Dr Yaw Osei-Adutwum, the Minister for Education disclosed that government will introduce a National Standardised Test for pupils at the basic level in the country.
Speaking on the topic “President Akufo-Addo’s Education Agenda: Four years and Beyond”, Mr Adutwum said that in the government’s quest to build a robust education system all primary four students in Ghana will be the first batch to undergo the just introduced initiative.
“The World Bank talks about learning poverty, they say 53% of students in their 10th year of various countries cannot read for understanding and Ghana is not an exception.
“That is why the President says we need to transform the space, and transformation of the space means that all fourth graders this year are going to be tested across the lengths and breadths of this country.
“Every one of them [sits for this exams] so that we see the challenges that are confronting us as a nation, then we give them one year when they are in primary five to make the necessary interventions,” he said.
“A national standardized test which has been done in Singapore and other places is going to be a reality under the watch and leadership of President Akufo-Addo.”
He also asked parents to support government’s new initiative to develop and transform the education sector.
“So parents, our goal is simple, we want to know whether your child can read or not. And the report will be generated and given to every single parent in this country in mathematics and literacy for them to really know whether their wards are doing well or not.
“Then we will have the opportunity to track them longitudinally”, he said.
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