Noman Mosharef :
The work for implementation of revised national education curriculum is going on snail pace.
The authorities concerned were scheduled to start pilot programme from February 1 but rescheduled again from February 7 as coronavirus transmission has surged in the country. Now the authorities do not know when it will be possible to start as the educational institution got shut down.
Although the educational institutions have remained close, the education minister has given an office order to start ‘piloting class’ of new curriculum from the class one to class six. The National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) have started to prepare the teachers for the piloting class.
NCTB Chairman Professor Narayan Chandra Saha said, “We have started to train up 100 head teachers and 100 academic supervisors by following the minister’s advice, but we are facing hindrance for Covid-19 surging.”
We hope we would be able to complete the pilot programme on time, he added.
In the revised curriculum, there will be no subject-based group divisions like science, business studies and humanities from Class IX to X while primary education completion (PEC) examination in Class V and junior school certificate (JSC) examination in Class VIII will be withdrawn. The new curriculum will put emphasis on lessening students’ pressure on textbooks and decreasing students’ dependency on memorization.
Congenial atmosphere would be ensured to bring scopes for students to play games and sports and participate in innovative activities for their proper mental and physical growth.
Under the new curriculum, much emphasis would be put on lessening pressure on students’ homework and daily study routine would be completed in classroom.
In revised national education curriculum, the students from pre-primary level to Class XII would be provided with vast knowledge on the country’s history and culture and the great Liberation War to instill spirit of independence into them.
In secondary level from Class VI to VII, 60 per cent evaluation will be made in Bangla, English, Mathematics, Science and Social Science subjects during the study period and the rest of 40 per cent overall evaluation will be held after the end of an year. In other subjects, 100 per cent evaluation will be held during study period.
From class IX to X, 50 per cent evaluation will be held in Bangla, English, Mathematics, Science and Social Science during study period and the rest of 50 per cent will be overall evaluation while in other subjects, 100 per cent evaluation will be held during study period.
In higher secondary level from Class XI to XII, 30 per cent evaluation will be held in mandatory subjects during study period and overall evaluation will be on 70 per cent while 100 per cent evaluation will be in practical and optional subjects.
Recently, education minister Dipu Moni said apart from National Curriculum and Textbook Board, a committee of experts from Education Ministry and Primary and Mass Education Ministry are working jointly to formulate the framework of the new national curriculum.
A total of 300 educational institutions of primary, secondary, including madrasah and technical and higher secondary levels, will be brought under piloting class in 2023, she said.
