Academic evaluation (THE NEWS- January 07, 2010)
A majority of universities in Pakistan employs the `absolute-marking technique` for academic evaluation, while some make use of the `relative-marking technique`. The use of two dissimilar appraisal techniques is against the spirit of academic standardisation. This creates undue snags for students who switch, or migrate for that matter, from a university using the absolute-marking system to another which employs the other system. So, it negates the notion of level playing field for everyone.
In the absolute-marking method students are graded according to their marks (marks and their corresponding grades are usually pre-defined). Whereas, the relative-marking procedure takes into account the score of a student in a particular subject as well as his relative standing in the class for that course. It is high time the Higher Education Commission (HEC) took urgent measures to bring homogeneity in the educational system.
Amir IkramGC University,
Lahore
A majority of universities in Pakistan employs the `absolute-marking technique` for academic evaluation, while some make use of the `relative-marking technique`. The use of two dissimilar appraisal techniques is against the spirit of academic standardisation. This creates undue snags for students who switch, or migrate for that matter, from a university using the absolute-marking system to another which employs the other system. So, it negates the notion of level playing field for everyone.
In the absolute-marking method students are graded according to their marks (marks and their corresponding grades are usually pre-defined). Whereas, the relative-marking procedure takes into account the score of a student in a particular subject as well as his relative standing in the class for that course. It is high time the Higher Education Commission (HEC) took urgent measures to bring homogeneity in the educational system.
Amir IkramGC University,
Lahore
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