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Experts warn against centralised school student assessment

Staff Correspondent
Educationists yesterday expressed concern over the potential pitfalls, including dropout, of a centralised evaluation system the primary and mass education ministry plans to introduce to the students of classes III and V.
The ministry that organised a workshop on the issue at the Directorate of Primary Education believes the centralised evaluation system like SSC and HSC examinations will raise the quality of primary education.
But Professor Moniruzzaman Miah, chairman of the National Education Commission, told the inaugural session of the workshop: "Policymakers should make sure these examinations do not become
the biggest cause of student dropout at the primary level."
"The exams should aim at evaluating whether students achieved desired qualifications at the primary level," said Professor Miah, former vice-chancellor of Dhaka University, adding the objectives of the two examinations need clarification.
"The failure of students in exams discourages their parents from sending them to school, especially in rural areas."
He doubted whether the existing primary education management would be able to hold such large-scale examinations across the country.
"We need to consider whether teachers can hold such public
examinations across the country," said Rasheda K Chowdhury, director of the Campaign for Popular Education, a non-governmental organisation.
"Before going for public exams at the primary level, the government should ensure five teachers for as many classrooms in every primary school," she added. She also emphasised the need for keeping educational institutions out of politics for better education.
Nazrul Islam, director general of the Directorate of Primary Education, said: "If we fail to raise the quality of education in rural areas, education will be urban-centred."
Speaking at the workshop as the chief guest, Professor Jahan Ara Begum, advisor on primary and mass education to the prime minister, said: "The performance of teachers needs to be evaluated along with students'."
"Most teachers in our country don't try to increase their skills, which is an impediment to better primary education," she said. Primary and Mass Education Secretary Rafiqul Islam inaugurated the workshop.