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List eight limitations of using KCPE and KCSE as measures of learner achievement

List eight limitations of using KCPE and KCSE as measures of learner achievement.

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• Teachers qualifications and competencies vary across the country
• Infrastructural facilities vary across the nation and therefore some learners may be disadvantaged based on this.
• KCPE and KCSE are prone to cheating because they are highly stakes examinations.
• KCPE and KCSE do not take into account all the domains of learning.
• Learning conditions are not the same throughout the country.
• KCPE and KCSE causes a lot of anxiety that may affect performance hence the results may not be a true reflection of ones ability
• It is just one test that determines the students’ grade therefore it is unfair to make pass or fail judgment based on one test.
• They uses English as the medium of testing and this may disadvantage learners who may not be fluent readers or writers of the language.
• They do not take into consideration learners with identifiable difficulties and disabilities.
• Different environmental condition may affect the state of the learner at the time of exam.
skilled writter answered the question on April 24, 2018 at 18:30

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