No tests ’till online ends

KUWAIT CITY, Sept 10: The Ministry of Education has suspended all kinds of exams – paper and online – in the new academic year (2020-2021) for all educational stages until the resumption of physical attendance in schools, reports Al-Rai daily quoting a source from the educational sector.

According to the source, the Public Education Sector has asked the general instructors to prepare proposals on the evaluation mechanism for intermediate and high school students. He said the evaluation mechanism will most likely be as follows: 25 percent each for attendance, participation, duties and reports.

The source clarified there will be no evaluation for kindergarten and primary school students, indicating their classes will be in the form of televised lessons shown in the evening on Kuwait TV.