true, unless the guys against it want us to also moderate the doctors, economists e.t.c

If the exams are set to the set standards for kids in that ages group, if most of them are failing then we need to look at the causes not give them false grades, mambo ya shortcuts ni dangerous, let the kids know if you want to take a particular academic path then you are required to put in some extra work.

Actually this was the group who sat KCPE 2012 which made me write lots to the Educators as it seem selection of Form one was done badly. It was the time a quota system was used and most students with over 400 were denied National schools and posted to Extra- county schools.
They cried!!!
Now again they are crying for performing poorly!!!
That was mere corruption of young minds in Education.
Thump up for those who passed and hope University placement will be equal.

That's how kina Magoha did it. Hence the skew towards grade E

This post is purely an online Digital Backup incase of litigation.

My last on this thread.


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45 students from 26 schools


A999:B+,A,A,A,A,A,A,A=82A
B999:B+,A,A,A,A,A-,A,A=82A
C999:B+,A-,A,A,A,A,A,A=81A
D999:B+,A-,A,B+,A,A,A,A=81A
B998:B,A,A,A,A,A,A,A=81A
B997:B,A,A,A,A,B+,A,A=81A
E999:B+,A-,A,A,B+,A,A,A=81A
F999:B,A,A,A-,A,A,A,A=81A
G999:B,A,A,A,A,A,A,A=81A
H999:B,A,A,A,A,A-,A,A=81A
I999:B,A,A,A,A,A,A,A=81A
D998:B,A,A,A,A,A,A,A=81A
C998:A-,B+,A,A,A,A,A,A=81A
C997:A-,B+,A,A,A,A,A,A=81A
J999:B+,A-,A,A,A,A,A,A=81A
K999:B+,A-,A,A,A,A,A,A=81A
L999:A-,B+,A,A-,A,A,A,A=81A
L998:A-,A-,A,A,A-,A,A=81A
L997:B+,A-,A,A,A,A,A,A=81A
D997:B-,A,A,A,A,A,A,A=80A-
D996:B-,A,A,B+,A,A,A,A=80A-
B997:B,A-,A,A,A,A-,A,A=80A-
M996:B+,B+,A,A,A,A,A,A=80A-
K995:B,A-,A,A-,A,A,A,A=80A
N999:B,A-,A,A-,A,A,A,A=80A-
O999:B-,A,A,A,A,A,A,A=80A-
P999:B,A-,A,A,A,A,A,A=80A-
L997:B+,B,A,A,A,A,A,A=79A-
F998:B,B+,A,A,A,A,A,A=79A-
C996:B+,B,A,A-,A,A,A,A=79A-
Q999:B,A-,A,A,A-,A,A,A=79A-
R999:B-,A-,A,A,A,A,A,A=79A-
S999:B,B+,A,A,A,A,A,A=79A-
T999:B-,B+,A,A-,A,A,A,A=78A-
U999:B-,B+,A,A,A,A,A,A=78A-
V999:B,B+,A,A-,A,B+,A,A=78-
W999:B-,B+,A,B+,A,A,A,A=78A-
H998:C+,A-,A,A-,A,A-,A,A=77A-
X999:B-,B,A,A-,A,A,A-,A=76A-
Y999:C+,B,A,A,A,B+,A,A=76A-
Z999:C+,B+,A,B,A,A-,A,B=74A-
Z998:B-,B,A-,B-,A,B+,A,A=74A-
Z997:C+,B+,A,B+,A-,A-,A,B=73A-
Z996:B-,B,A,B+,B+,A-,A-,A=73B+
A901:C+,B+,A,B,B+,A-,A-,A-=71B+

1st column= coded index number
2nd column=English
3rd column=Kiswahili
4th column=Mathematics
Last column=Mean Grade & AGP

The requirements say for an engineering course is not the same as for a catering course, why should we equalize the entry grades then, if a kid can not score, unless this kcse is just a popularity contest, whatever a kid scores should stick we are better knowing where we actually stand in terms of academic, than having a rossy picture of Nirvana, then start importing road engineering services from China.

Either way the humanities students do not qualify for the science based courses, my personal keyboard opinion is, if we do not have intellectually qualified students to be doctors and engineers then wacha tuka bila, until that time when we get them, otherwise we end up having doctors who cant remove a bandage from a face, or engeneers who cant even handle the thought process of putting up a manyatta

The exams are generally recycled from the previous years and there is no need to moderate just to get a normal curve.
If last year the grade for A was 80 marks why should be change it to 50 marks this year just because the students have failed.
Even in real life there is no moderation.A loaf of break that cost sh46 in december will not cost 40 bob just because it is Njaanuary and we are broke.

That's the problem we have, the fixing mentality, I mean to be a doctor there are set requirements, the same goes to other fields, would you hire a driver who cant negotiate a corner as your driver just because he was the best ? He will kill you, surely if our kids can not meet those basic international standards then we need to look for the problem and fix it, be it teachers, or resources, not upping their grades. I mean why don't lecturers at the university standardize grades, ukipata f you either repeat or go.

The failure are withdrawal symptoms of the cheating addiction.

If only we could get somebody to post the results for the first two KCSE's...the whole country produced only single A's in both exams, compare with the 141 people are complaining about last year...and the second exam had 53 candidates achieve the A- grade for the whole country and 350 B+ grade...i do not remember this moderation noise then.
A- in English was by 5 students ,i do not remember a plain A,Kiswahili saw more achieve A plain grade.While physics,chemistry and Mathematics had a number of As,Biology was another monster.In the end a fair number of student's qualified for all the professional courses when it came to the respective subject clusters and the bar even then was high,Medicine got 160,pharmacy 30 and Dental surgery 15 which was about the capacity then.
Matiangi and Magoha have just restored normalcy.