(FOR CLASSES VI TO VIII) CONTINUOUS AND COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION (CCE) (FOR CLASSES VI TO VIII)

Concept of Evaluation Objectives Learning Experiences Evaluation

The Present Status of Assessment Mismatch between curricular goals and assessment content. Domination of Paper Pencil test and no focus on oral and performance test. The test results do not impact on teaching because the next stage of syllabus will be tested on the next examination. The assessment do not focus during learning but after learning (after completion of unit / term) and helps in categorizing the students as based performance.

information and learning reproduced from the textbooks. Education seen as transmission of information and learning reproduced from the textbooks.

Grading in place of marks (Marks based grading system). CCE and Examination Reforms Following are the proposed reforms as a part of implementation of CCE Making examinations more flexible an integrated into classroom teaching through formative assessment. Ensuring that learning is shifted away from rote methods and memory oriented and focus on self expression. Grading in place of marks (Marks based grading system). Assessment of subject specific academic standards / competencies rather than information. Questions which are analytical and open ended which discriminate children of various abilities.

The assessment tools are not only pen paper The assessment tools are not only pen paper but also oral, projects, observations, portfolios, class work, activity reports etc. Evaluation made comprehensive including co- curricular areas such as Art Education, Games and sports, Work Experience, Value Education etc. Evaluation made continuous and now become part of teaching through formative assessment. Progress report compresses with descriptive statement on children performance covering all curricular areas.

What is CCE? Continuity in assessment Behavioral outcomes CCE refers to a system of school based assessment that covers all aspects of students growth and development. The main aim is to find out how far the curricular goals were achieved. It emphasizes two fold objectives Continuity in assessment Behavioral outcomes

CCE comprises three areas a) Continuous b) comprehensive c) evaluation Continuous Assessment is regular and periodical. Evaluation of students growth and development is continuous process rather than an event, built into the total teaching learning process and spread over the entire span of academic session..

Evaluation is assessment of child in all aspects. Comprehensive is a holistic approach covers both scholastic and co-scholastic areas. It provides ample opportunity for the child to blow in all areas. Evaluation is assessment of child in all aspects.

What is to be Assessed? The total feed back on child’s learning includes: The child’s learning and performance in different subject domains. The child’s skills, interests, attitudes, motivation etc. The changes that are happening in the learning process and behavior of the child and the developments that have occurred in a stipulated period of time. The reaction of the child to the different contexts and opportunities in and out of the school.

Curricular Areas for Assessment Mother tongue–(Telugu/Urdu/Hindi…) Second language Third languages – English Mathematics Science Social Studies

Art and Culture Education (Arts, Crafts, Music and Dance) Health, Physical Education, Yoga and Meditation Work Experience, ICT Ethics, Values and Life Skills

Types of Assessment Formative Assessment Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment FA is an on-going assessment through out the unit, the purpose is to improve the instruction and provide feedback to the students. FA is a check for understanding. FA helps us to distinguish between teaching and learning.

Some of the main features of formative assessment Is diagnostic and remedial and in the form oral, written and performance. Encourages students to understand the criteria that will be used to judge their work. Offers an opportunity to students to improve their work after feedback. Helps students to support their peers. Formative Assessment is Assessment for learning and assessment as learning.

THE TECHNIQUES AND TOOLS FOR FA DAILY OBSERVATION AND ORAL WORK - 10M PROJECTS AND EXPERIMENTS -10M CHILDREN WRITTEN WORK -10M SLIP TEST -20M ( It is a casual unannounced test in the classroom period)

1 2 XXX YYY 8 9 10 7 16 20 39 49 B1 A1 FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT RECORDING Sno Name of the child Observation process (10M) Written works Project works Slip test (20M) TOTAL (50m) GRADE GRADE POINT 1 2 XXX YYY 8 9 10 7 16 20 39 49 B1 A1

Summative Assessment Summative assessment takes place after a period of instruction and requires making a judgment about the learning that has occurred. It is to take place at end of term semester or school year. Special learning outcomes and standards are reference points and grade levels may be the bench marks for reporting. This is assessment of learning. SA measures the student competency. It guage the students progress towards course or grade level and bench marking.

terminal test in nature and shall be conducted thrice in a Summative assessment is a terminal test in nature and shall be conducted thrice in a year namely, SA1, SA2 and SA3.

CCE and New Textbooks The new textbooks are based on academic standards and supports CCE. The textbook supports for undertaking Formative Assessment i.e., projects, experiments, field investigations, research / information and other academic tasks. Syllabus and appropriate material for undertaking co-curricular areas and their assessment.