Abstract:
In General there are three National examinations such as GCE (O/L), GCE (A/L), and Grade 5 scholarship examination conducted every year in the school level by the department of examination in Sri Lanka .Those who pass the GCE (O/L) examination will help them to find mount important for getting small scale job and this will also help them to enter GCE (A/L) studies. Further these results are important to continue their studies at Technical College. According to statistics the student did not achieve the expected level in the GCE (O/L) examination. It was not satisfactory. 60% of the students are qualified for the GCE (A/L) studies. Five percent of the students who failed in all the subjects. 40 % of students who got through the GCE (O/L) examination in subject of English as a second Language. The new education reforms were introduced in 2007 for the purpose of developing this situation. It was mainly based on skill development and the student's improvement of achievements. Further this curriculum also focused on group discussion and there were changes in the lesson planning and instructions. These instructions based on 5 E model was introduced to fulfill the expected competency level. After the introduction of the new education reforms the researcher want to study the impact of the reforms in the performance level of the GCE (O/L) examination. The survey method was used to conduct this study. Batticaloa district was selected as the research area. There are four Educational Zone in the district. Both the quantitative and qualitative data were used. The study revealed that the percentage of pass in the subject of English Language was increased. This trend co-related to all Zone. It is also revealed that the mean of the subject of English in GCE (O/L) at national level was also increased. This trend co-related to three Educational Zone except Batticaloa Zone. This study included some suggestions to further improve the achievement of the students in the subject of English in GCE (O/L) examinations. |
