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...
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...
Is storytelling a powerful tool to teach vocabulary and grammar? Teaching English using isolated grammar has become an established practice in our English teaching...
The results of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations were published three weeks after the government's initial announcement that they would be...
This provides an initial assessment of the overarching environmental issues such as health and infrastructure issues faced by New Orleans to rein habit the...
KAZI SAMEEO SHEESH, MD. MOAZZEM HOSSAIN and MOHAMMAD TAREQUE RAHMAN wrote about Language and Numeric Foundation
Abstract: The paper highlights how the government primary schools...
The context
Having the change in the development of many sectors in Bangladesh, it is exquisitely denotable for primary education, where near about 100% children are within the school campus which was a great challenge before two decades. Now the parents in a slum or most remote area in the hills are committed to involving their children in the schooling...
BRAC leaves no vital branch of social development untouched. Its intervention in the education scenario originates from pre-primary education to tertiary level. It launched...
Under the umbrella of various teacher associations, teachers get together and press home their demands or extract some benefits from the authorities concerned. Teachers’...
Recently the University Grants Commission or UGC has conducted a survey on our five public universities. It has revealed the findings which really tend...
Introduction
It is needless to say that Madrasa education is one of the oldest education systems in the Indian subcontinent. It is a “purely” native...
With a view to improving the quality of secondary education in Bangladesh, the government has taken different initiatives. Providing training to the teachers is...
Recently the University Grants Commission or UGC has conducted a survey on our five public universities. It has revealed the findings which really tend...
HELALI MORTUZA BHUIYAN wrote about Statement of Purpose
1. Preface
This article is all about writing a good Statement of Purpose or SOP. I am assuming...
The Primary School teachers under different banners of their association have registered their protest of the government decision to allow Brac supervision and monitor...
The results of the Higher Secondary Examination or HSC result help students determine the future course of study and aim of life. Hence, it attaches much importance. This year 74.30 per cent of students passed the HSC examinations against 78.67 per cent of the previous year. Besides the pass rate, the results also showed a decline in the number...
The results of the Secondary School Certificate examination came out with the message of a significantly high pass rate and higher grades. And this has become a common picture for the last six years which definitely make us elated as it shows that we are rightly keeping pace with the global jump. Is it the case actually, if we...
Bangladesh has experienced a new curriculum, mostly known as a ‘competency-based’ curriculum, since January 2023. The teachers who teach English say the curriculum and the textbooks based on the spirit of this curriculum have been designed quite differently from the previous ones.
One of the most important changes is that students do not have or very little homework, which exacerbates...
We are living in the age of science and computer. Till today we enjoy the most sophisticated scientific development. When and where its onward march stops are unknown to us. To cope with the situation we need to produce a procession of science graduates and a galaxy of experts in different branches of science. But we see a grim...
Even during the closure of corona two public universities namely Barishal and Jahangirnagar witness a very turbulent situation. On 16 February an altercation took...
With a view to making university education in Bangladesh a ‘brand’ for others to follow, the Education Quality Assurance Foundation (EQAF) was founded by...
A very recent report regarding the education of private universities was released in the Parliamentary Standing Committee on education ministry meeting which has baffled...
BRAC leaves no vital branch of social development untouched. Its intervention in the education scenario originates from pre-primary education to tertiary level. It launched...
Once famous educationist and the ex-vice chancellor of Jahangirnar University Professor Zillur Rahman Siddique said in a function ‘living in the university campus itself...
GOUTAM ROY and SAMIR RANJAN NATH wrote about the necessity a short course on Educational Evaluation and Assessment
Abstract: The aim of this study was...
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...
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...
Is storytelling a powerful tool to teach vocabulary and grammar? Teaching English using isolated grammar has become an established practice in our English teaching...
The results of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations were published three weeks after the government's initial announcement that they would be...
Is it rational to establish 600 Model Schools and Colleges? Whenever any government assumes office, it wants to do something exceptional in established fields...
Our familiarity with Bloom’s Taxonomy may be greater than SOLO Taxonomy. Bloom’s Taxonomy organises learning objectives hierarchically from basic recall to creation, while SOLO...
The nation is eagerly awaiting an exciting, people-friendly budget 2026-2027 from the new government that reflects most of their desires. It is expected that...
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...
