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KNEC Continues To Fight 'Fake' KJSEA Analyses

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 Two days after flagging KJSEA results analysis as fake, the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has continued to dismiss persistent social media posts by schools publishing such analyses.

Source : KNEC (Facebook) 

Also Read: KNEC Warns Schools Against Analyzing KJSEA Results

The council maintains that KJSEA results do not require further analysis and has urged schools to refrain from reviving the old system of mean scores and rankings, which it says breeds unhealthy competition.

In a series of Facebook posts, KNEC condemned several schools for continuing to publish fake analysis, noting that the practice contravenes assessment reporting guidelines under Competency-Based Education (CBE).

“Reporting in KJSEA uses descriptive terms rather than raw marks to avoid reviving excessive competition associated with the former 8-4-4 system,” the council explained in a follow-up Facebook post issued a few hours after flagging the results analysis of a certain junior school.

KNEC further emphasized the importance of qualitative interpretation of KJSEA results.

“Achievement under the Competency-Based Assessment Framework (CBAF) is reported using four-level descriptors: Exceeding Expectations, Meeting Expectations, Approaching Expectations, and Below Expectations,” the examination body stated.

The council added that the descriptors are converted into an eight-point scale by subdividing each level into two bands as shown


Source : KNEC (Facebook)

It remains to be seen whether schools will heed the directive or whether KNEC will be compelled to go beyond merely flagging the analyses, potentially taking administrative action against culpable institutions.

 


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