THE STANDARD By
Augustine Oduor |
January 9th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
Pupils observe Covid-19 guidelines by social distancing. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]
Education stakeholders say the prolonged closure of schools may have resulted in learning losses, which may be unearthed by the evaluation.
Over 30,000 schools have up to the end of next week to prepare children for mass assessments to evaluate learners’ understanding of subjects, 10 months after closure of schools.
The Kenya National Examinations Council (Knec) said the Learning Continuity in Basic Education (LCBE) assessments should be administered two weeks after reopening.
“These assessments will be administered from January 18 to 22,” said Knec acting Chief Executive Officer Mercy Karogo.
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Saturday January 02 2021
Students of Mugoiri Girls High School in Murang a County walk outside the Kenya National Archives in Nairobi on December 19, 2020. There are conflicting voices in Kenya s education sector following the re-opening of schools. PHOTO | FILE | NMG
Summary
The country has 23,000 public primary schools with more than 12 million pupils and more than three million students in secondary schools, not counting learners in private institutions.
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There are neither additional classes, ablution facilities, nor complementary funding for schools as all levels of Kenyan learners resume in-class learning on January 4 after a nine-month disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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