Creativity will be key for Grade six learners to pass CBC final test

A teacher takes PP2 pupils through a lesson at Bidii Primary school in Nairobi on January 04, 2020, after learners resumed in-class learning countrywide after a nine-month disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. [Stafford Ondego, Standard]

Finer details on how Grade Six learners are being assessed have emerged, revealing a major departure from the multiple-choice tests administered in Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) under the previous 8-4-4 education system.

The tests being rolled out under the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) entail a balance between formative and summative assessments.