Continuous and comprehensive assessment
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Continuous and comprehensive evaluation,
(CCE) refers to the practice of evaluating student’s skills and proficiency
that covers all aspects of development, periodically throughout the course and
maintaining a record of cumulative progress achieved.
- Continuous –the process of evaluation of students Growth and development is continuous rather than one time event.
- Comprehensive-
evaluating all aspects of student’s growth and development (cognitive,
affective and psycho-motor domains) including both scholastic and co- scholastic
proficiency.
- To make evaluation of students an integral part of teaching learning process
- To lay emphasis on thought process and de -emphasis memorization in learning.
- To eliminate subjectivity or subjective bias in evaluating student’s attainments.
- To keep students continually motivated to learn throughout the academic year.
- To encourage students to participate in co- scholastic activities, besides achieving scholastic proficiency.
- To help the teacher take corrective measures based on feedback received from the assessments of students learning.
- To assess student’s development and encourage to improve further.
- To make the process of teaching and learning a learner-centred activity.
- Thus, CCE aims to use evaluation for improvement of student’s achievement and teaching learning strategies on the basis of regular diagnosis, followed by remedial instruction.
- CCE involves the process of assessing students learning continuously throughout the academic year at regular intervals.
- It evaluates all aspects of learner’s progress (scholastic and Co scholastic).
- The scholastic component of CCE conceptualises evaluation of all academic subjects spread over the entire span of the learning period.
- It also includes physical education in its scope of assessment.
- It uses a variety of tools and techniques like written test, observation, rating, scale, checklist, quiz, etc. to evaluate different aspects of learner’s achievement.
- CCE is carried out through formative assessment and summative assessment.
- Descriptive indicators are used to assess the achievement profile of the learners in formative assessment.
- Summative assessment involves regular and norm- based assessment of student’s achievement in all academic subjects at the end of a term.
- It lays emphasis on thought process and de-emphasis memorization in learning.
- Co- scholastic evaluation is the assessment of many informal and formal developmental areas, such as life, skills, attitudes, values, Wellness, service activities and work education.
- It helps the teacher organise effective teaching strategies.
- It helps to assess student’s progress continuously.
- It serves to diagnose the deficiencies in student learning and permits the teacher to ascertain the individual learner’s strength, weakness and needs.
- It provides immediate feedback to the teacher, which helps in remedial instruction.
- The feedback also helps the students to have realistic self assessment.
- It can motivate to develop good study habits, to correct errors and to direct their activities towards achievement of desired goals.
- It helps the learner to determine the area of instruction that require more focus and emphasis.
- CCE identifies areas of aptitude and interest of students.
- It also help teacher in identifying the required changes in attitudes and values of students.
- It helps in making decisions for future regarding choice of subjects, courses and careers.
- It provides information on the progress of students in scholastic and co-scholastic areas and thus helps in predicting the future success of the learner.
- Student performance is continuously evaluated at regular intervals and feedback is provided for improvement in teaching learning process.
- The continuous evaluation promotes in students the habit of studying regularly.
- Teaching learning activities are well developed.
- Student’s assignment and progress are reported periodically to their parents and their cooperation in improving the learning of their wards is secured.
- CCE helps in identifying deficiency in student’s learning and taking immediate remedial measures for the same.
- It is non threatening and helps in reducing learner stress by assessing periodically.
- Student’s mental stress and anxiety have increased as they have to take an increased number of assessments.
- Evaluation procedures differ from school to school.
- In overcrowded classes with more number of students, proper implementation of CCE is practically not possible.
- Implementation of CCE has resulted in the increase of teacher’s workload.
- Teachers should not spend more number of days in conducting assessment tests, allowing for the decrease in quantum of time available for regular classroom teaching.
- Findings of assessment tests regarding students attendance should be entered in proper registers then and there without any delay.
- Teachers should be honest and fair in evaluating student’s performance.
- Teachers should never use assessment as a tool to discipline the students.
- Teacher should provide proper feedback to students based on the findings in the assessment report and take measures to improve student’s learning.
- Teacher should inform the parents, now and then about the learning progress of their wards and secure their cooperation in improving students performance further.
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