This archive report was first published on 14 September 2019.
Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha has clarified the ongoing assessment of Grade 3 learners, stating that it is a continuous process that will continue until the end of the term.
Magoha refuted reports that the assessment is a one-week exercise expected to kick off on Monday, saying instead that it will continue until the end of the term.
‘I don’t know whose creation it is that the assessment will start on Monday and end on Friday. We are going to continue assessing our children until the end of the term,’ he said.
Magoha emphasized that the assessment is not an examination in the traditional sense, but rather a tool to monitor the progress of learning and identify areas for improvement.
He explained that the assessment is meant to establish whether learners have exceeded, met or failed to meet expectations, enabling teachers to focus on areas that need improvement.
Magoha also highlighted that the assessment materials can be downloaded and written on blackboards by teachers, making it an inexpensive exercise for schools.
He added that the English and Mathematics written tests will not be timed, providing relief to school heads who have been struggling to administer the assessment.
Magoha was speaking at Joy Town Special School in Thika while conducting pre-monitoring of the national examinations (KCPE and KCPE) and classroom observation of delivery of the Competency-Based Curriculum.
