continouis & comprehensive evaluation

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1. v. Suresh Kumar Assistant Professor Of Mathematics, Rajalakshmi College Of Education, Vagaikulam . Continues & Comprehensive Evaluation

2. What is CCE ? A system of school based assessment that covers all the aspects of a student’s development. It was designed to reduce the student stress related to board exams.

3. Aim of CCE To reduce stress on children. Make evaluation comprehensive & regular. Provide space for the teacher for creative teaching. Provide a tool of diagnosis & remediation. Produce learners with greater skills.

4. Objectives of CCE To help developing cognitive , psychomotor & affective skills. To lay emphasis on thought processes & de – emphasis memorization. To make evaluation an integral part of teaching – learning process. To use evaluation for improvement of students achievement & teaching – learning strategies on the basis of regular diagnosis followed by remedial instruction.

5. Con/- To use evaluation as a quality control devise to maintain desired standard. To make the process of teaching & learning a learner – centered activity.

6. Characteristics of CCE The continuous aspect of CCE takes care of “continual” & “periodicity” aspect of evaluation. Continual means assessment of students in the beginning of instructions (Placement Evaluation) & assessment during the instructional process (Formative Evaluation) done informally using multiple techniques of evaluation

7. Con/- Periodicity means assessment of performance done frequently at the end of unit/term (summative). The comprehensive component CCE takes care of assessment of all round development of the child’s personality .it includes assessment in scholastic as well as co – scholastic aspects of the pupil’s growth.

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9. About Assessment

10. Scholastic area More concerned with cognitive & knowledge aspects. Can be assessed directly by observing their reactions to various learning experiences. The intelligence or mental ability tests come under its category.

11. Functions of scholastic area It helps the teacher to organize effective strategies. Continuous evaluation helps in regular assessment to the extent & degree of learner’s progress. Continuous evaluation serves to diagnose weaknesses & permits the teacher to ascertain each individual learner’s strengths & weakness & their needs. helps in identifying changes in attitudes & value system.

12. Con/- Motivate the students to develop good study habits, to correct errors & to direct their activities towards the achievement of desired goals. Identifies areas of aptitude & interest. Helps in making decisions for the future, regarding choice of subjects courses & careers. It provides information & reports on the progress of students in scholastic & co – scholastic areas.

13. O bjectives of the scholastic domain Desirable behaviour related to the learner’s knowledge, understanding, application, evaluation, analysis & creating the ability to apply it in an unfamiliar situation. To improve the teaching – learning process, assessment should be both formative & summative .

14. Scholastic Area (Part – I) Formative Assessment Summative Assessment ( Flexible Timing) ( Written, End of Term) Tools Techniques 1. Objective Type. Questions examination 2. Short Answer. Observation assignment 3. Long Answer. Interview quizzes Checklist projects Rating scale debates etc

15. Co – Scholastic Assessment Desired behavior related to learners life skills, attitudes, interest values, co – curricular activities physical health are described as skills to be acquired in co – scholastic domain.

16. Co – scholastic area

17. Reporting The most popular method of reporting is the progress report. The grade or marks describe the level of achievement. The checklist items include performance in non- scholastic areas such as conduct, regularity, interest, attitude & social development.

18. Importance of progress report Major bases for crucial decisions about the educational & vocational destiny of the students. Give general picture of how a student is doing as well as the adequacy of his learning progress. Indicate the student’s strengths & weaknesses in learning.

19. Use of progress report To Students. To Parents. To Teachers. To Administration.

20. To Students To motivate students for learning. Helps in improving study – habits & correction of errors. Helps in the selection of major & minor courses of study ( science /arts/ commerce / vocational streams)

21. To parents Take decisions about their child’s future educational or vocational career.

22. To teachers Used in identifying the topics/ units difficult for most of the students & planning teaching strategies accordingly. Help students in developing increased self – understanding & make more realistic educational & vocational career selection.

23. To Administration Determining promotion to higher class in same school. Every school & college has limited facilities, they cannot have their own admission tests.

24. By employers The employers often want information about performance in scholastic & non – scholastic areas. Employers use the marks & other relevant information mentioned in the progress report for selecting the applicant most likely to perform best the service they require.

25. Recording Testing result should be recorded in the organized form. Records should be conveniently available for various users. Cumulative records include the scholastic test results & other types of information on pupils like non – scholastic achievement, essentials for describing his personality, guidance provided etc.

26. Con/- Recording is a local matter & differ from school to school. Record is not what is put into them but how much is extracted out of them.

27. Types of Information to b e Record Personal Bio data. Scholastic achievements. Physical health. Co – curricular activities & character building values. Habits, interest & attitudes .