Department of Examination of the Ministry of Education, Sri Lanka has been failing: to properly organize the G.C.E. A/L 2011 result release as was scheduled.
IT Imprint understands the situation has resulted due to several factors:
1. G.C.E. A/L 2011 examination included participation of new syllabus students and old syllabus students. Due to slight differences in content and structure of the papers allocated to the 2 groups, assignation of marks also differed. Despite such deviation, both the groups will be ranked within the same list; which will be used to grant university entrance.
2. Considering these facts is had been previously decided that the new syllabus shall be favoured in rankings. Accordingly, it had been set that ranking should be in 60%-new syllabus to 40%-old syllabus ratio. This design was challenged and after several rounds of discussions, was abolished.
3. In addition, several discussion sessions had to be held regarding paper marking on certain subjects (eg: Accountancy…)
4. Previously, totaling of subject marks was done by marking panels. However, due to inefficiencies related to 2010 G.C.E. O/L examination evaluation, the Department of Examinations tookover the totaling process- creating additional workload.
5. Rumors exist that after marking sessions completed, some unmarked papers were found during data entry and extra-time was spent on marking them.
6. The newly introduced ICT subject evaluation revealed most answersheets not scoring marks as the answers provided by students remained insufficient. Extra-time was taken on remodeling the issue.
7. As a tradition, a committee comprising participation from the University Grant Commission, Statistics Department has to assemble to conclude A/L examination results. Due to certain legal issues, participation of Legal Officers in the committee was declared recently. However, it is reported that several sessions of assembly ended in failure due to unattended members.
8. General acceptance is that A/L results should be released before O/L examinations begin. However, under current circumstances, D.O.E. has failed to do so.
9. The Examination Commissioner General is currently on a 3 month service extension over his scheduled retirement; hoping to release evaluation results sooner- but has failed so far.
Recent media reports pointed out that G.C.E. Advanced Level results will be out within this week to come. Let’s hope it will…
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