Why 2006 Sri Lankan G.C.E. O/L results are poor?
More than 51% of the students failed the G.C.E O/L 2006 December examination. According to Commissioner of Examinations, Mr Anura Edirisinghe, 523000 candidates sat the examination, out of that only 48.7% candidates were qualified to follow Advanced Level.
Some other statistics on GCE O/L 2006 examination results
- 21813 candidates failed all subjects.
- 57% failed Mathematics
- 47 schools and 40 pirivena institutes did not have a single student qualifying for the GCE A/L
- 63% failed out of 258,975 who sat the English language paper
- 57% failed out of 259,263 who sat the Mathematics paper; 90% failed the (compulsory) geometry question
- 52% failed out of 258,948 who sat the Science paper
Some reasons pointed out by various parties.
- Lack of skilled teachers, especially to teach Geometry part of the Mathematics.
- Introduction of new syllabuses, structure and text books and the teachers were not competent for teaching these new areas.
- Lack of facilities such as laboratories, libraries in rural schools
Minister of Education Mr. Susil Premjayantha told the Government Official Website, that 49% of the students who sat for the O/L examination in the year 2006 were qualified for A/Ls and it is a 2% growth compared to the results of the year 2005. Minister added that the Ministry is expecting to increase it to 5% in the next year.
What is your opinion on the poor educational performance at O Level, send your comments.
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Students wants proper guidence through the awareness of exams with the help of experts in the mental area. Students must be made aware of their goals in life and future, actually,not only teachers but also parents must get a sense of their child (student). On the otherhand, everyone should fulfill their duty. Government should get the match and light the lamp for others to go along ….
There are so many reasons that we have to consider. Such as;
1. Most of the teachers are not in a position to identify the student’s mind and his or her abilities.(ie: first of all we have to identify the student’s knowledge limit and we have to start form that limit. Otherwise he will be fail to gather what we are teaching.) I think that is the most important thing.
2. In most of the rural area schools, teachers are not coming to the school regularly. They are doing there own work and that will badly affect for the students. Because the Government pays a salary for them. Therefore at least they have work for that salary. (This is not for all the teachers. Because some teachers are doing work very much more than their salary.)
3. Parents also have a great duty, that they have to guide the student in the correct path. Also they have to avoid the student from watching unwanted TV Programs. (ie: parents have to make the students mind, no to watch those unwanted TV Programs. Not by threatening them but by making their mind.)
4. If the student is willing to do sports, parents have to allow them to do that. Because it is a better way to release the stress. If a student has a free relaxed mind, he can successfully face to the exam.
5. Also the Government should have to give a good practical training to the teachers. (ie: Government should train the teacher trainers in a proper way).
6. Also government schools have to shift to practical methods rather than teaching all the theories in the class rooms.
One of the main reasons is TV.
There are so many private channels with unnecessary programmes which are totaly waste the time.
Programmes such called “Ran two hours” (Gon Depeya)and “Superstar” aimed youngsters and trying to catch young generation and distroy their minds and lives.
Young generation is the future of this country.
I feel this is a serious thing to think about.
Both teacher and student have the commitment.Some teacher do their best to the student while some never think of teachim rather than cheating. Some student too work at their best while some other do nothing. I think facilities areok for a good education, but not for the best.
99.9% mistakes on Students & 0.01% mistakes on teachers. It’s the true.
i think 50 percent mistakes in teachers and 50 percent mistakes in students
I think that the reason for poor result is not only the teachers.the government used to change the syllabusess often.this will be a difficult task to teachers to catch the changes as soon as possible and guide the studednts in proper way.
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Every student should be guided by the teachers accurately according to their syllabusess in government school. Because most of the students in srilanka hope their school education. But recently, many teachers have made mistakes in their duty. Now we may see the teachers as a business man in their private tuition classes. This is a one of the major reason for poor O/L results in 2006.
I don’t think the responsibility of the failure in the O/L exam lies only with teachers. No one talks about less qualified or unqualified, incompetent teacher trainers,in service teacher advisers and subject directors who are politically appointed.They can’t properly manage newly absorbed teachers and provide them a good guidance to improve their quality and standard of teaching.Private schools show good results because of good management and thier own teacher training programmes. I think schools should start training their own staff with qualified trainers.
I too believe that the reason for high percentage of failure in GCE(OL) is, lack of commitment of teachers,teaching in government schools and to the prevailing education system. Good results from leading schools are obtained from private tuitions and by scholarship students. If the private schools can archive good results why can’t the education department follow same or suitable system?
I believe that the reason for high percentage of failure in GCE(OL) is, lack of commitment of teachers,teaching in government schools.