CBSE to roll out grading system from October

To Check Implementation In Schools

Anahita Mukherji | TNN

Mumbai: With the CBSE board set to kick-start its ambitious new system of continuous and comprehensive evaluation (CCE) in Class IX from next month—the first step in moving away from an exam-based system to one focussed on learning—there are apprehensions over just how well individual schools will implement the system.

But here’s a note of caution for any school that intends to cheat on the CCE. In a letter on September 20 to all CBSE school principals, board chairperson Vineet Joshi wrote that there will be a random verification of the assessment procedures carried out by schools. This verification will be carried out by board officials as well as nominees appointed by the board.

There will be wide-scale teacher-training programmes across India for all CBSE schools starting next month. The training will be compulsory for all school principals. Schools will also have to send two teachers each for the training, the letter said. The CBSE has asked its teachers to assess students using unconventional methods such as quizzes and conversations through “Formative Assessment’’. This focusses on continuously monitoring students in a non-threatening and supportive environment. The system calls for an active involvement of students. The CBSE Class X board exam will be compulsory in 2010 but, from the following year, it will be optional.

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