Islamabad, November 05, 2021 (PPI-OT):On the directives of Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training Mr Shafqat Mahmood, an agenda item for the improvement of examination system was placed in 170th meeting of Inter Board Committee of Chairmen (IBCC) Forum at Islamabad which was attended by 49 members including 30 examination boards.
All the boards agreed that the examination and assessment pattern may be shifted from rote learning to conceptual learning. It was resolved that all the examination boards will prepare SLO (Students Learning Outcome) based question papers in future. The boards agreed to gradually move towards higher cognitive level questions with the weight age Knowledge 30%, Understanding 50% and Application 20%. The Forum recommended various examination reforms and advised boards to discuss the implementation strategy at their concerned forums.
The major recommendations include introducing automation of examination for improving efficiency and transparency, conducting curriculum-based examination, capacity building of examination staff and teachers to make assessment more valid and reliable, developing central items bank and rubrics to make assessment authentic, enhancing security system at the examination centers to curb cheating and other malpractices in examination, e-marking to make work smarter and faster, establishing research section in boards for analysis and future improvements.
The forum appreciated the initiatives taken by Federal Board and Kohat Board for introducing various reforms and technology in the examination system to ensure transparency and reliability. Secretary IBCC Prof Dr Ghulam Ali Mallah told media that it was the vision of Federal Minister to change the examination pattern that must be based on the concepts and understanding. He further said that these recommendations will play pivotal role to dent the old conventional system that is based on rote memorization. The reforms will help students to be problem-solvers.
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