CCE Manual VI - VIII - CBSE

Annexure 1Types ofAssessmenttools/techniquesAdvantagesCaution for teachersSuggestions forimplementationContinuous and Comprehensive Evaluation7. Anecdotes andCumulativeRecordsProvidesobservationalnarrative recordsof significantincidents in achild’s life.• Provides a wealthof informationacross differentdevelopmentalareas.• Facilitates takingof notes on thechild’s social,emotionaldevelopment,choices, interestsand relationshipsetc.• Identifies strengthsand weaknessesand assesseschildren’s progressover time.• A single anecdotedoes not giveconclusiveinformation.• Only ‘problematic’situations may benoticed. It wouldbe better todescribe incidentsrather than makingstatements ofjudgement.• Selecting amongstthe manyinterestingclassroom eventsand not includingall.• Avoiding generalcomments.• Preparing andcollectinganecdotes over aperiod of timeabout sustainedinterests andcritical things thatare happening intheir life. Helps tounderstand thechild’s behaviour/responses todifferentclassroomsituations.• Collecting a crosssection ofanecdotes (fromdifferent children)indicates groups’thinking andfeeling.• Recording assoon as possibleafter the event sothat rich, accurateand significantdetails can beincluded for laterinterpretations.106