The diploma disease of higher education
The hono-urable president of the country has been sounding the bell of alarm regarding the state of our higher education, with his recent comments at a convocation event on how “we do not want certificate-based higher education” and that teachers need to “play a more prompt, sincere and meaningful role in the acquisition, rearing, practice and distribution of knowledge.
Towards a new paradigm
There is no doubt that Bangladesh suffers from the trap of low learning, and a key element of this is the lack of qualified teachers.
Academia’s global standing: The research imperative
Recently an M Phil student, studying service management of hospital patients, emailed: “Sir, I am doing descriptive type of cross-sectional study and I am not testing any hypothesis.
Was it the right decision?
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has circulated a directive to public universities recently to close all evening degree programmes. It is a populist move, made without consultation with stakeholders.
Assessment in university courses must be innovative, realistic and relevant
Assess-ment of student learning in a course, in general, is interpreted as a means to evaluate the attainment of the course content
High stake exams for children
Issuing a suo moto rule on November 20, the High Court questioned the legality of the expulsion of children from Primary Education Completion Examination (PECE) and its madrasa equivalent Ebtedayee terminal examinations.
The learning crisis requires a new approach
For most children, turning 10 is an exciting moment. They’re learning more about the world and expanding their horizons. But too many children—more than half of all 10-year-olds in low- and middle-income countries—cannot read and understand a simple story.
Setting our priorities straight
When job seekers look for new employees, they need a system to filter out the best candidates. Indicators of potential or skill are a key component.
Just being brilliant is not enough
In general, the top meritorious students of our country study science in higher secondary school after passing the secondary school final examination.
Weighing the ‘why’ behind education
I once faced a question from someone I would have never imagined it to come from. It was a humid afternoon and we had assembled under the large banyan tree on the green