Education in schools is
presently based on the concept known as ‘Continuous and Comprehensive
Evaluation'. This new scheme of evaluation was implemented with the vision of
assessing students throughout the academic session on a broad based process of
learning. Being comprehensive, the prospects seem bright as the students are
able to recognize their fields of interest and make decisions for the future in
regard to pursuing higher studies, choosing their course and shaping the
career. The scheme comes as a challenge to those students who excel in
academics alone and lag in co-curricular activities.
Continuous and comprehensive
evaluation plays an important part in the teaching-learning process and to
raise the standard of performance in the schools. The new scheme provides scope
for the teachers to develop better teaching strategies and assess the students
through multiple techniques of evaluation. The scheme benefits the learners too
as they get motivated to improve their studying habits by discarding memorization
and laying emphasis on the co-scholastic areas. However, sufficient time would
definitely be needed for the scheme to be properly effective in schools
throughout the nation.
CCE was introduced in the CBSE
Board about a couple of years back. Schools having less infrastructural
expansion and resource availability are trying to make adequate changes for
reforming the evaluation system. Though the implementation is considered as a
blessing in some schools, it is referred to as a burden in some other educational
institutions. Apart from classroom teaching, importance is being given to the
students for their active participation in the co-curricular activities like
aesthetic and performing art, health and physical activities etc. for proper
functioning and efficiency of the scheme. Besides, progress of every student in
both scholastic and co-scholastic aspects are also recorded.
The objectives of CCE have to
be sincerely followed by the stakeholders for the success of the venture. The
evaluation process would appear challenging during the initial years but it
will truly live up to the expectations as education is not merely textbook
learning but development of the entire personality.
In my opinion, continuous and
comprehensive evaluation is a positive step in the process of assessment. I
like the scheme for several reasons. It helps in bringing out the inner
potential of every student besides excellence in academic learning, minimizes
stress caused by fear of Board examinations, decreases workload as the syllabus
of one term is not repeated in the next term and aids in developing life skills
to face situations in future.
The scheme turns out to be a
disadvantage to some meritorious students since there is no scope for
competition as marks are replaced by grades. Some students may not have a
liking as they are constantly being watched of their actions. They do not feel
at ease and remain tensed as grades are given for their attitude towards
teachers, school-mates, school and environment.
It is possible that CCE may
have to cope with some so far unseen challenges in future. It would all depend
upon the acceptance of the scheme by the students, parents and teachers.
Success would lie entirely upon the contentment of the stakeholders and only
then it would stand the test of time.
Above all, feedback by students
passing out with flying colours, reactions of the parents whose children
achieved the desired goals and success of the teachers in imparting education
would define the ground of necessity of the evaluation scheme in the schools in
the near future.
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