Pune: CBSE assessment formula for Std XII strikes a chord
TNN | Jun 18, 2021, 04.00 AM IST
PUNE: Schools in the city have reacted well to the Central
Board of Secondary Education’s assessment criteria which the Supreme Court
approved on Thursday.
The board has informed the apex court that the Std XII
results will be based on the students' performance over three years starting
for std X and the results will be announced by July 31.
Most colleges in the city have already conducted online
pre-boards and other internal assessments. The practical examinations were also
conducted at a later stage in a stepwise manner, many principals said.
Meanwhile, most parents and students are happy that the
evaluation criteria is out, ending the uncertainty, but many expressed
reservations on the 30% weightage given to class XI marks.
As per the method submitted, the practical marks will be
calculated based on the actual practical examination conducted by the school
this year.
The theory component, which is generally 80/70/60/50/30, will
be calculated using 40% of the Std XII marks scored in pre-boards or unit
tests, 30% based on theory marks obtained in Std XI final exam and another 30%
from the best-of-three subjects in the Std X board exams.
Jayshree Venkatraman, principal at SNBP International School,
said, “The CBSE has done for Std XII what it followed for Std X evaluation
pattern. Considering the situation, it is a fair decision. We have conducted
all pre- boards. We conducted a fourth pre-board in April just to ensure the
students are prepared. We are also done with all our practical examinations and
the one which was not taken up because one of our teachers was unwell with
Covid 19, was conducted at a later stage.”
Bharti Bhagwani, principal of GG International School, said
the concern that giving weightage to Std XI marks is not justified.
“There will be criticism of all decisions. But, the CBSE has
taken suggestions and then devised a method. Students need to take all exams
seriously, and not just the board exams for a better understanding of the
subjects. Schools keep telling them this and there are students who prepare
well too. Lastly, the process of results needs to be completed on time, so that
students can move on to higher education, without any hassles.”
Lakshmi Kumar, founder director of The Orchid School, said
while there are many negatives in the assessment criteria, especially
considering unequal access to education during the pandemic year, differences
in the individual assessment of schools, quality of online practicals etc,
there is no other alternative to fall back on.
“The benchmarking of this assessment process is challenging
and even the reliability is questionable. But then everyone knows this has been
a Covid year and we need to move on. But, we must be better prepared for the
next year. We need to ensure that all stakeholders are on the same page when a
decision is taken and we need to reform the evaluation model keeping in mind a
possibility that the academic year 2021-22 can also be washed out by the
pandemic. Hence, we need a system in place and we need to train the teachers
well in advance so that there is uniformity and fairness in evaluation,” she
added.
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