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Usually, the exam time ran from the last week of October and takes three days. In 2016, the exams were held In October. [2] Results were then announced by the Minister for Education sometime in November. Efforts were ongoing to scrap the KCPE exam. KCPE was eventually replaced by KPSEA (Kenya Primary School Education Assessment.) [3] [4] [5]
Since 1985, public education in Kenya has been based on an 8-4-4 system, [2] [3] with eight years of primary education followed by four years of secondary school and four years of college or university. Prior to the 8-4-4 model, Kenya's education system was structured as 7-4-2-3 curriculum.
The Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) is an academic certificate awarded to candidates upon completion of secondary education in Kenya. [1]The first KCSE exam was held in 1989 at the same time as the last Kenya Advanced Certificate of Education (KACE), which it replaced as the entrance requirement for Kenyan universities.
In Kenya, the grading system varies according to overall performance of candidates in the national exam called Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE).. All grade thresholds change per year according to the intensity of the exam.
Despite the goals of FPE to improve equitable education for all, analysis of the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examination scores showed that counties with high enrollment impact and improved KCPE scores were in the arid and semi-arid area, while counties with high enrollment impact and lower KCPE scores were in coastal areas.
The President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology mission is to provide advice to the president and the Executive Office of the President. PCAST makes policy recommendations in areas such as understanding of science, technology, and innovation. PCAST is administered by the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP).
The Government of India in its Sixth Five-Year Plan in 1980 introduced an elaborate scheme for the promotion of science and technology. [4] It constituted a Cabinet Committee on Science and Technology (CCST) on 3 March 1981. Chaired by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, the committee created Science Advisory Committee to the Cabinet (SACC). [5]
Optical mark recognition (OMR) is the scanning of paper to detect the presence or absence of a mark in a predetermined position. [4] Optical mark recognition has evolved from several other technologies. In the early 19th century and 20th century patents were given for machines that would aid the blind. [2]