KARACHI: Position holders of the Aga Khan University Examinations Board (AKU-EB) – a private board of Intermediate and Secondary education – believe that the authorities responsible for managing the affairs of public sector examination boards have lost vision in their ability to gauge the potential of their students.
“While we are not any different in natural aptitude and learning abilities from students appearing in public examination boards, it is our critical thinking skills that allowed us to stand out today,” said Maleeka Mehmood of Habib Girls School, who secured the first position with 93.3 per cent marks in the AKU-EB exam results announced on Monday.
“We are repeatedly told by teachers that what is taught in the classrooms is not the end of the world,” she said. “We were encouraged to go through a number of references to explore the information available on any given subject.”
Komal Zehra Zaidi of the AKU Higher Secondary School, who stood second with 92.6 per cent marks, is on the same page as Mehmood. “Keeping aside the issue of transparency, there is a huge difference between the students of both boards in terms of reasoning abilities and application skills,” she said. “The only way out for the public examination boards is to move away from the extensive focus on rote learning.”
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