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Should Kenya abolish all school exams? Expert sets out five reasons why they’re still useful

Should Kenya abolish all school exams? Expert sets out five reasons why they’re still useful

THE role of examinations in Kenyan schools is under scrutiny. This is because there is a lot that is wrong with the country’s examinations, a situation that threatens to derail education gains made over the decades. For instance, for two consecutive years – last year and the year before – the periods during the country’s national examination period were marred by allegations of leaked tests. These allegations are linked to cartels which make money from parents and learners. BEATRICE M’MBOGA AKALA, Lecturer, University of the Witwatersrand There were also reports this year of high school students receiving contradicting results from…
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6 priorities to get Kenya’s curriculum back on track – or risk excluding many children from education

6 priorities to get Kenya’s curriculum back on track – or risk excluding many children from education

KENYA’S education curriculum was reformed in 2017 to improve its quality – but now many Kenyans are calling for change again. Public disillusionment with the competency-based curriculum has forced a government review. Frustrations with the curriculum centre around the complexity of learning activities and its sustainability given the high costs involved in its delivery. Authors ELISHEBA KIRU, Postdoctoral Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center BRENDA WAWIRE, Associate Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center The previous 8-4-4 curriculum, launched in 1985, required eight years of primary schooling and four years each of secondary and tertiary education. Critics…
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