Ali Ben Mohamed to Echorouk: “Baccalaureate’s credibility eroded and remedial measures required”

Former Algerian National Education Minister, Ali Ben Mohamed, has said in a statement to Echorouk that the so-called “threshold” set in the Baccalaureate has seriously eroded the credibility of this major end- of year exam saying that all the end of secondary cycle pupils sit for the same exam due to the downsizing of the lessons during their annual syllabus.

He also indicated that the so-called “threshold option” should not be the order of the day but the focus should be riveted instead on the reliability of the yearly curriculum containing the various lessons to be taught by the teachers to the pupils all year round.

The former Education Minister pointed out to this effect that the teachers should make it a bounden duty to catch up with lost time and give the entire lessons contained in the syllabus with no lapses adding that the so-called threshold level was neither an educational nor a pedagogical solution.

He also underlined that urgent remedial measures were required from relevant authorities who should “rescue” the Baccalaureate from going further downhill owing to the current warped system.

Mr Ali Ben Mohamed further underscored that the credibility of the Baccalaureate exam appears at three pedagogical stages including the content of school programs, the students’ achievement level and the expected higher level garnered during the University studies.