NBSE, first in the country to do assessment for language skills

January 31, 2024 27 Views No Comment

Morung Express News
Kohima | January 31

The Nagaland Board of School Education (NBSE) is the first in the country to do assessment for language skills—learning, writing, and speaking. It is also the first board to include both the father’s and mother’s name in the student’s report card at par with the UN declaration on the International Year on Women.

These were stated by Dr Kekhrielhoulie Yhome, Advisor, School Education & SCERT today while addressing the Golden Jubilee Race, a Curtain Raiser programme of a year-long celebration of the 50th Anniversary of NBSE at the Culmination Point in Assembly Secretariat Junction.

Although a small board, he said that, “we are also a leader in the country” while specifically pointing out that, “in terms of grading, in terms of assessing and in terms of your progress, our board has been doing a very fine job.” Further stating that NBSE has been a leader to many more boards in the country, especially for smaller and newer states, he congratulated NBSE for having established itself as a trustworthy board and also exuded hope that it will continue to inspire many other boards.

Dr Yhome also remarked that, “we are a very young society” while stating that unlike any other civilizations in the world, we don’t have a written history. He further recalled the first matriculate and the first graduate from Nagaland who passed these examinations just 105 and 100 years ago respectively. “The ability to learn and the ability to read came in too late for us,” he stated in this regard.

However, under the collective banner of, and through NBSE, he said, “we have sent doctors, engineers and scientists representing our people and our board throughout the world.” “You will all represent us. You will be our sunshine for our state,” he further exhorted the young students.

Kevileno Angami, Commissioner & Secretary for School Education & SCERT, stated appreciation for the pioneers who have been part of the formation of NBSE and also those who have been part of nurturing it to what it is today. She also highlighted that, “the boards are developers of the curriculum, agencies for assessment of the learning outcomes for measuring our learning in our school.” As compared to national and international boards, she said that local state boards take into account the local context which is very essential.

In this regard, she said that, “despite the challenges, the NBSE has evolved and become a board that is to be reckoned with in the North-East” while pointing out that all the other states in the region are taking learning and assistance from the state board. “We need to continue to work together as stakeholders to develop and also make our board moves forward with the challenging times,” she further urged.