MaRa Govt. unrelentingly dealing death blows to education – GCE A/ L exam bungled again
Monday 13 of August 2012
(Lanka-e-News -12.Aug.2012, 11.50PM) The Govt. of MaRa which has befouled the children’s education from the University entrants to grade one admissions has once again egregiously bungled the GCE adv. level examination . In this year’s exam , when the agriculture science exam under the old syllabus was conducted on the 11th , an amendment to the question paper 11 , which ought to have been distributed at the beginning of the test was given to the candidates only 15 mins. before the conclusion of the test , causing rude shock , panic and suffering to the students , Island wide, according to reports.
On the day of commencement of the exam on the 6th , a question in the combined mathematics paper was also completely erroneous. No solution was found for that. The ‘wonderful solution’ formulated by the bird brained Exam Commissioner to that was giving 100 marks in respect of that question . Obviously allocating marks in this manner would be most unfair by the clever students. Besides , by not rectifying the question , the time and energy of the students were simply wasted.
Later an amendment was introduced to the combined Maths question paper 11; and again on the 11th another amendment had to be introduced to the Agriculture science question paper . That amendment was not handed over on time.
In the deplorably muddled up circumstances , the Commissioner who is also part and parcel of these monumental bungling has instructed those in the frontline of the administration to scrupulously check the correctness of the future question papers that are to be submitted to the candidates and certify to that effect, reports say.
It is evident from this , the onerous responsibilities when setting the question papers have not been duly discharged by all those concerned. The confirmation that they are 100% accurate and correct had not been ensured prior to the papers being sent for printing.
Because the GCE adv/ level exam 2011 results too were plagued by outrageous and egregious blunders the entry of students to Universities was suspended causing immense pain of mind to the University entrants . To compound the already raging confusion , the GCE adv. level exam 2012 too had started on a most devastating note to the students, who are again mentally wrecked by wrong question papers , and erroneous questions .
Whither SL education ? Whither children’s future ? despite President’s oft quoted announcement , children’s education is country’s future investment .
Monday 13 of August 2012
(Lanka-e-News -12.Aug.2012, 11.50PM) The Govt. of MaRa which has befouled the children’s education from the University entrants to grade one admissions has once again egregiously bungled the GCE adv. level examination . In this year’s exam , when the agriculture science exam under the old syllabus was conducted on the 11th , an amendment to the question paper 11 , which ought to have been distributed at the beginning of the test was given to the candidates only 15 mins. before the conclusion of the test , causing rude shock , panic and suffering to the students , Island wide, according to reports.
On the day of commencement of the exam on the 6th , a question in the combined mathematics paper was also completely erroneous. No solution was found for that. The ‘wonderful solution’ formulated by the bird brained Exam Commissioner to that was giving 100 marks in respect of that question . Obviously allocating marks in this manner would be most unfair by the clever students. Besides , by not rectifying the question , the time and energy of the students were simply wasted.
Later an amendment was introduced to the combined Maths question paper 11; and again on the 11th another amendment had to be introduced to the Agriculture science question paper . That amendment was not handed over on time.
In the deplorably muddled up circumstances , the Commissioner who is also part and parcel of these monumental bungling has instructed those in the frontline of the administration to scrupulously check the correctness of the future question papers that are to be submitted to the candidates and certify to that effect, reports say.
It is evident from this , the onerous responsibilities when setting the question papers have not been duly discharged by all those concerned. The confirmation that they are 100% accurate and correct had not been ensured prior to the papers being sent for printing.
Because the GCE adv/ level exam 2011 results too were plagued by outrageous and egregious blunders the entry of students to Universities was suspended causing immense pain of mind to the University entrants . To compound the already raging confusion , the GCE adv. level exam 2012 too had started on a most devastating note to the students, who are again mentally wrecked by wrong question papers , and erroneous questions .
Whither SL education ? Whither children’s future ? despite President’s oft quoted announcement , children’s education is country’s future investment .
