If I were examination officer I would not
accept this!
Let reach a
time to be serious with what we are doing. We must use our profession effectively.
We must differentiate between examination and collected questions. You might be
surprised why I am starting my writing these phrases.
I have been looking
Form Three Geography Terminal Examination, but myself I satisfied that it is
not examination but collected questions. Why you think I am saying this?
Paper is of poor format. We have been
using to see geography paper carries twelve 12 questions, Question number one
is Physical and Human geography (choosing items and 10 items are located). Question
number two is matching items (5 items), number three is a question of describing
(10 marks).
Section B, of 27 marks, there are statistics,
research, and survey questions. Section C caries questions from map reading,
and photography interpretation. And section D, regional focal studies, where
questions related to population, environmental problems, farming, transport and
others are appointed.
The poor format
of form three geography examination affect the content of the examination
itself, hence the paper dominated highly with physical geography questions and
neglect other aspects.
What we should ask ourselves.
i)
Are we doing examination or collected
questions?
ii)
What is the difference between
examination and class work? Or the difference is the number of questions?
iii)
Do form three students know nothing
about agriculture, transport, factor for urban migration, why population
pressure etc.
iv)
Is the paper validated by The Head
of department?
This
is among the effect of going against our commitment. I know that
there are many papers like this, and you will see them.
My suggestion, we should have examination body to modify the exams,
before printed and distributed to the students. I conclude by saying this type
of examination is invalid, and doesn’t prepare student rather prepare him for
cramming.
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