ANALYSIS OF REPORT CARD

Education has entered into an era of unparalleled data collection and reporting.  School districts typically gather a tremendous amount of data including; attendance, discipline, demographic, enrollment, student test scores, and track a host of other program services.  The sheer volume of data requires that pertinent data be gathered and analyzed so that the Board of Education, administration, teachers, and parents can maximize the effectiveness of data driven decision making for school improvement.

Continuous and comprehensive evaluation is an process of assessment, mandated by the Right to Education Act, of India. This approach to assessment has been introduced by state governments in India, as well as by the Central Board of Secondary Education in India, for students of sixth to tenth grades and twelfth in some schools. The Karnataka government has introduced CCE for grades 1 through 9. The main aim of CCE is to evaluate every aspect of the child during their presence at the school. This is believed to help reduce the pressure on the child during/before examinations as the student will have to sit for multiple tests throughout the year, of which no test or the syllabus covered will be repeated at the end of the year, whatsoever. The CCE method is claimed to bring enormous changes from the traditional chalk and talk method of teaching, provided it is implemented accurately.

As a part of this new system, student’s marks will be replaced by grades which will be evaluated through a series of curricular and extra-curricular evaluations along with academics. The aim is to decrease the workload on the student by means of continuous evaluation by taking number of small tests throughout the year in place of single test at the end of the academic program. Only Grades are awarded to students based on work experience skills, dexterity, innovation, steadiness, teamwork, public speaking, behavior, etc. to evaluate and present an overall measure of the student’s ability. This helps the students who are not good in academics to show their talent in other fields such as arts, humanities, sports, music, athletics, and also helps to motivate the students who have a thirst of knowledge.

Pattern of education

Unlike CBSE’s old pattern of only one test at the end of the academic year, the CCE conducts several. There are two different types of tests. Namely, the formative and the summative. Formative tests will comprise the student’s work at class and home, the student’s performance in oral tests and quizzes and the quality of the projects or assignments submitted by the child. Formative tests will be conducted four times in an academic session, and they will carry a 40% weightage for the aggregate. In some schools, an additional written test is conducted instead of multiple oral tests. However, at least one oral test is conducted.

The summative assessment is a three-hour long written test conducted twice a year. The first summative or Summative Assessment 1 (SA-1) will be conducted after the first two formatives are completed. The second (SA-2) will be conducted after the next two formatives. Each summative will carry a 30% weightage and both together will carry a 60% weightage for the aggregate. The summative assessment will be conducted by the schools itself. However, the question papers will be partially prepared by the CBSE and evaluation of the answer sheets is also strictly monitored by the CBSE. Once completed, the syllabus of one summative will notbe repeated in the next. A student will have to concentrate on totally new topics for the next summative.

At the end of the year, the CBSE processes the result by adding the formative score to the summative score, i.e. 40% + 60% = 100%. Depending upon the percentage obtained, the board will deduce the CGPA and thereby deduce the grade obtained. In addition to the summative assessment, the board will offer an optional online aptitude test that may also be used as a tool along with the grades obtained in the CCE to help students to decide the choice of subjects in further studies. The board has also instructed the schools to prepare the report card and it will be duly signed by the principal, the student.

• Deductive Method – What does the student know and how can he use it to explain a situation.
• Co-relation with a real-life situation – Whether the situation given matches any real-life situation, like tsunamis, floods, tropical cyclones, etc.
• Usage of Information Technology – Can the problem be solved with the use of IT? If yes, how?

In addition to that, various assignments can be given such as projects, models and charts, group work, worksheet, survey, seminar, etc. The teacher will also play a major role. For example, they give remedial help, maintain a term-wise record and checklists, etc.

REPORT CARD

I have assessed the grades of class8th A student namely richa gupta studying in Geeta aided sr sec school.She  holds 95%attendance in Term 1. Her SA 1 i.e Summative Assessment 1 grades are as follows:

1. Maths – B1 (8 grade point)
2. English – A2 (9 grade point)
3. Hindi – B1 (8 grade point)
4. Social Studies – A2 (9 grade point)
5. Foundation of information tech. – A2 (9 grade point)
6. Science – B2(10 grade point)

The student is good at English and Social Science  and average in Hindi. The result shows his grade has reduced in Social Studies in from A1 in FA1 & FA2 to A2 IN combined SA1, reduced in Hindi,ENGLISH,MATHS..