ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Kenya Institute of Education Order
13. Course, subject research and evaluation panels
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
13. Course, subject research and evaluation panels
(1)The Council shall, in consultation with the Academic Committee, appoint and assign functions to such Course Panels, Subject Panels, and Research and Evaluation Panels as it may consider necessary.(2)The Chairpersons of the panels appointed under this paragraph shall be as follows:(a)each course panel shall be chaired by an officer who is in charge of quality assurance in the Ministry responsible for education;(b)each subject panel shall be chaired by an appropriate subject specialist in charge of quality assurance and standards; and(c)the Research and Evaluation panel shall be chaired by the Education Secretary in the Ministry responsible for higher education, science and technology.(3)The functions of a course panel shall be to—(a)examine the curriculum in a broad educational area;(b)keep the relevant course under constant review and make recommendations to the Academic Committee;(c)coordinate and guide the activities of the Subject Panels; and(d)where applicable, liase with other institutions and agencies involved in human resource development.(4)The functions of a Subject Panel shall be to—(a)initiate and guide appropriate curriculum development activities in the relevant subject;(b)keep the existing syllabuses in a subject or curriculum area under constant review and make recommendations to the Course Panel;(c)review teaching and learning materials and make recommendations to the Course Panel; and(d)keep assessments and examinations conducted in the relevant subject under constant review and make recommendations to the Course Panel.(5)The functions of the Research and Evaluation Panel shall be to—(a)initiate and guide appropriate research projects;(b)keep the need for curriculum-based research and evaluation under constant review; and(c)give general guidance and support to the curriculum-based research and evaluation programmes of the Institute.