THE KENYA NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

KNEC/TD/SE/SBA/DSTE/TT/24/20

TIMETABLE & INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE 2024 SCHOOL BASED ASSESSMENT

FOR THE DIPLOMA IN SECONDARY TEACHER EDUCATION (YEAR 1 – SBA 1)
1.0 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
1.1 KNEC will offer School Based Assessment (SBA) to teacher trainees undertaking the Diploma in Secondary
Teacher Education (DSTE) through the CBATE e-assessment system.
1.2 The DSTE SBA subjects with project/practical component and their corresponding instructions where
applicable shall be uploaded in the KNEC portal https://cbate.knec.ac.ke for colleges to download and
administer from 10th June 2024.
1.3 The Teacher Trainers shall be required to score the assessments as indicated in the scoring/marking guides.
1.4 Scoring guides/marking schemes for learning areas with Project and Practical components shall be
uploaded alongside the assessment tools.
1.5 TTCs shall upload the teacher trainee’s assessment scores for project/practical in the CBATE portal by 2nd
August 2024. For Agriculture project the scores to be uploaded by 30th November 2024.
1.6 Principals are requested to maintain proper records of all trainees’ assessments outcomes.
1.7 The materials required for undertaking the assessment tasks should be obtained from the immediate college
environment or improvised as much as possible.
1.8 Written assessments will be administered through the KNEC e-assessment portal from 15th July 2024.
1.9 Teacher Trainees will access the assessment papers by logging into the KNEC assessment portal
eassessment.knec.ac.ke using their assessment numbers and provided password.
1.10 Only Teacher Trainees identified by the Centre Managers will be able to access the KNEC e-assessment
portal.
1.11 Teacher Trainees shall be seated in the assessment room thirty minutes before the time fixed for the
assessment in the various papers. Only in exceptional circumstances will an assessment be given to any
teacher trainee who is more than half an hour late. Absolute punctuality is essential for all papers.
1.12 Principals are requested to bring this information to the attention of all teacher trainees taking DSTE.

2.0 SBA ASSESSMENT PERIOD AND DATES

Project/Practical/Performance Task
Day & Date Session No. Paper Paper/Subject Name Mode of Duration
Code Assessment
1. 10/06/2024 1. 9701/A Educational Resources Project 2 weeks
TO
2. 9701/B ICT Integration in Project 3 weeks
26/07/2024
Education
3. 9701/D Research and Project 3 weeks
Communication Skills
4. 9705 Community Service Project 4 weeks
Learning (CSL)
5. 9711 Indigenous Language Project 3 weeks
6. 9712 Arabic Performance 2 weeks
Tasks
7. 9713 French Performance 2 weeks
Tasks
8. 9014 German Performance 2 weeks
Tasks

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 Day & Date Session No. Paper Paper/Subject Name Mode of Duration
Code Assessment
9. 9717 Chemistry Practical 2 weeks
10. 9718 Physics Project 2 weeks
11. 9719 Biology Project 2 weeks
12. 9720 Integrated Science Project 2 weeks
13. 9722 Health, Food and Project/Practical 2 weeks
Nutrition
14. 9723 Home Science Project/Practical 2 weeks
15. 9725 Home and Hospitality Project/Practical 2 weeks
Management
16. 9726 Computer Science Project 2 weeks
17. 9728 Islamic Religious Project 2 weeks
Education (IRE)
18. 9735 Sports and Recreation Practical 2 weeks
19. 9736 Physical Education Performance 2 weeks
Tasks
20. 9739 Fine Arts Project 6 weeks
21. 9740 Music and Dance Project 4 weeks
22. 9741 Performing Arts Project 4 weeks
23. 9742 Theatre and Film Project 2 weeks
24. 9743 Wood Technology Project 2 weeks
25. 9746 Electrical Technology Project/Practical 2 weeks
26. 9747 Electrical Installation Practical 2 weeks
27. 9752 Pre-Technical Studies Project 2 weeks
28. 9755 Textile Design Project 2 weeks
Technology
29. 9757 Media Technology Project 2 weeks
2. MAY TO 30. 9721 Agriculture Project 7 Months
NOVEMBER
2024

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 2.2 Written/Theory Papers

Day & Date Session Item Paper Paper/Subject Name Duration

No. Code
3. MONDAY
15/07/2024 8.00 am – 4.00 pm SBA MOCK

4. TUESDAY 8.00 am – 10.00 am 31. 9701/C Educational Assessment 2 hours

16/07/2024
10.00 am – 11.00 am Break 1 hour
11.00 am – 12.30 pm 32. 9727 Christian Religious Education (CRE) 1 hour 30
minutes
5. WEDNESDAY 8.00 am – 10.00 am 33. 9702/B Inclusive Education 2 hours
17/07/2024
10.00 am – 11.00 am Break 1 hour
11.00 am – 12.30 pm 34. 9733 Geography 1 hour 30
minutes
6. THURSDAY 8.00 am – 10.00 am 35. 9703/C Historical and Comparative 2 hours
18/07/2024 Foundations of Education
10.00 am – 11.00 am Break 1 hour
11.00 am – 1.00 pm 36. 9708 Kiswahili Isimu na Lugha 2 hours
7. FRIDAY 8.00 am – 9.30 am 37. 9703/B Sociological and Philosophical 1 hour 30
19/07/2024 Foundations of Education minutes
9.30 am – 10.30 am Break 1 hour
10.30 am – 12.30 am 38. 9709 Fasihi ya Kiswahili 2 hours

8. MONDAY 8.00 am – 9.00 am 39. 9701/D Research and Communication Skills 1 hour
22/07/2024
9.00 am – 10.00 am Break 1 hour

10.00 am – 12.00 pm 40. 9706 English 2 hours

12.00 pm – 1.00 pm Break 1 hour
1.00 pm – 2.30 pm 41. 9731 Business Studies 1 hour 30
minutes
9. TUESDAY 8.00 am – 10.00 am 42. 9703/A Curriculum Studies 2 hours
23/07/2024
10.00 am – 11.00 am Break 1 hour
11.00 am – 2.00 pm 43. 9732 History and Citizenship 3 hours
10. WEDNESDAY 8.00 am – 9.00 am 44. 9701/A Educational Resources 1 hour
24/07/2024
9.00 am – 10.00pm Break 1 hour
10.00 pm – 1.00 pm 45. 9716 Mathematics 3 hours
11. Thursday 8.00 am – 10.00 am 46. 9702/A Educational Psychology 2 hours
25/07/2024
10.00 am – 11.00 am Break 1 hour
11.00 am – 1.00 pm 47. 9707 Literature in English 2 hours
12. Friday 8.00 am – 11.00 am 48. 9738 Visual Arts 3 hours
26/07/2024
11.00 am – 12.00 pm Break 1 hour
12.00 pm – 1.30 pm 49. 9730 Social Studies 1 hour 30
minutes

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