Analyzing the Alignment of Content Weightages of Biology Assessment with National Curriculum-2006 at Secondary School Level

Abstract

This study aimed at finding the alignment of the Biology (IX-X) assessment administered by the Abbottabad Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (ABISE) with the National Curriculum-2006 (NC). The descriptive quantitative approach was used. The sample includes 24 subject-matter experts in Biology and papers for the academic session 2015-2019. The content analysis protocol was used as the research instrument. The extent of alignment was measured in percentages. It was found that for the session 2015; out of 6 only 2 sections were aligned whereas, for papers of the sessions 2016-19, none of the sections were aligned with NC. It was concluded that percentages of sections prescribed in NC-2006 and of BISE papers were not aligned at the secondary school level. It was recommended to formulate a committee that analyses the alignment of test papers with NC and a satisfactory report of the committee should be mandatory for each paper.