WASSCE Failures: Placement system, falling standards may be the problem, says Prof Adei
His comments follow the release of the latest West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results, which showed worrying performance in some core subjects.
Former Rector of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Professor Stephen Adei, has dismissed the grading system as the culprit behind the high number of students failing or being unable to secure placement after the recent WASSCE. Instead, he attributes the issue to possible weaknesses in the placement system or a decline in academic standards.
This statement came after the release of the latest WASSCE results, which revealed poor performance in some core subjects, sparking concerns about the quality of education and students' ability to meet the required standards for progression to the next level. Despite cautioning against drawing definitive conclusions from the performance of just one year, Professor Adei emphasized that the consistent grading system should not be blamed for the recent poor results.
He believes the focus should shift to the placement system and the possibility of deteriorating academic standards. However, he criticized the current grading approach as unnecessarily complex and suggested a simpler system based on direct marking. While acknowledging that the latest results may indicate a broader concern about declining standards, Professor Adei stressed that one year's data should not be used to establish a statistical trend.
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