No mean scores in the new KJSEA grading system

The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has come out to clarify what it terms widespread misinformation about how thenew grading systemworks under the Competency-Based Education (CBE).At the heart of the confusion is the tendency by some schools to analyse Kenya Junior Secondary Education Assessment (KJSEA) results using the logic of the defunct 8-4-4 system- ranking learners, generating mean scores and suggesting grade-for-grade comparisons with KCSE.KNEC says this is misleading and fundamentally misunderstands the philosophy of CBE.“We urge schools to stop misleading the public with fake and inaccurateKJSEA results analysis. Unlike the former system, KJSEA does not provide an aggregate score,” said KNEC Chief Executive Officer Dr David Njengere.Follow The Standard
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on WhatsAppKNEC insists that understanding the new grading system is central to ensuring that CBE delivers on its promise of nurturing every learner’s potential.“Because CBC is about nurturing individual potential, not ranking learners.”Under the 8-4-4 system, learners’ performance was reduced to a single aggregate score derived from summing marks across subjects.This aggregate determined class position, school ranking and, eventually, placement into national, extra-county or county secondary schools.Excellence in one subject could easily be overshadowed by weakness in another, with little regard for a learner’s strengths, interests or talents.The new CBE grading model departs sharply from this approach. In KJSEA, each subject is assessed independently, and learners’ achievements are reported using performancelevels rather than numerical totlas or letter grades.These levels include categories such as Exceeding Expectations (EE), Meeting Expectations, Approaching Expectations and Below Expectations.“This approach ensures that a child’s excellence in one subject is notovershadowed by weaker performancein another. There is, therefore, no school mean score as is depicted in the attached fake analysis,” Njengere explained.KNEC has also moved to debunk claims circulating on social media and in some school communications that the “E” grade has replaced the traditional Grade A under the new system.According to Njengere, such headlines reflect a basic misunderstanding of assessment language.Stay informed. Subscribe to our newsletterBy clicking on theSIGN UPbutton, you agree to ourTerms & Conditionsand thePrivacy PolicySIGN UP“The EE is an abbreviation forExceeding Expectationsand not a value. A in KCSE is a value. So there is no way E has replaced A,” he said.Stay Informed, Stay Empowered: Download the Standard ePaper App!It is descriptive rather than comparative, focusing on what the learner can do, not how they rank against others.Follow The Standard
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At the heart of the confusion is the tendency by some schools to analyse Kenya Junior Secondary Education Assessment (KJSEA) results using the logic of the defunct 8-4-4 system- ranking learners, generating mean scores and suggesting grade-for-grade comparisons with KCSE.KNEC says this is misleading and fundamentally misunderstands the philosophy of CBE.“We urge schools to stop misleading the public with fake and inaccurateKJSEA results analysis. Unlike the former system, KJSEA does not provide an aggregate score,” said KNEC Chief Executive Officer Dr David Njengere.Follow The Standard
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on WhatsAppKNEC insists that understanding the new grading system is central to ensuring that CBE delivers on its promise of nurturing every learner’s potential.“Because CBC is about nurturing individual potential, not ranking learners.”Under the 8-4-4 system, learners’ performance was reduced to a single aggregate score derived from summing marks across subjects.This aggregate determined class position, school ranking and, eventually, placement into national, extra-county or county secondary schools.Excellence in one subject could easily be overshadowed by weakness in another, with little regard for a learner’s strengths, interests or talents.The new CBE grading model departs sharply from this approach. In KJSEA, each subject is assessed independently, and learners’ achievements are reported using performancelevels rather than numerical totlas or letter grades.These levels include categories such as Exceeding Expectations (EE), Meeting Expectations, Approaching Expectations and Below Expectations.“This approach ensures that a child’s excellence in one subject is notovershadowed by weaker performancein another. There is, therefore, no school mean score as is depicted in the attached fake analysis,” Njengere explained.KNEC has also moved to debunk claims circulating on social media and in some school communications that the “E” grade has replaced the traditional Grade A under the new system.According to Njengere, such headlines reflect a basic misunderstanding of assessment language.Stay informed. Subscribe to our newsletterBy clicking on theSIGN UPbutton, you agree to ourTerms & Conditionsand thePrivacy PolicySIGN UP“The EE is an abbreviation forExceeding Expectationsand not a value. A in KCSE is a value. So there is no way E has replaced A,” he said.Stay Informed, Stay Empowered: Download the Standard ePaper App!It is descriptive rather than comparative, focusing on what the learner can do, not how they rank against others.Follow The Standard
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KNEC says this is misleading and fundamentally misunderstands the philosophy of CBE.“We urge schools to stop misleading the public with fake and inaccurateKJSEA results analysis. Unlike the former system, KJSEA does not provide an aggregate score,” said KNEC Chief Executive Officer Dr David Njengere.Follow The Standard
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on WhatsAppKNEC insists that understanding the new grading system is central to ensuring that CBE delivers on its promise of nurturing every learner’s potential.“Because CBC is about nurturing individual potential, not ranking learners.”Under the 8-4-4 system, learners’ performance was reduced to a single aggregate score derived from summing marks across subjects.This aggregate determined class position, school ranking and, eventually, placement into national, extra-county or county secondary schools.Excellence in one subject could easily be overshadowed by weakness in another, with little regard for a learner’s strengths, interests or talents.The new CBE grading model departs sharply from this approach. In KJSEA, each subject is assessed independently, and learners’ achievements are reported using performancelevels rather than numerical totlas or letter grades.These levels include categories such as Exceeding Expectations (EE), Meeting Expectations, Approaching Expectations and Below Expectations.“This approach ensures that a child’s excellence in one subject is notovershadowed by weaker performancein another. There is, therefore, no school mean score as is depicted in the attached fake analysis,” Njengere explained.KNEC has also moved to debunk claims circulating on social media and in some school communications that the “E” grade has replaced the traditional Grade A under the new system.According to Njengere, such headlines reflect a basic misunderstanding of assessment language.Stay informed. Subscribe to our newsletterBy clicking on theSIGN UPbutton, you agree to ourTerms & Conditionsand thePrivacy PolicySIGN UP“The EE is an abbreviation forExceeding Expectationsand not a value. A in KCSE is a value. So there is no way E has replaced A,” he said.Stay Informed, Stay Empowered: Download the Standard ePaper App!It is descriptive rather than comparative, focusing on what the learner can do, not how they rank against others.Follow The Standard
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“We urge schools to stop misleading the public with fake and inaccurateKJSEA results analysis. Unlike the former system, KJSEA does not provide an aggregate score,” said KNEC Chief Executive Officer Dr David Njengere.Follow The Standard
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on WhatsAppKNEC insists that understanding the new grading system is central to ensuring that CBE delivers on its promise of nurturing every learner’s potential.“Because CBC is about nurturing individual potential, not ranking learners.”Under the 8-4-4 system, learners’ performance was reduced to a single aggregate score derived from summing marks across subjects.This aggregate determined class position, school ranking and, eventually, placement into national, extra-county or county secondary schools.Excellence in one subject could easily be overshadowed by weakness in another, with little regard for a learner’s strengths, interests or talents.The new CBE grading model departs sharply from this approach. In KJSEA, each subject is assessed independently, and learners’ achievements are reported using performancelevels rather than numerical totlas or letter grades.These levels include categories such as Exceeding Expectations (EE), Meeting Expectations, Approaching Expectations and Below Expectations.“This approach ensures that a child’s excellence in one subject is notovershadowed by weaker performancein another. There is, therefore, no school mean score as is depicted in the attached fake analysis,” Njengere explained.KNEC has also moved to debunk claims circulating on social media and in some school communications that the “E” grade has replaced the traditional Grade A under the new system.According to Njengere, such headlines reflect a basic misunderstanding of assessment language.Stay informed. Subscribe to our newsletterBy clicking on theSIGN UPbutton, you agree to ourTerms & Conditionsand thePrivacy PolicySIGN UP“The EE is an abbreviation forExceeding Expectationsand not a value. A in KCSE is a value. So there is no way E has replaced A,” he said.Stay Informed, Stay Empowered: Download the Standard ePaper App!It is descriptive rather than comparative, focusing on what the learner can do, not how they rank against others.Follow The Standard
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KNEC insists that understanding the new grading system is central to ensuring that CBE delivers on its promise of nurturing every learner’s potential.“Because CBC is about nurturing individual potential, not ranking learners.”Under the 8-4-4 system, learners’ performance was reduced to a single aggregate score derived from summing marks across subjects.This aggregate determined class position, school ranking and, eventually, placement into national, extra-county or county secondary schools.Excellence in one subject could easily be overshadowed by weakness in another, with little regard for a learner’s strengths, interests or talents.The new CBE grading model departs sharply from this approach. In KJSEA, each subject is assessed independently, and learners’ achievements are reported using performancelevels rather than numerical totlas or letter grades.These levels include categories such as Exceeding Expectations (EE), Meeting Expectations, Approaching Expectations and Below Expectations.“This approach ensures that a child’s excellence in one subject is notovershadowed by weaker performancein another. There is, therefore, no school mean score as is depicted in the attached fake analysis,” Njengere explained.KNEC has also moved to debunk claims circulating on social media and in some school communications that the “E” grade has replaced the traditional Grade A under the new system.According to Njengere, such headlines reflect a basic misunderstanding of assessment language.Stay informed. Subscribe to our newsletterBy clicking on theSIGN UPbutton, you agree to ourTerms & Conditionsand thePrivacy PolicySIGN UP“The EE is an abbreviation forExceeding Expectationsand not a value. A in KCSE is a value. So there is no way E has replaced A,” he said.Stay Informed, Stay Empowered: Download the Standard ePaper App!It is descriptive rather than comparative, focusing on what the learner can do, not how they rank against others.Follow The Standard
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“Because CBC is about nurturing individual potential, not ranking learners.”Under the 8-4-4 system, learners’ performance was reduced to a single aggregate score derived from summing marks across subjects.This aggregate determined class position, school ranking and, eventually, placement into national, extra-county or county secondary schools.Excellence in one subject could easily be overshadowed by weakness in another, with little regard for a learner’s strengths, interests or talents.The new CBE grading model departs sharply from this approach. In KJSEA, each subject is assessed independently, and learners’ achievements are reported using performancelevels rather than numerical totlas or letter grades.These levels include categories such as Exceeding Expectations (EE), Meeting Expectations, Approaching Expectations and Below Expectations.“This approach ensures that a child’s excellence in one subject is notovershadowed by weaker performancein another. There is, therefore, no school mean score as is depicted in the attached fake analysis,” Njengere explained.KNEC has also moved to debunk claims circulating on social media and in some school communications that the “E” grade has replaced the traditional Grade A under the new system.According to Njengere, such headlines reflect a basic misunderstanding of assessment language.Stay informed. Subscribe to our newsletterBy clicking on theSIGN UPbutton, you agree to ourTerms & Conditionsand thePrivacy PolicySIGN UP“The EE is an abbreviation forExceeding Expectationsand not a value. A in KCSE is a value. So there is no way E has replaced A,” he said.Stay Informed, Stay Empowered: Download the Standard ePaper App!It is descriptive rather than comparative, focusing on what the learner can do, not how they rank against others.Follow The Standard
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Under the 8-4-4 system, learners’ performance was reduced to a single aggregate score derived from summing marks across subjects.This aggregate determined class position, school ranking and, eventually, placement into national, extra-county or county secondary schools.Excellence in one subject could easily be overshadowed by weakness in another, with little regard for a learner’s strengths, interests or talents.The new CBE grading model departs sharply from this approach. In KJSEA, each subject is assessed independently, and learners’ achievements are reported using performancelevels rather than numerical totlas or letter grades.These levels include categories such as Exceeding Expectations (EE), Meeting Expectations, Approaching Expectations and Below Expectations.“This approach ensures that a child’s excellence in one subject is notovershadowed by weaker performancein another. There is, therefore, no school mean score as is depicted in the attached fake analysis,” Njengere explained.KNEC has also moved to debunk claims circulating on social media and in some school communications that the “E” grade has replaced the traditional Grade A under the new system.According to Njengere, such headlines reflect a basic misunderstanding of assessment language.Stay informed. Subscribe to our newsletterBy clicking on theSIGN UPbutton, you agree to ourTerms & Conditionsand thePrivacy PolicySIGN UP“The EE is an abbreviation forExceeding Expectationsand not a value. A in KCSE is a value. So there is no way E has replaced A,” he said.Stay Informed, Stay Empowered: Download the Standard ePaper App!It is descriptive rather than comparative, focusing on what the learner can do, not how they rank against others.Follow The Standard
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This aggregate determined class position, school ranking and, eventually, placement into national, extra-county or county secondary schools.Excellence in one subject could easily be overshadowed by weakness in another, with little regard for a learner’s strengths, interests or talents.The new CBE grading model departs sharply from this approach. In KJSEA, each subject is assessed independently, and learners’ achievements are reported using performancelevels rather than numerical totlas or letter grades.These levels include categories such as Exceeding Expectations (EE), Meeting Expectations, Approaching Expectations and Below Expectations.“This approach ensures that a child’s excellence in one subject is notovershadowed by weaker performancein another. There is, therefore, no school mean score as is depicted in the attached fake analysis,” Njengere explained.KNEC has also moved to debunk claims circulating on social media and in some school communications that the “E” grade has replaced the traditional Grade A under the new system.According to Njengere, such headlines reflect a basic misunderstanding of assessment language.Stay informed. Subscribe to our newsletterBy clicking on theSIGN UPbutton, you agree to ourTerms & Conditionsand thePrivacy PolicySIGN UP“The EE is an abbreviation forExceeding Expectationsand not a value. A in KCSE is a value. So there is no way E has replaced A,” he said.Stay Informed, Stay Empowered: Download the Standard ePaper App!It is descriptive rather than comparative, focusing on what the learner can do, not how they rank against others.Follow The Standard
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Excellence in one subject could easily be overshadowed by weakness in another, with little regard for a learner’s strengths, interests or talents.The new CBE grading model departs sharply from this approach. In KJSEA, each subject is assessed independently, and learners’ achievements are reported using performancelevels rather than numerical totlas or letter grades.These levels include categories such as Exceeding Expectations (EE), Meeting Expectations, Approaching Expectations and Below Expectations.“This approach ensures that a child’s excellence in one subject is notovershadowed by weaker performancein another. There is, therefore, no school mean score as is depicted in the attached fake analysis,” Njengere explained.KNEC has also moved to debunk claims circulating on social media and in some school communications that the “E” grade has replaced the traditional Grade A under the new system.According to Njengere, such headlines reflect a basic misunderstanding of assessment language.Stay informed. Subscribe to our newsletterBy clicking on theSIGN UPbutton, you agree to ourTerms & Conditionsand thePrivacy PolicySIGN UP“The EE is an abbreviation forExceeding Expectationsand not a value. A in KCSE is a value. So there is no way E has replaced A,” he said.Stay Informed, Stay Empowered: Download the Standard ePaper App!It is descriptive rather than comparative, focusing on what the learner can do, not how they rank against others.Follow The Standard
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The new CBE grading model departs sharply from this approach. In KJSEA, each subject is assessed independently, and learners’ achievements are reported using performancelevels rather than numerical totlas or letter grades.These levels include categories such as Exceeding Expectations (EE), Meeting Expectations, Approaching Expectations and Below Expectations.“This approach ensures that a child’s excellence in one subject is notovershadowed by weaker performancein another. There is, therefore, no school mean score as is depicted in the attached fake analysis,” Njengere explained.KNEC has also moved to debunk claims circulating on social media and in some school communications that the “E” grade has replaced the traditional Grade A under the new system.According to Njengere, such headlines reflect a basic misunderstanding of assessment language.Stay informed. Subscribe to our newsletterBy clicking on theSIGN UPbutton, you agree to ourTerms & Conditionsand thePrivacy PolicySIGN UP“The EE is an abbreviation forExceeding Expectationsand not a value. A in KCSE is a value. So there is no way E has replaced A,” he said.Stay Informed, Stay Empowered: Download the Standard ePaper App!It is descriptive rather than comparative, focusing on what the learner can do, not how they rank against others.Follow The Standard
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levels rather than numerical totlas or letter grades.These levels include categories such as Exceeding Expectations (EE), Meeting Expectations, Approaching Expectations and Below Expectations.“This approach ensures that a child’s excellence in one subject is notovershadowed by weaker performancein another. There is, therefore, no school mean score as is depicted in the attached fake analysis,” Njengere explained.KNEC has also moved to debunk claims circulating on social media and in some school communications that the “E” grade has replaced the traditional Grade A under the new system.According to Njengere, such headlines reflect a basic misunderstanding of assessment language.Stay informed. Subscribe to our newsletterBy clicking on theSIGN UPbutton, you agree to ourTerms & Conditionsand thePrivacy PolicySIGN UP“The EE is an abbreviation forExceeding Expectationsand not a value. A in KCSE is a value. So there is no way E has replaced A,” he said.Stay Informed, Stay Empowered: Download the Standard ePaper App!It is descriptive rather than comparative, focusing on what the learner can do, not how they rank against others.Follow The Standard
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These levels include categories such as Exceeding Expectations (EE), Meeting Expectations, Approaching Expectations and Below Expectations.“This approach ensures that a child’s excellence in one subject is notovershadowed by weaker performancein another. There is, therefore, no school mean score as is depicted in the attached fake analysis,” Njengere explained.KNEC has also moved to debunk claims circulating on social media and in some school communications that the “E” grade has replaced the traditional Grade A under the new system.According to Njengere, such headlines reflect a basic misunderstanding of assessment language.Stay informed. Subscribe to our newsletterBy clicking on theSIGN UPbutton, you agree to ourTerms & Conditionsand thePrivacy PolicySIGN UP“The EE is an abbreviation forExceeding Expectationsand not a value. A in KCSE is a value. So there is no way E has replaced A,” he said.Stay Informed, Stay Empowered: Download the Standard ePaper App!It is descriptive rather than comparative, focusing on what the learner can do, not how they rank against others.Follow The Standard
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“This approach ensures that a child’s excellence in one subject is notovershadowed by weaker performancein another. There is, therefore, no school mean score as is depicted in the attached fake analysis,” Njengere explained.KNEC has also moved to debunk claims circulating on social media and in some school communications that the “E” grade has replaced the traditional Grade A under the new system.According to Njengere, such headlines reflect a basic misunderstanding of assessment language.Stay informed. Subscribe to our newsletterBy clicking on theSIGN UPbutton, you agree to ourTerms & Conditionsand thePrivacy PolicySIGN UP“The EE is an abbreviation forExceeding Expectationsand not a value. A in KCSE is a value. So there is no way E has replaced A,” he said.Stay Informed, Stay Empowered: Download the Standard ePaper App!It is descriptive rather than comparative, focusing on what the learner can do, not how they rank against others.Follow The Standard
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KNEC has also moved to debunk claims circulating on social media and in some school communications that the “E” grade has replaced the traditional Grade A under the new system.According to Njengere, such headlines reflect a basic misunderstanding of assessment language.Stay informed. Subscribe to our newsletterBy clicking on theSIGN UPbutton, you agree to ourTerms & Conditionsand thePrivacy PolicySIGN UP“The EE is an abbreviation forExceeding Expectationsand not a value. A in KCSE is a value. So there is no way E has replaced A,” he said.Stay Informed, Stay Empowered: Download the Standard ePaper App!It is descriptive rather than comparative, focusing on what the learner can do, not how they rank against others.Follow The Standard
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According to Njengere, such headlines reflect a basic misunderstanding of assessment language.Stay informed. Subscribe to our newsletterBy clicking on theSIGN UPbutton, you agree to ourTerms & Conditionsand thePrivacy PolicySIGN UP“The EE is an abbreviation forExceeding Expectationsand not a value. A in KCSE is a value. So there is no way E has replaced A,” he said.Stay Informed, Stay Empowered: Download the Standard ePaper App!It is descriptive rather than comparative, focusing on what the learner can do, not how they rank against others.Follow The Standard
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“The EE is an abbreviation forExceeding Expectationsand not a value. A in KCSE is a value. So there is no way E has replaced A,” he said.Stay Informed, Stay Empowered: Download the Standard ePaper App!It is descriptive rather than comparative, focusing on what the learner can do, not how they rank against others.Follow The Standard
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It is descriptive rather than comparative, focusing on what the learner can do, not how they rank against others.Follow The Standard
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