Pupils from Camp Brethren Christian School warm up before taking part in a clean-up exercise at Morgan trading centre, Gilgil. The exercise is part of the Competence Based Curriculum (CBC).
Photo credit: Macharia Mwangi | Nation Media Group
Most parents feel insecure largely on account of the cost and their involvement in their children’s school work.
At this point, it will ask itself whether some of the costly learning activities can be substituted, for equity.
Fundamentally, CBC passes as a poster child of success—if well-resourced. But the team may have to consider other issues as well.
Among the tasks assigned to the Presidential Working Party on Education Reform (PWPER) is a summative evaluation of the Competency-Based Curriculum.
Ordinarily, summative evaluation, best done after considering the actual learning outcomes in view of the expected ones, would gauge its worth and effectiveness.
