Implementation of CCE - Formative and Summative Assessments

Concerns of Parents and Students on implementation of Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation
Formative and Summative Assessments

The CBSE had initiated the scheme of Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) and Grading System at secondary stage in all schools affiliated to it from the session 2009-10 in Class IX. By and large the scheme has been accepted and implemented whole heartedly by the schools.

However as part of the formal and informal feedback from the parents, students, principals and teachers a few concerns have been raised by a few stakeholders which are recorded below:

1. Too many tests, assignments, projects, homework and review tests (in some schools as many as seven review tests per week) are being taken.

2. The projects are being given to students (to be done at home) which in most cases lead to no real learning as they are either done by siblings/parents or conveniently outsourced to entrepreneurs who have set up shop.

3. The stress on students is increasing due to minute microscopic examination of behaviour which also makes students behave artificially.

4. No real time is being provided to students to play or participate in Co-Scholastic activities

5. There is an element of subjectivity in assessing skills especially the coscholastic skills.

6. Some schools have no Parent Teacher Meeting at all or where it is convened, it remains a few and far between event. Keeping the above facts in mind, the Board once again would like to clarify and reinforce the following points.

The Board vide its circular no 01, 2010 had specifically stated that "the tasks which relate to projects and activities can be done in groups as in-class and school activities and not become an extension of work to be done by siblings or parents".

Further to it, the Board in its circular no. 36, 2010 has given a background to the need of involving and integrating various formative tasks as part of the Formative Assessment.