This is a test administered to 5% of Primary Class Six pupils in the country to assess the skills

attained by children in English and Mathematics at this level. The result is analysed to afford

teachers the opportunity to carry out remedial exercises as well as make amends in cases of poor

performance. Schools are randomly picked all over the country for this test. The test is conducted by

officials of the GES. The first test was administered in 1992. Results showed that…

• Assessment Policies and Instruments in Non-Formal Education

The major policies guiding assessment of learners are geared towards monitoring the continuous

performance and development of learners and the impact of learning on the individual (learner)

and community.

• The instruments in use include:

Terminal Assessment Instrument:

After a 21-month cycle of teaching and learning, the Terminal Assessment Instrument is

administered to…

A catalogue of all current reform being pursued by the Ministry of Education/Ghana Education

Service as well as the forthcoming one has been compiled for the guidance of all stakeholders. A

central Implementation Co-ordinating Unit has been established within the GES to co-ordinate the

implementation of the Strategic Plan in all the Regions and Districts and report on quarterly basis to

stakeholders.

Consultative Panel Meetings are also held twice a year between the…

The FCUBE Programme aims, besides other objectives, to improving learning achievement and
outcomes at Basic and Secondary levels. This is possible only by having a team of highly trained and
competent teachers. The Ghana Education Service has therefore developed an Appraisal Instrument
to measure the performance of serving teachers in Basic schools, under the Whole School
Development. A sample of this Appraisal Instrument is attached, as a compendium of best practices.

BASIC EDUCATION CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION

The Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) is a general Certificate awarded to successful

pupils on completion of a three-year Junior Secondary School Course.

SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL EXAMINATION (SSSCE)

 The Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination, like the Basic Education…

In response to the Ministry of Education’s directive that Ghana Education Service should establish

and implement a Performance Management System which involves objectives setting, regular

performance review and corrective action, with mechanisms for monitoring and accountability

appropriate for a decentralised education system, Ghana Education Service has developed a new

Monitoring System.

The PPM has two major components, namely, the Performance Monitoring Test…

At the Basic and Second Cycle levels, there is a system of Continuous Assessments by which the
actual classroom performance of the pupil/student is assessed and computed at the end of every
school term. This forms 30% of their examination marks. This means the actual examination marks
of the pupil/student at each state of education is 70%. This ratio is maintained at the BECE and SHS
levels as well.