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Education stakeholders say they are concerned about the type of questions that appear in certain sections of the Secondary Entrance Assessment (SEA) examination.
Speaking at a Joint Select Committee (JSC) of Parliament Friday on Social Services and Public Administration: An inquiry into the underperformance at the nation’s schools and the adequacy of the Student Support Services Division (SSSD), President of the National Primary Schools Principals’ Association (NAPSPA) Monique Scipio-Daniel said she noticed a change in the structure of the placement examination.
“I used to teach a SEA class for several years. At that point, it was simply a placement exam. Children wrote the exams and passed for the school of their choice, or if not they were sent to a school in their area. But what we have seen over the years, it’s almost as if it’s a competition to see which writer can write the best question or the harder question for the children,” she explained.
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