Students and parents welcome new exam system
Students and parents welcome new exam system
Myanmar Times, 09 Mar 2017
URL: http://www.mmtimes.com/index.php/special-features/educentre/25292-students-and-parents-welcome-new-exam-system.html
In the new system, students have to take new approaches and methods to prepare for the exams.
The final exams in all the basic education grades except the matriculation exam were previously evaluated by the school exam system, but it has been three years since the final exams of the fourth and eighth standards were changed to the government exam system.
In the previous school exam system, the basic education students including matriculation classes were ranked first, second, third and so on depending on the marks they scored.
But, in the academic year of 2015-16, most of the basic education schools switched from the numeric ranking system to the grading system using letters A, B, C and D. During the current academic year of 2016-17, all the basic education schools in Myanmar have been using this new grading system for exam results.
Previously, students from the fourth and eighth standards had to take their monthly and final exams according to the schedule of the individual schools, but in the new system, they take it in accordance with the government exam system. So, students have had to take new approaches and methods to prepare for the new exams.
Under the previous school exam system, students have to study only a few lessons taught in the class, but under the government exam system, students have to study more.
With the school exam system, the students (Basic Education Level except matriculation) have to answer the lessons taught from the end of December during the final exam.
However, in the final exam of grade four and grade eight which was changed to government exam system, the students have to take an exam which covers all lessons from the beginning to the end of the academic year.
Most of the student’s parents also like the change from school exam system to government exam system in fourth and eighth standards.
But there are also parents who criticise the use of “Grade” in exam results as it is difficult to be certain of a student’s quality. In the past, the exam results of all basic education standards were announced with the actual marks that the student got in the exam.
Grade A is for marks between 80 and 100, Grade B for 60 to 79, Grade C for 40 to 59, and Grade D is for those who obtained less than 40 marks.
The final exams in all the basic education grades except the matriculation exam were previously evaluated by the school exam system, but it has been three years since the final exams of the fourth and eighth standards were changed to the government exam system.
In the previous school exam system, the basic education students including matriculation classes were ranked first, second, third and so on depending on the marks they scored.
But, in the academic year of 2015-16, most of the basic education schools switched from the numeric ranking system to the grading system using letters A, B, C and D. During the current academic year of 2016-17, all the basic education schools in Myanmar have been using this new grading system for exam results.
Previously, students from the fourth and eighth standards had to take their monthly and final exams according to the schedule of the individual schools, but in the new system, they take it in accordance with the government exam system. So, students have had to take new approaches and methods to prepare for the new exams.
Under the previous school exam system, students have to study only a few lessons taught in the class, but under the government exam system, students have to study more.
With the school exam system, the students (Basic Education Level except matriculation) have to answer the lessons taught from the end of December during the final exam.
However, in the final exam of grade four and grade eight which was changed to government exam system, the students have to take an exam which covers all lessons from the beginning to the end of the academic year.
Most of the student’s parents also like the change from school exam system to government exam system in fourth and eighth standards.
But there are also parents who criticise the use of “Grade” in exam results as it is difficult to be certain of a student’s quality. In the past, the exam results of all basic education standards were announced with the actual marks that the student got in the exam.
Grade A is for marks between 80 and 100, Grade B for 60 to 79, Grade C for 40 to 59, and Grade D is for those who obtained less than 40 marks.