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Rechecking SSC exam scripts reveals serious scams in the evaluation system

When 56,000 scripts of a public examination show changed marks and grades, it undeniably reveals serious scams in our evaluation system. Whatever we do or say, it raises questions about the acceptability of public exam results.  I have witnessed the shams and scams in public examination results since 1991, when I first became an examiner at the Dhaka Education Board. The problems unfold every year in new areas and forms, even though many parts of result preparation are done using machines and newer devices. I remember attending all the meetings before distributing the board examination scripts, but I saw that many...

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Rechecking SSC exam scripts reveals serious scams in the evaluation system

When 56,000 scripts of a public examination show changed marks and grades, it undeniably reveals serious scams in our evaluation system. Whatever we do...

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Is storytelling a powerful tool to teach vocabulary and grammar? Teaching English using isolated grammar has become an established practice in our English teaching...

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Rechecking SSC exam scripts reveals serious scams in the evaluation system

When 56,000 scripts of a public examination show changed marks and grades, it undeniably reveals serious scams in our evaluation system. Whatever we do or say, it raises questions about the acceptability of public exam results.  I have witnessed the shams and scams in public examination results since 1991, when I first became an examiner at the Dhaka Education Board....

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Rechecking SSC exam scripts reveals serious scams in the evaluation system

When 56,000 scripts of a public examination show changed marks and grades, it undeniably reveals serious scams in our evaluation system. Whatever we do or say, it raises questions about the acceptability of public exam results.  I have witnessed the...