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TRAINING
Capacity Building of SCERT and SIE Faculty in Conducting Achievement
Surveys
The capacity building programme which was second in the series was organised
in two phases each of about two weeks duration from 18 to 29 October 2010
and 21 February to 4 March 2011 at NCERT, New Delhi. The first phase of the
programme was attended by faculty of SCERTs, SIEs, DIETs and CTEs from
sixteen states and also RIEs and NIE departments. The second phase of the
programme was attended by faculty from SCERTs, SIEs, DIETs from 12 states/
UTs, RIE and NIE departments. The main purpose of the programme was to
build the capacity of key resource persons of SCERTs and SIEs in conducting
achievement surveys, to share concepts and techniques used in international
achievement surveys and to sensitise RIE/NIE faculty in issues related to conduct
of achievement surveys. Topics/issues shared in the programme were: Concept
of student assessment and Large Scale Assessment, Assessment Theories, (CRT
& IRT), Development of Assessment Framework and Assessment Tools, Sample
Selection/Sampling Techniques in Large Scale Achievement Surveys, Issues
related to Field Operations, Data Management in Achievement Surveys, Preparing
data for computer analysis, Computer softwares used in statistical analysis such
as EXCEL, SPSS, BILOG, LERTAP, etc. in Large Scale Assessment(LAS),
Interpretation of findings in LAS, Clientele specific reporting in LAS, Item maping,
Data archives and Future prospects of large scale surveys. The topics for the
deliberation were finalised based on the suggestions of the participants through
a check list. In both phases, evaluation of programme activities was done. So far
as sharing of IT expertise was concerned, brief theoretical explanations of
procedures were given with rich hand on experiences to participants using laptops
equipped with software. The SCERTs/SIEs have been provided with a list of
trained faculty in the state with a request to utilise their services in ensuing
achievement survey activities in the state/UTs.
Capacity Building Programmes for State Education Boards in
Educational Evaluation
A five-day capacity building programme for key resource persons of Haryana Board
of School Education was organised on Question Paper Setting at Bhiwani (Haryana)
from 22 to 26 November 2010. The objective of the programme was to train key
resource persons of various Boards in preparing quality questions in different
subjects and developing model question papers. In these programmes, theoretical
deliberations were made on quality question setting and question paper setting
which was followed by practicum. During practicum, exemplar quality questions
and question papers were developed in different subjects namely English, Hindi,
Social Studies, Science and Mathematics. Teachers and academic officers of the
Haryana Board of School Education participated in these programme. Another
three-day programme for KRPs of UT of Daman and Diu was organised at Daman
from 28 to 30 March 2011. Theoretical deliberations were made on Continuous
and Comprehensive Evaluation which was followed by practicum.
EXTENSION
National Conference of Chairpersons of Boards of School Education
The two-day conference was organised on 2-3 August 2010 at NIE, New Delhi
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