Knec Guidelines on Teacher Education Courses Assessments on the E-Assessment Portal
CONDUCT OF TEACHER EDUCATION ASSESSMENTS ON THE E-ASSESSMENT PORTAL
The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) wishes to bring the following information to the attention of all Principals of Diploma Teacher Training Colleges (TTCs):
1.0 KNEC will be conducting assessment in the following Teacher Education courses this year:
1.1 Diploma in Primary Teacher Education (DPTE);
1.2 Diploma in Early Childhood Teacher Education (DECTE);
1.3 Upgrade Diploma in Primary Teacher Education (UDPTE);
1.4 Upgrade Diploma in Early Childhood Teacher Education (UDECTE); and
1.5 Diploma in Secondary Teacher Education (DSTE).
2.0 All assessments shall be administered electronically through CBATE portal. Principals are therefore requested to adequately prepare for the assessment by putting in place the required ICT infrastructure for effective administration of School Based Assessments (SBA) and Summative Assessments online, using the KNEC e-assessment portal.
3.0 To facilitate the KNEC e-assessment process, all teacher trainees are required to have laptops with the following minimum specifications:
3.1 Licensed Windows 10 version 22H2 and above;
3.2 14-inch screen (minimum resolution 1920 x 1080);
3.3 Integrated Webcam;
3.4 HDD 256gb SSD;
3.5 Memory 8gb;
3.6 Core i3 gen 6 above;
3.7 Internal Battery that can last for more than 3hrs;
3.8 IEEE 802.11 Wireless capability (ac,g or n).
4.0 All Principals of the registered Diploma Teacher Training Colleges should ensure availability of stable internet connectivity and power supply.
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