Working Group on Education Reforms (PWPER) on Monday, Belio Kipsang, the Principal Secretary of Basic Education, provided an overview of the new grading scheme for the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE). The five essential disciplines that are pertinent to a student’s area of concentration would be the focus of this redesigned grading system, according to Kipsang. The improvement of students’ literacy and numeracy abilities will be the system’s main focus.
The new methodology will only take these five subjects into account as a cluster, as opposed to the existing method, which takes into account all subjects a student is pursuing. Kipsang emphasized that the goal of this reform is to stop kids who have the talent and interest to pursue careers in engineering or medicine from being excluded from school because of one topic that has a negative impact on their Mean Grade overall.
This change is in line with the task force’s recommendations to change the grading scheme for national exams. Kipsang made the observation that students pursuing specialized vocations may have been hurt by the current grading system, which was created for certification.
The Principal Secretary further stressed that the present education strategy goes beyond just guaranteeing everyone attends school. It also places a high priority on giving every child, regardless of social background, physical condition, or mental state, the best learning opportunities possible.
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In their recommendations, the CBC task panel advised President William Ruto to do away with secondary school categorisation. Instead, they suggested categorizing secondary schools according to the professional choices of students, enabling students to select schools based on the subjects offered and their intended professions.
The Working Group also suggested changing the name of the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) to the Kenya National Assessment Council (KNAC), under the direction of Raphael Munavu. They recommended that, in order to assure high-quality education, the Ministry change its emphasis from compulsory to elective topics, allowing students to choose classes that are relevant to their interests. At the moment, junior high school students must take fourteen subjects.
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