The Discrepancy between High School GPA and Qiyas Results among Saudi High School Students
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Research & Method in Education (IOSRJRME) - Year 2018, Vol 8, Issue 6
Abstract
This study investigates the reasons behind the discrepancy between the high school GPA and the Qiyas test results of the high school students in KSA. To this end the researchers interview the people concerned including educators, principals, teachers and students who have recently graduated. Their answers to questions related to the reasons of discrepancy are filtered and tabulated for analysis. The results show that most of the interviewees’ answers refer the reasons for discrepancy to the lenient and unprofessional way schools run the final exams. The interviewees add that these exams do not go through certain procedures like tables of specifications, Bloom taxonomy, validity, reliability and piloting. Teachers’ desire to help students get very high grades leads them to minimizing a whole book to few pages, avoiding challenging questions and following a lenient way of proctoring. The result is a feeble exam that does not guarantee the least levels of predictive validity to compete with Qiyas tests that are prepared and monitored professionally by experts. The study recommends that preparing and managing final exams should be done by the Ministry of Education where the schools’ job is only to cover syllabuses and prepare students through mock exams and training.
Authors and Affiliations
Salameh Saleem Mahmoud, Mamoon Muhsin Alaraj
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