March 2019 Ma Yojanar SSC/HSC Parixanu Time Table
Assessment is a serious and sensitive issue because lives are affected
either positively or negatively through its outcomes. These outcomes
have far reaching consequences, and have an impact not only on test
takers but teachers, society and the whole education milieu. Therefore,
assessment needs to be carried out judiciously because it helps to
identify what is working and what needs attention. It also needs to be
informative and fair because the benefits of sound assessment practices
can change lives. In the arena of education, assessment may broadly be
described as an ongoing and continuous effort to improve the quality of
teaching, learning, testing and curriculum design.
This paper aims to provide an overview of the English language
assessment at the secondary and higher secondary level in Bangladesh.
It particularly focuses on the two major English public tests – the
Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and the Higher Secondary
Certificate (HSC) examinations. The paper is presented in four parts.
The first part provides the background and outlines the secondary
education system in Bangladesh. Some major developments in
secondary education are also highlighted. In the second part the content,
format and assessment criteria of the two English tests and the
washback effect of these tests are also discussed. The third part reviews
some of the pertinent issues related to testing and assessment. The
fourth part describes a small study that investigates the perspectives of
teacher cum examiners regarding their views on the various aspects of
the tests and their suggestions for improving the tests.
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Assessment is a serious and sensitive issue because lives are affected
either positively or negatively through its outcomes. These outcomes
have far reaching consequences, and have an impact not only on test
takers but teachers, society and the whole education milieu. Therefore,
assessment needs to be carried out judiciously because it helps to
identify what is working and what needs attention. It also needs to be
informative and fair because the benefits of sound assessment practices
can change lives. In the arena of education, assessment may broadly be
described as an ongoing and continuous effort to improve the quality of
teaching, learning, testing and curriculum design.
This paper aims to provide an overview of the English language
assessment at the secondary and higher secondary level in Bangladesh.
It particularly focuses on the two major English public tests – the
Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and the Higher Secondary
Certificate (HSC) examinations. The paper is presented in four parts.
The first part provides the background and outlines the secondary
education system in Bangladesh. Some major developments in
secondary education are also highlighted. In the second part the content,
format and assessment criteria of the two English tests and the
washback effect of these tests are also discussed. The third part reviews
some of the pertinent issues related to testing and assessment. The
fourth part describes a small study that investigates the perspectives of
teacher cum examiners regarding their views on the various aspects of
the tests and their suggestions for improving the tests.
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