CCE Manual VI - VIII - CBSE

Implications for SchoolsII. AssessmentAssessment of the outcomes of learning goes along with the teachinglearningprocess in a continuous manner. In order to undertake a holisticassessment, all aspects of learning need to be given due recognition.The manner and modalities however may vary. While teachers are regularlyobserving the progress of students some periodicity would be necessary.It implies maintaining a profile for each student. This is required in orderto reflect upon, derive feedback, plan and implement measures to enrichand enhance student’s learning. This will call for a judicious cycle to befollowed. One cannot undermine the fact that while informal observationscontinue, fortnightly looking back and quarterly reviews are generallyrecommended to promote and enhance learning among children.Thus assessment may be on:Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation• Daily basis: Interacting with students and continuously assessingthem both in situations inside and outside the classroom• Periodic: Once in every 3 to 4 weeks, teachers may check andreflect on the information collected. This however should not bein the form of a test or examb. Methods of AssessmentBefore choosing any method, it is necessary to decide the kind ofarrangement that is best suited for the type of information needed. Thereare four basic methods of organizing assessments, namely:• Individual Assessment: which focuses on one student while she/heis doing an activity or task and thus recognises individual workand accomplishments• Group Assessment: which focuses on the learning and progress ofa group of students working on a task together with the objectiveof completing it. This method of organization is found to be moreuseful in order to assess social skills, co-operative learningprocesses and other value related dimensions of a student’sbehaviour94