More than 4,000 students to get help with exam preparations
THE Ministry of Education, Youth and Information is collaborating with One-on-One Educational Services Ltd to assist students in their preparation for the upcoming Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations.
Based in Kingston, One-on-One provides personalisd educational services and e-learning solutions to secondary school students and corporate entities.Education Minister Senator Ruel Reid said 4,500 access cards have been provided to students from targeted schools who will be sitting mathematics, English language and the sciences.“Students are able to use the cards to access online tutorials and practice questions in the coming weeks as they prepare for their examinations,” he noted.Reid was addressing a press conference at his Heroes Circle offices in Kingston on Monday.The ministry, the minister said, will be administering a standardised test for Grade 10 students who will be sitting CSEC mathematics in 2018. “The results of the test will be used to identify students needing [further] critical support,” he said.A summer programme will also be developed for these students, which they can access at their schools. They will be given early access to the One-on-One platform to complement the face-to-face interactions they will have at school.