New report card rates students in scholastic and co-scholastic areas
The Central Board for Secondary Education (CBSE) on Tuesday
declared the Std X results of the first batch to pass out based on a new system
of assessment continuous and comprehensive evaluation (CCE). In this
system, percentages are replaced by grades, thus reducing the competition and excitement.
The results were announced online by the board.
In CCE students were given two ways of appearing for the examination a school-based
or board-based evaluation. The new report card, rating students in scholastic areas,
co-scholastic areas and co-scholastic activities, was provided for the first time.
The CBSE has given 60% onus on the school to evaluate the student. The remaining
40 per cent rests with the students decision between a school-based or board-based
evaluation. Neelam Chakrabarty, principal, Delhi Public School told TOI, The period
between 2009 and 2011 has marked a period of great transformation in the history
of the school education system at CBSE. The CCE was introduced in October 2009,
in class IX and the current batch was the first batch of class X under the new system.
With the introduction of CCE, there was a major shift from the way a child was assessed.
According to Chakrabarty, The assessment has become more holistic and includes both
scholastic and co-scholastic areas of learners growth with particular reference
to attributes such as life skills, attitudes and values, sports and games as well
as co-curricular activities. Of the 132 students of Delhi Public School, 28 secured
an A1 grade and 42 students secured an A2 grade. The report
cards not only reflect the class X performance but the scores of the previous year
(class IX) as well. The class IX scores are incorporated so that the
performance of the previous year is not ignored. The overall growth of the child
needs to be evaluated, not just what he otherwise writes in a three-hour paper during
the examination, said Jayashree Venkatraman, principal, DAV Public School.
In DAV Public school, 261 students including 142 girls and 119 boys appeared for
the examination. All of them passed. A total of 63 students' secured A1 grade; 102
students secured A2 grade, 60 student secured B1, 28 secured B2 and eight students
secured C1 grades. It was felt by educationists across the country that a 16-year
old child could fail to do his best because of the stress and pressure of writing
a board exam in an unfamiliar atmosphere, said Venkatraman. Thanks to right to education,
the management realized that the education system needs to be given an overhaul
and that the CCE would be the best way to assess the holistic growth of children.
According to statistics provided by the CBSE, 67 per cent of students at the all-India
level chose school-based evaluation, while the remaining students chose board-based
evaluation. Binita Poonekar of Army Public school, said, Since the report cards
present an overall performance of the students for two years, I believe, it truly
reflects the growth of the students. Also, with CCE, we as teachers get to know
the strengths and weakness of the students personally as the assessment is not merely
on pen and paper. Activities, field trips, workshops make assessment more personal.
A total of 275 students appeared for the exam and all of them cleared it, registering
a 100 per cent result for the school. Of the total students, 20 opted for a board-based
examination.
The Jnana Prabodhini Prashala saw 80 students appear through the board-based evaluation
and recorded 100% results. Milind Naik, principal of the school said, Adapting to
the CCE system was not difficult for us as we have been more or less running this
system since the beginning. We concentrate 50 per cent of our assessment on academics
and the remaining on personality development, which is the core concept of CCE.
Courtesy: Times of India
