CCE Manual VI - VIII - CBSE

CCE in Middle School LevelContinuous and Comprehensive Evaluation• Research work which could be investigative or information gathering anddeducing• Group work - research or experimental• Contextual research projects• Peer assessment• Presentations including the use of Information Technology (IT)• Science Quiz• Seminar• Symposium• Field Tour• Class Response• Model MakingIt is suggested that for Science at least some formative assessments inthe year are Experiments and hands-on activities.Social Sciences• Written assignments - short and long answers• Commentaries• Source-based analysis• Projects - investigative, informative, deductive and analytical• Research• Group work - projects and presentations• Models and charts• Presentations, including the use of Information Technology (IT)• Using authentic sources and primary texts• Open book tests• Secondary sources• Comparison and contrastIt is suggested in Social Science that at least some assessment shouldbe based on projects which are done in groups as in-class activitiesunder the direct supervision of the teacher.A system of education and examination that teaches members ofdisadvantaged groups the requisite problem-solving and analyticalskills needed by the job market is vital. Memorizing andregurgitating textbooks is not a skill needed by the job market. Anexam system that encourages this type of ‘learning’ snuffs outcreativity. To teach skills and create excellence, is the way - perhapsthe only sustainable way - toward real equity’.Examination Reform, NCF 2005 – NCERT38