CIE official visits FBISE

Islamabad: Director of Assessment, Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) Roderic Gillespie visited Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (FBISE), on Tuesday and delivered a lecture on Assessment and Examinations to the participants of workshop organised by FBISE, says a press release.

The participants of the workshop were FBISE master trainers, paper setters and markers in the subject of English, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics along with senior educationists and officers of the board.

The lecture delicately focused on the scope of setting of various syllabi, their logical progression, question paper setting techniques and parameters, preparation of marking scheme, reliable marking and valid conversion of marks into grades.

Dr. Ikram Ali Malik, chairman briefed about the recent initiatives undertaken by the FBISE for qualitative improvement of examination system with major focus on capacity building of all the stakeholders. Further, shortcomings in the existing system were also highlighted along with proposed road-map to rectify the same in near future.

Roderic Gillespie and Uzma Yousaf, country manager of CIE assured full support for improvement in examination system of the FBISE.