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01 Nov 2010

12:46:27

i think kcse and kcpe should never determine the future of students. they should only be gauges of the government in the quality of education- both content and delivery. secondary schools and universities should set their own standards of picking their students to increase competition in education market. also, talking of fairness, equality and dignity, reviews by schools and tuitions within schools or conducted by teachers themselves should be strictly banned/abolished. this is a matter of, 1) conflict of intereset with regards to schools and teachers in the conduct of their primary duties and 2) equality among students who cannot affford to pay for these extra services. lastly, officials should make it a point that the focus of kenyan education should never be solely academics and examinations.

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29 Mar 2010
09:33:00

Setting of exams is done by teachers from national schools. These teachers are presumed to be better placed because they have adequate resources to research questions before implementing. A national examination is such a serious issue that it must undergo several checks to ensure that it meets all the standards. These checks and balances cannot be done by a teacher from a village school with scarce research materials. The Kenya National examination council carries out its own research in selecting suitable candidates to set examinations. These researches involve many aspects including integrity, honesty, ethical standards, deep knowledge of the subject, experience in the actual teaching of students, experience in administering quality school based examinations, marking experience is also considered, interest in the examination just to mention a few. The probability of such teachers leaking examination is so minimal next to zero. Such teachers also undergo oathing and hence are bound to ensure that all schools and students have equal chances of passing. One thing you can be assured is that even the wife or husband ,children or relatives and friends of such a person have absolutely no idea that he/she sets national examinations!!!

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30 Mar 2010
11:41:48

In Kenya never trust anyone so it's very unfair 4 those TA's 2 b given the sole mandate of setting national exams coz some information ends up reaching their students and this disadvantages students from lower schools especially District schools!