Oyam, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An assessment of life skills and values among adolescents has started in Oyam district. The 1,050 participants in the exercise are between 13 to 17 years old and selected from different sub-counties within the district. They are being assessed in four key areas which include …
Read More »UMDPC recommends national assessment system for medical students
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners Council (UMDPC) is suggesting a national assessment system for medical students as part of the reforms in education. It is of the view that the national assessment will be part of the strategies to enhance the quality of …
Read More »UNEB: Continuous assessment now part of O’Level exams
After a 3 year delay, UNEB to start receiving continuous assessment scores Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Examinations Board-UNEB has finalized mechanisms that will be used by schools to transmit students’ school-based assessments under the new lower secondary curriculum. Unlike the old curriculum, which relied solely on …
Read More »Schools without UNEB centres will not transmit learners’ assessments: Odongo
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Examination Board-UNEB has said secondary schools which are not recognized as examination centres by the board will not be able to submit learners continuous assessment results in the new secondary curriculum. Dan Odongo, the UNEB Executive Director revealed this development to Uganda …
Read More »Irish educationist advices gov’t on assessment, teacher development
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Irish educationist Professor Emer Ring has advised the Ugandan Ministry of Education to rethink the current form of assessment and invest in teacher development in order to uplift the education standards in the country. Prof. Ring, the dean of Teacher Education at Mary Immaculate College, …
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