Come post-November 17 are we going to get a whole new set of policy documents? Hope not. We have policies plenty. Here are some of the key documents. Some need updating.
GENERAL EDUCATION
- Proposals for a National policy Framework on General Education in Sri Lanka, December 2003 National Education Commission, Sri lanka (contact: secnec@slt.lk; +94 11 280 7323; 223 C, Nawala Road, Narahenpita, Colombo 5).
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TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
- National Development plan for the Tertiary and Vocational Education Sector, Prepared by the Tertiary and vocational Education Commission at the directive of Hon. Kabir Hasheem, Minister for Tertiary Education and Training, January 2004.
(The task force report is an excellent document. Don’t think anybody did much with it. The second National Development Plan represents an attempt.) ——————————————————————————————
HIGHER EDUCATION
- Presidential Task Force on University Education Reforms Convened on 11th February 1998 (No official report released)
- Improving Relevance and Quality of Undergraduate Education Project Documents, World Bank, 2001-2005
- New Universities Act (Draft for observations), Sep 2004.
(This sector has trouble getting any policy document out. Only the world bank document has any relevance with US$ 50 million to back it up)
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ALL SECTORS
Treasures of the Education System in Sri Lanka, World bank (2004).
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Coordinator, Education Forum
This is what one Prasanna de Silva says in his comment: “i want to education policies of sri lanka since 1947-2006 for my master degree.please send me all information above my e mail address or my postal address”.
This is not the first time that we received this kind of request by way of comments.
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Dear Mr. Prasanna de Silva;
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The Island
Over 51 per cent students fail GCE (O/L) http://www.island.lk/2007/05/14/news1.html
‘Neither students nor teachers know their geometry’
Over 51 per cent crash in Science, 63 in English
None qualify for A/L in nine Colombo schools
Anura Edirisinghe
by Dasun Edirisinghe
Commissioner General of Examinations Anura Edirisinghe reveals that over 51 per cent of students have failed the GCE (O/L) this year. Over 5, 25, 000 candidates, including 2, 96, 358 school candidates, sat the examination and of them only 48. 7 per cent have qualified for the G. C. E. Advanced Level.
Mr. Edirisinghe said about 21, 813 candidates had failed to secure a single pass. Of them about 4128 were from Colombo district, 3,564 from the Central province, 3,404 from the Southern province, 2,668 from the Sabaragamuwa province, 2,277 form the Uva province, 2,056 from the North Central province, 2039 from the North Western province, 773 from the Eastern province and 704 from the Northern Province.
He said not a single student in nine schools in Colombo had qualified for the G. C. E. Advanced Level. The situation was similar in three schools in Homagama, three in Jayewardenepura, 12 schools in Galle, seven schools in Ambalangoda, 13 schools in Ratnapura educational zones and 40 Pirivena institutions countrywide.
Mr. Edirisnghe said it was unfortunate given the large amount of funds that the government expended on free education.
The school with the lowest performance at the G. C. E. O/ L Examination, 2006 is Thanbana Primary School in Dambagalla in Moneragala district. Others are respectively, Dodampahala Kanishta Vidyalaya in Dickwella, Palugollewa Vidyalaya in Anuradhapura, Amban Ganga Dakunu Ela Vidyalaya in Polonnaruwa and Midalana Kanishta Vidyalaya in Baduraliya, Matugama.
The Commissioner General said that English remained the most difficult subject for students.
About 258,975 students had sat the English language paper and of them 63. 18 per cent had failed. About 259,263 faced the Mathematics paper and of them 57. 37 per cent had failed, while 258,948 students sat for the Science paper and of them 51. 65 per cent had failed secure even a simple pass.
“Numerous facilities such as school text books, laboratories, equipments etc, are provided by the government for teaching these three subjects. The performance of children at the examination is appalling. The geometry question of the mathematics paper is compulsory. But, 90 per cent of students failed to answer that. The reason is that teachers, and eveneducational directors did not know their geometry. At present teachers who are passing out from the Colleges of Education are teaching Mathematics in most schools. They don’t know geometry. The Education Department should take action train teachers in geometry,” Mr. Edirisnghe said.
The Island learns that the Education Minister Susil Premajayantha has for a detailed report from the Education Department to be submitted to the Cabinet this week.
Dhanapala Jayatillake
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Proposals to make Sri Lanka’s National Examinations more relevant
[Extracted from the report “A Strategic Plan for the Department of Examination” Prepared by Committee of Experts for Reforming the Department of Examination appointed by the Minister for Education dated December 2017.] The Department of Examination is perhaps the government department with the most impact on society in Sri Lanka.
Strategic Plan for the Department of Examination of Sri Lanka, 2017
Download Plan : Sinhala English A Strategic Plan for the Department of Examination for implementation in 2018-2019 was prepared by Committee of Experts to review examinations and evaluation system and roles and functions of the Department of Examinations to make recommendations for improving the quality and standards of testing and evaluation systems in Sri Lanka appointed by the Secretary for Education by letter dated April 28, 2017. Members of the Committee Ex-officio: Mr.
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