JAPAN INTERNATIONAL MINISTRY OF EDUCATION COOPERATION AGENCY THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA THE MASTER PLAN STUDY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS IN THE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY LEVELS IN THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA FINAL REPORT SUPPORTING REPORT FEBRUARY 2005 HM JR KRI INTERNATIONAL CORP. 05 –15 JAPAN INTERNATIONAL MINISTRY OF EDUCATION COOPERATION AGENCY THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA THE MASTER PLAN STUDY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS IN THE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY LEVELS IN THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA FINAL REPORT SUPPORTING REPORT FEBRUARY 2005 KRI INTERNATIONAL CORP. EXCHANGE RATE (As of October 2004) US$1.00 = ¥106.17= Rs.104.06 LOCATION MAP (25 Pilot Schools) P/NE/0/S/10 J/Canagaratnam Madhya M V Urban Semi-Urban Rural Plantation N/NE/0/U/9 J/Vembadi Girls’ High School N/NE/0/U/8 T/St. Mary's College P/NC/2/S/7 A/Mihinthale Pathiraja Tennekoon Kanishta V P/NC/2/R/6 A/Thammennapura Vidyalaya N/NC/0/S/5 PL/Ananda Balika N/NW/0/U/13 National School Maliyadeva Balika Vidyalaya P/NW/3/R/12 KU/Girl/Gonulla Kanishta Vidyalaya P/CP/1/S/4 Mahaweli Maha Vidyalaya P/SB/2/P/16 KG/Golinda Tamil Kanishta Vidyalayam P/CP/1/S/1 K/Hindagala Maha Vidyalaya P/NW/0/S/11 NW/CH/Wen/ Dankotuwa Girls College P/CP/2/R/2 CP/GP/ P/WP/1/R/24 Rambukpitiya Minu / Katuwellegama Maha Vidyalaya Maha Vidyalaya P/WP/3/R/22 WP/GAM/Imbulgoda Sunethradevi Kanishta P/CP/3/P/3 Vidyalaya CP/N/St Andrews TV N/WP/0/U/25 Devi Balika V. P/UV/1/P/20 Poonagalla N/WP/0/U/23 Tamil Maha Isipathana College Vidyalayam P/SP/2/R/19 N/UV/0/U/21 H/Muruthawela Kanishta MO/ Dutugemunu Vidyalaya Central College N/SP/0/R/17 P/SB/2/R/15 H/Vijaya National R/Bala/Weli/Galpaya College-Getamanna Vidyalaya P/SB/2/R/14 R/Maduwanwela Sri N/SP/0/S/18 Sarananda Vidyalaya H/Rajapaksa Central College – Weeraketiya ABBREVIATIONS AAT Academic Ability Test ADB Asian Development Bank ATS Agency Testing Service BESP Basic Education Sector Program BOI Board of Investment BS Baseline Survey CAL Computer-Assisted Learning CBG Criteria Based Grants CCD Centre for Curriculum Development CFS Child Friendly School Program CLC Computer Learning Center CRC Computer Resource Center DDE Deputy Director of Education DFID Department for International Development - United Kingdom GDP Gross Domestic Product DSD Development of Schools by Division EMIS Education Management Information System ERA Environmental Related Activities ERIU Education Reforms Implementation Unit GCE General Certificate of Education GCE A-Level General Certificate of Education Advanced Level GCE O-Level General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level GEP General Education Project GEP2 Second General Education Project GER Grass Enrollment Ratio GNP Gross National Products GOJ Government of Japan GOSL Government of Sri Lanka GTZ German Technical Assistance Agency HPO Head Plus One ICDL International Computer Driving License ICT Information and Communications Technology ICTA ICT Agency IEA International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement ISAs In-Service Adviser ISTE International Society for Technology in Education IT Information Technology JICA Japan International Cooperation Agency MOE Ministry of Education MSE Ministry of School Education MT Master Trainer MTET Ministry of Tertiary Education and Training NAPITSE National Policy on Information Technology in School Education NATE National Authority on Teacher Education NCOE National College of Education NEC National Education Commission NEIKA National Educational Initiative of Kaizen Activities NER Net Enrollment Ratio NETS National Evaluation and Testing Service NIE National Institute of Education NIIR Net Initial Intake Rate PDE Provincial Director of Education PESO Primary Education Specialist Officer PGDE Post Graduate Diploma in Education PIT Provincial Information and Communications Technology Resource Center PPA Past Pupils’ Association PPS Post Pilot Survey PSDG Province Specific Development Grants Q & A Questions and Answers QE Quality Education QEC Quality Education Circle QS Questionnaire Survey SBA School-Based Assessment SBM School Based Management SDB School Development Board SDS School Development Society SEDP Secondary Education Development Project SEIKA School Educational Initiative of Kaizen Activities SEMP Secondary Education Modernization Project SIDA Sweden International Development Agency SIRUP Small-scale Infrastructure Rehabilitation and Upgrading Project SIU Special Implementation Unit SLIATE Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technical Education SWAp Sector Wide Approach TC Teachers' Center TEI Teacher Education Institute TETD Teacher Education and Teacher Deployment Project TIMSS Third International Mathematics and Science Study TIP Teacher In-Service Project TPR Teacher-Pupil Ratio TTC Teachers' Training College TVEC Tertiary & Vocational Education Committee UNF United National Front UNICEF United Nations Children's Fund UPFA United People's Freedom Alliance VERP Vanni Education Rehabilitation Project WB World Bank ZEIKA Zonal Educational Initiative of Kaizen Activities ZIT Zonal Information and Communications Technology Resource Center FINAL REPORT SUPPORTING REPORT PART I NATIONAL POLICY AND EDUCATION SECTOR THE MASTER PLAN STUDY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS IN THE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY LEVELS IN THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA FINAL REPORT: SUPPORTING REPORT PART I NATIONAL POLICY AND EDUCATION SECTOR TABLE OF CONTENTS Pages CHAPTER 1 NATIONAL POILCY ON ECONOMY AND EDUCATION 1.1 New Economic Policy Framework: Creating Our Future, Building Our Nation.......................................................1 1.2 Education Reform............................................................................................3 1.2.1 NEC Recommendations 2003.......................................................................3 1.2.2 Sector Wide Approach (SWAp) ...................................................................9 1.3 Education Development Plan......................................................................... 10 1.3.1 Primary Education Development Plans....................................................... 10 1.3.2 Secondary Education Development Plan 2004-2008................................... 16 CHAPTER 2 EDUCATION SECTOR 2.1 Review of the Education System ................................................................... 20 2.1.1 Education System....................................................................................... 20 2.1.2 Statistics of the Education System.............................................................. 23 2.2 Administrative Structure and Management .................................................... 26 2.2.1 Administrative Structure ............................................................................ 26 2.2.2 School Management................................................................................... 35 2.3 Teacher Training and Deployment................................................................. 40 2.3.1 Teacher Training System............................................................................ 40 2.3.2 Teacher Deployment .................................................................................. 53 2.4 Student Assessment System........................................................................... 60 2.4.1 Public Examination System........................................................................ 60 2.4.2 School Based Assessment (SBA) ............................................................... 64 2.5 ICT in Education ........................................................................................... 66 2.5.1 Government Policy and Donors’ Assistance............................................... 66 2.5.2 Current Situation........................................................................................ 67 2.5.3 ICT for Science and Mathematics Education.............................................. 74 2.6 Finance for Education.................................................................................... 76 2.6.1 Government Expenditure on Education ...................................................... 76 2.6.2 Education Expenditures by MOE ............................................................... 78 2.6.3 Provincial Education Finance..................................................................... 79 2.6.4 Budget for National School and Provincial School ..................................... 80 2.7 External Assistance ....................................................................................... 82 2.7.1 Ongoing Projects........................................................................................ 82 i 2.7.2 Proposed External Assistance Initiatives .................................................... 87 2.7.3 Lessons Learned......................................................................................... 88 CHAPTER 3 SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION 3.1 Curriculum .................................................................................................... 91 3.1.1 Curriculum of Science and Mathematics .................................................... 91 3.2 Instructional Materials................................................................................... 98 3.2.1 Textbooks and Distribution System............................................................ 98 3.2.2 Teachers Guides and Reference Materials ...............................................