CCE Manual VI - VIII - CBSE

CCE in Middle School LevelII. Evaluation of Scholastic aspect:Part art 1: Scholastic AreasEvaluation of Academic Subjects in Classes VI to VIII.Six assessments are proposed:Continuous and Comprehensive EvaluationType of assessmentPercentage ofMonthweighting inacademic sessionFirst TermTerm wiseweightingFormative 10% April-May FA1+FA2=20%20%Assessment-1Formative 10% July-AugustAssessment-2Summative 30% September SA1=30%Assessment-1Second TermFormative 10% October - FA3+FA4=20%Assessment-3NovemberFormative 10% January -Assessment-4FebruarySummative 30% March SA2=30%Assessment-2Total:Formative Assessments (FA) = FA1+FA2+ FA3+FA4 = 40%Summative Assessments (SA) = SA1+SA2 = 60%All across the schools, the most commonly used tools/techniques arethose developed by teachers themselves. Among these are paper-penciltests/tasks, written and oral tests, questions on pictures, simulated activitiesand discussion with students. Short class tests are used by most teachersas a quick and easy way of assessing the learning progress of children.As these are generally conducted at the end of a unit/month coveringthe specified content taught during that period, these are no doubtuseful but they need to be used effectively.* (i) Teachers will arrive at the Formative Assessment using an acceptable method for combining scores.(ii) They will be given opportunity to develop this practice during implementation.26