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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1994

SCHOLARS AND TEACHERS JOIN SUBJECT GROUPS ON TOC

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TEACHERS WITH EXPERIENCE IN PRACTISING TARGET ORIENTED CURRICULUM (TOC) HAVE BEEN INVITED TO JOIN THE CO-ORDINATION COMMITTEE AND THE SUBJECT GROUPS TO EVALUATE THE ASSESSMENT MECHANISM OF TOC, AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).

HE SAID: "THE CO-ORDINATION COMMITTEE AND THE SUBJECT GROUPS WERE ORIGINALLY FORMED AS PART OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S

VIEWS OF DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME ON TOC TO FURTHER SOLICIT

ASSESSMENT EXPERTS AND FRONTLINE WORKERS ON HOW THE ASSESSMENT MECHANISM CONTAINED IN THE PROGRAMMES OF STUDY OF THE THREE SUBJECTS COULD BE FURTHER ENHANCED.

GROUPS "AS SUCH, THESE

ARE RESEARCH GROUPS WITH REFERENCE CONFINED TO THE ASSESSMENT MECHANISM ONLY.

TERMS

OF

"MEMBERS OF THE CO-ORDINATION COMMITTEE INCLUDE TWO PROFESSORS FROM TWO UNIVERSITIES, THREE SCHOLARS FROM TERTIARY INSTITUTES, ONE

TEACHERS AS HEADMISTRESS AND THREE

WELL

AS SIX OFFICERS OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.

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SCHOLARS IN

THREE THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT EACH OF THE THE CO-ORDINATION COMMITTEE WOULD TAKE CHARGE OF A SUBJECT SPECIFIC TEACHER AND TWO PROJECT GROUP, WITH MEMBERS CONSISTING OF ONE HEAD

EDUCATION TEACHERS OF THE RELEVANT SUBJECT PLUS SIX OFFICERS FROM THE DEPARTMENT.

AS

THE

"ALL THE HEADMASTERS AND HEADMISTRESSES AS WELL TEACHERS IN THE SUBJECT GROUPS AND THE CO-ORDINATION COMMITTEE HAVE EXPERIENCE IN PRACTISING TOC,' HE ADDED.

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"IN ANY CASE, AS HAS BEEN THE PRACTICE IN THE PAST, RELEVANT SCHOOLS WILL BE CONSULTED ON ANY ENHANCEMENT MEASURES WHICH WILL ALSO BE TRIED OUT BEFORE BEING IMPLEMENTED, HE CONTINUED.

HE EXPLAINED THAT THE MONITORING COMMITTEE ON IMPLEMENTATION OF TOC TO BE SET UP UNDER THE CURRICULUM

WAS DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL OF IMPLEMENTATION

TOC RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSEEING AND MONITORING THE

THE LIGHT OF AND TO ADVISE ON WHAT CHANGES SHOULD BE INITIATED IN EXPERIENCE GAINED DURING THE IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS.

"THIS COMMITTEE SHOULD HAVE MEMBERS REPRESENTING DIFFERENT ALL ASPECTS PARTIES INTERESTED IN TOC. ITS TERMS OF REFERENCE COVERS OF TOC OF WHICH ASSESSMENT IS ONE," HE SAID.

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