CCE Manual VI - VIII - CBSE

Tools and Techniques of Evaluation10. AssignmentsTheme based tasks to be completed as class work or homework and canbe open ended or structured. Some could be based on contexts outsidetextbooks.Advantages• Provides students an opportunity to search for information, constructtheir own ideas, and articulate the same ideas through spoken,written and visual expressions• Helps assess a wide range of objectives and content of learning.• Provides students an opportunity to relate and synthesize withinand outside school learningCaution for teachersContinuous and Comprehensive Evaluation• Not too much homework, assignments or class work should begiven which is currently the practice• Assignments should be such that they can be managed by studentson their own• Should not become the only method of assessmentSuggestions for implementation• Going beyond collection of assignments by following it up withanalysis, discussion and reflection• Creativity of students is promoted• Encouraging students to go beyond the textbooks• Group work is to be encouraged.90