VIEWS OF THE SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS ABOUT COMPOSITE AND BY PARTS EXAMS AT SECONDARY LEVEL IN KPK

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to know the opinions of secondary school teachers about the examination system at secondary level in N.W.F.P. It was carried out through a survey. The population of the study was both urban and rural secondary school teachers. A self-developed questionnaire consisted of twenty four items was used as a research instrument for data collection. The content validity of the instrument was obtained through its review by the teachers of Gomal University D.I.Khan. One hundred secondary school teachers were randomly selected as subjects of the study. Majority of the teachers were of the view that the composite exam is burden for students having irregularities in it and does not properly evaluate students' achievements. Most of the teachers opined that composite exam encourages the selected study and they do not teach least important chapters. Many of the respondents were of the view that students have to work regularly for by part exam and its revision can easily be done and the teacher has to cover the whole course.