International Journal of Research in Social Sciences
  • Year: 2015
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue: 1

To critically analyse the assessment tools of question paper of english subject grade xi designed by the board of intermediate education Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

  • Author:
  • Ameer Ali, Ahmad Saeed
  • Total Page Count: 9
  • Page Number: 173 to 181

*M.Phil Scholar, Hamdard Institute of Education and Social Sciences, Hamdard University, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

**Research Supervisor, Hamdard Institute of Education and Social Sciences, Hamdard University, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

Online published on 12 February, 2015.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to critically analyse the assessment tools of question paper English subject grade XI designed by the Board of Intermediate Education Karachi. The scope of the study was limited to all the higher educational institutions (Public and Private) affiliated with the Board of Intermediate Education Karachi. The study mainly focussed upon the preparation of question paper of English subject grade XI in terms of items of contents of syllabus. This study was based on the question of covered and uncovered items of contents of syllabus of English subject grade XI for carrying out the research work. The study will help the concerned stakeholders to review their planning and policies for the betterment of assessment process. An exhaustive study of the related literature was made. The population of the research strategy was all the affiliated higher educational institutions of the Board of Intermediate Education Karachi. Purposive sampling was adopted in the research strategy. Therefore, the question papers of English subject grade XI (Science Group) from 2010 to 2014 were selected for the purpose of the study. The data was analysed and it was found that the selected items of contents of the syllabus of English XI were included in the question paper. On the basis of findings, it was found that the key items of contents of syllabus of English subject grade XI have not been included in the question paper of English subject grade XI.

Keywords

Intermediate Board, Assessment tools, question paper and syllabus