{"id":15738,"date":"2024-07-12T12:43:12","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T12:43:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/?p=15738"},"modified":"2024-07-12T12:43:14","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T12:43:14","slug":"knec-prepares-for-grade-9-assessments-under-new-framework","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/?p=15738","title":{"rendered":"KNEC Prepares for Grade 9 Assessments Under New Framework."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/KNEC-CEO-David-Njegere-during-the-announcement-of-the-2022-kcpe-Examas-at-MtihaninHouse-on-Wednesday-December-21-2022.-.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/KNEC-CEO-David-Njegere-during-the-announcement-of-the-2022-kcpe-Examas-at-MtihaninHouse-on-Wednesday-December-21-2022.-.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/KNEC-CEO-David-Njegere-during-the-announcement-of-the-2022-kcpe-Examas-at-MtihaninHouse-on-Wednesday-December-21-2022.--480x240.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 700px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has announced the commencement of preparations for the Grade 9 assessments, marking a significant shift in Kenya&#8217;s education evaluation system. Scheduled for students completing Junior Secondary School (JSS), the national assessment will be known as the Kenya Junior School Education Assessment (KJSEA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a move towards inclusivity, students with severe disabilities will undergo a separate examination termed the Kenya Prevocational Learning Education Assessment (KPLEA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to KNEC CEO David Njengere, the upcoming assessments, set for next year, will play a crucial role in determining a portion of the final scores for JSS completers. &#8220;The school-based assessment will contribute 40% to the total score, while the summative assessments (KJSEA and KPLEA) will account for 60%,&#8221; stated Njengere during the announcement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This change reflects a strategic shift away from high-stakes exams traditionally held at the end of academic cycles, aiming to provide a more balanced evaluation approach throughout students&#8217; education journeys.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has announced the commencement of preparations for the Grade 9 assessments, marking a significant shift in Kenya&#8217;s education evaluation system. Scheduled for students completing Junior Secondary School (JSS), the national assessment will be known as the Kenya Junior School Education Assessment (KJSEA). In a move towards inclusivity, students with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":15739,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/KNEC-CEO-David-Njegere-during-the-announcement-of-the-2022-kcpe-Examas-at-MtihaninHouse-on-Wednesday-December-21-2022.-.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15738","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15738"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15738\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15740,"href":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15738\/revisions\/15740"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/15739"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}