CS Magoha says there is no Grade 3 2019 exam; KNEC quashes the Grade 3 time table being circulated

Education CS George Magoha conducts CBC class observation on Friday 13 September, 2019 at Joytown Prim school, Thika. He restated that there is no Grade 3 national exam. Schools will administer a routine assessment of learners competencies the whole term to point out areas requiring interventions.

Education Cabinet Secretary Prof George Magoha has today said the exercise of monitoring Grade 3 learners progress isn’t an exam. According to the CS, the exercise was meant to collect data so as to inform policy decisions on the new Curriculum Based Curriculum,CBC. He said that there will be no timetable for the tests. While … Read more

2019 Grade 3 assessment isn’t an exam- knec insists as exercise gets underway country wide

Photo- Grade three children using digital devices for a math lesson at Kabulokorr primary school in Loima Turkana County.

The Kenya National Examinations Council, knec, has insisted that grade 3 learners will be subjected to a term long assessment and not an exam as it is being reported in the media. The council was responding to assertions that the learners will be sitting an examination in the exercise which kicked off on Monday September … Read more

2019 KNEC Grade 3 Exams- How to register learners for the 2019 Kenya Early Years Assessment; Requirements

Education CS George Magoha conducts CBC class observation on Friday 13 September, 2019 at Joytown Prim school, Thika. He restated that there is no Grade 3 national exam. Schools will administer a routine assessment of learners competencies the whole term to point out areas requiring interventions.

INTRODUCTION Following the adoption of the Competency Based Curriculum into the Kenyan Education System, the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) developed a Competency Based Assessment Framework (CBAF) for Basic Education guided by the Basic Education Curriculum Framework (BECF) and the Curriculum Designs for Early Years of Education (EYE). In this regard, KNEC has developed assessments … Read more

Grade 3 Assessment- Monitoring of Learners’ Progress and the role of teachers, education officers, in the assessment

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INTRODUCTION The Kenya National Examinations Council has developed guidelines for use by the Education field officers during the monitoring of learner progress for the 2019 grade 3 learners in  both public and private primary schools offering KICD (Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development) Curriculum. The following learning areas will be assessed:- 1). English language activities;2). Mathematical … Read more