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1. EXAMINATION REFORMS
AND
CONTINUOUS AND
COMPREHENSIVE
EVALUATION
A CBSE INITIATIVE

2. External Examinations
‘are largely inappropriate for the knowledge society of the 21st
century and its need for innovative problem solvers‘
 Evaluation of Scholastic learning only on marks.
 Ability of child not evaluated.
 Limited Techniques of Evaluation do not identify
learner’s level of attainment.
 Resulting in Pass/Fail.
 Causing frustration and humiliation .
WHY
CONTINUOUS COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION

3. WHAT IS
CONTINUOUS COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION ?
 Continuous and Comprehensive evaluation
refers to a system of school based assessment
that covers all aspects of student’s development
It emphasizes two fold objectives.
 Continuity in evaluation and assessment of broad
based learning.
 Behavioral out come.

4. ASSESSMENT PATTERN
• FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
Continuous monitoring of the student’s progress
• SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT
End Semester Examination
• SCHOLASTIC (Subject specific areas. )
• CO-SCHOLASTIC (Life skills, Work education,
Visual & Performing Arts, Attitudes & Values
and other co curricular activities) 4
ASSESSMENT PATTERN
ASSESSMENT AREAS

5. • Assessment which is carried throughout the year by
the teacher formally and informally
• It is diagnostic and remedial
Scholastic Evaluation
 End of term or end of the year exams
 Feedback on learning (assessment of learning) to
teacher and parents
Summative Assessment:
Formative Assessment :

6. ASSESMENT PATTERN
Will comprise of
FA-I , FA-II in FIRST TERM
FA-III & FA-IV in SECOND TERM
 FA-I will comprise of Weekly tests & 2 components
There will be One Weekly Test per Subject in First Term
 FA-III will comprise of Weekly tests & 2 components
There will be One Weekly Test per Subject in Second Term
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT (FA)

7. FA-II will comprises of the following:
• Class work
• Homework
• Oral questions
• Quizzes
• Projects
• Class response
PLEASE NOTE: FA-IV WILL COMPRISE OF
PROBLEM SOLVING ASSESSMENT CONDUCTED
BY CBSE IN JANUARY 2014
ASSESMENT PATTERN Cont…

8. SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT(SA)
Will be Term End Examination:
Curriculum and syllabus as
circulated by the board.
 Exam to be conducted by school as
per CBSE guidelines.
Evaluation of Answer scripts will be
done within the school.

9. CLASS IX-X
• Academic year will have 2 terms -
FIRST TERM :
April to September
SECOND TERM:
October to March

10. MARKS ALLOTMENT
Class IX & X
WEEKLY TESTS – 30 MARKS
SEMESTER EXAM – 90 MARKS
Question paper will set by CBSE,
conducted and evaluated in school
for SA1 & SA 2

11. New Reforms
1. PROBLEM SOLVING ASSESSMENT
( Will constitute-FA IV )
2. OPEN TEXT BASED ASSESSMENTS-
(OTBA-all the subjects)
3. LISTENING AND SPEAKING SKILLS
(ENGLISH)

12. PROBLEM SOLVING ASSESSMENT
• Objectives: Assessing students ‟abilities to analyze given life
situations, to comprehend and interpret written text and other
essential higher order thinking skills.
• The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) initiated
“Problem Solving Assessment”(CBSE-PSA) for students of
Classes IX and XI from the second term of session 2012-13.
• Formative Assessment 4 (FA4) has been replaced with a
Problem Solving Assessment (PSA) for Classes IX and X.
• No Specific syllabus for the test. Life Skills related to the
following elements will be tested: Language Conventions,
Qualitative Reasoning and quantitative Reasoning
• PSA score will reflect equally in one language (Hindi/ English),
Mathematics, Science and Social Science

13. PSA …….Continued
Compulsory for all
students of grades IX
and XI
Consists of 60 items of
MCQ types of 1 mark
each
Totalmarks:60
Same Marks would be
reflected in grades IX
and X
• Students can appear for
improvement exam in
Class X and Class XII
• PSA marks will be
reflected as grades in
Classes IX and X
• Grade XI students will be
issued a PSA Certificate
• ExamDuration:2hours

14. OPEN TEXT BASED
ASSESSMENTS
• Open Text based Assessment (OTBA) for
Class IX & XI in March.
• It will be applicable to all the main subjects.
• This will be a part of Summative Assessment II
to be held in March.
• The Schools will be supplied with textual
material few months before the commencement
of Summative Assessment II.

15. OTBA (Contd…)
• Textual material may be in the form of an
article, a case study, a diagram, a concept/
mind map, a picture or a cartoon,
problem/situation based on the concepts taught
to be students during second term.
• It will be to the extent of 15-20 percent in all the
main subjects and may also include the Value
Based Questions
• The textual material will be related to chosen
concepts taken from the syllabi.

16. OTBA (Contd…)
• The Open Text based Assessment
(OTBA) will have questions of higher order
thinking skills and some of which may be
subjective, creative and open ended.
• The textual material supplied earlier will be
printed again as part of the question paper
and thus will be available while answering
the questions.

17. ASL (Assessment of Speaking & Listening Skills)
SA of Classes IX & X (20 Marks)
Listening Assessment:
• Focuses on testing the student's
comprehension of the spoken English
language.
• Under the assessment procedure, a recording
will be played twice; following which students
will be required to complete an assessment
worksheet.
• Each section consists of objective type
questions and is compulsory..

18. ASL (Contd…)
Speaking Assessment:
• The Speaking Assessment section is based on
testing the students' correct use of English
language.
• Students may receive the topic early and can
prepare the topic accordingly, so as to be able to
speak for 4-5 minutes.
• Recording of the speaking assessment will be
done and the recordings will be sent to CBSE

19. TERM-I & II
Evaluation Marks Weightage
FA-I & FA-III
FA-II & FA-IV
SA-I & SA-II
10% Each
30% Each
10% Each

20. ASSESSMENT FOR AN ACADEMIC YEAR
Term I – FA1 & FA2 & SA1
Term II - FA3 & FA4 & SA2
FINAL Assessment-
FA1+FA2+FA3+FA4
10 + 10+ 10+ 10 = 40%
SA1+ SA2
30 + 30 = 60%
TOTAL = 100%

21. GRADING SYSTEM for the
subjects
MARKS GRADE GRADE POINT
91—100 A1 10
81—90 A2 9
71—80 B1 8
61—70 B2 7
51—60 C1 6
41—50 C2 5
33—40 D 4
21—32 E1 ----
20 & below E2 ----

22.  Minimum qualifying grade in all the subjects under
Scholastic Domain is ‘D’ (Min. Marks 33%) and
Minimum qualifying grade in Co-Scholastic Domain is
D.
 It is now mandatory for a class IX & X students of
CBSE board to score a minimum of 25 per cent marks
in summative assessments (SA) in order to qualify to
be promoted to the next class.
 i.e. now a student will have to obtain a minimum of 15
marks out of 60 in SA.
 This also implies that students have to maintain
attendance in both the SAs.
QUALIFYING CRITERIA

23. GRADING SCALE
FOR SCHOOL ASSESSMENT
Assessment areas:
Part 1 A : Scholastic (Academic) 9
Part 1 B : Scholastic (Art; P. E) 5
Part 2 : Co-Scholastic
Part 2 A : Life Skills 5
Part 2 B : Work Education 5
Part 2 C : Visual & Performing Arts 5
Part 2 D : Attitudes & Values 5
Co-Curricular 5
Part 3 A: Co-curricular Activities 5
Part 3 B :Health & Physical Education 5
GRADING SCALE
(Point)
23

24. • This assessment will be entered twice in a year on the
basis of the descriptors
– WORK EXPERIENCE
– ART,MUSIC AND DANCE
– PHYSICAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION/GAMES
• Grading for this part on a 5 point scale:A, B, C, D, E
PART – B
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE – SCHOLASTIC
AREA

25. PART 2
CO-SCHOLASTIC AREAS
2A-LIFE SKILLS
THINKING
SKILLS
SOCIAL
SKILLS
EMOTIONAL
SKILLS
Self Awareness
Problem Solving
Decision Making
Critical Thinking
Creative Thinking
• Interpersonal
Relationships
• Effective
Communication
• Empathy
• Managing
Emotions
• Dealing
with Stress

26. 2B-WORK EDUCATION
Has a collaborative approach towards the process
of learning
Is Innovative in ideas
Plans and adheres to timelines
Is Involved and motivated
Demonstrates a positive attitude
Is helpful, guides and facilitates others
Demonstrates an understanding of correlation
with real life situations
Has a step-by-step approach to solving a problem
Has clear understanding of output to be generated
Is able to apply the theoretical knowledge into
practical usage

27. 2C-VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS
VISUAL ARTS
Takes an innovative and creative approach
Shows aesthetic sensibilities
Displays observation skills
Demonstrates interpretation and originality
Correlates with real life
Shows willingness to experiment with
different art modes and mediums
Sketches or paints
Generates computer animation
Demonstrates proportion in size and clarity
Understands the importance of colour,
balance and brightness

28. PERFORMING ARTS
Sings and plays instrumental music
Dances and acts in drama
Awareness and appreciation of works of artists
Demonstrates appreciation skills
Participates actively in aesthetic activities at
various levels
Takes initiative to plan, create and direct various
creative events
Reads and shows a degree of awareness of
particular domain of art
Assessing Co-Scholastic Areas
2C-VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS (Contd.)

29. Towards Teachers
Towards school mates
Towards School Programmes
Towards Environment
Value Systems
PART 2D :
ATTITUDES AND VALUES

30. PART-3 CO-SCHOLASTIC AREAS
PARTICIPATION & ACHIEVEMENT(any two)
Literary and Creative skills
Scientific skills
Organizational and Leadership Skills (Clubs)
PART 3 A
CO-SCHOLASTIC AREAS
Information and Communication Technology

31. Part-3 B: Health and Physical Education
Games and Sports
Swimming
Gymnastics
Yoga First aid
Gardening

32. SCHOOL BASED VS BOARD BASED
Million Dollar Question ?
Class IX
Term-I FA1 FA2 SA1
Term-II FA3 FA4 SA2
Class X
Term-I FA1 FA2 SA1
Term-II FA3 FA4 SA2
Overview
=10+10+30
=10+10+30
=10+10+30
=10+10+30

33. Sample Final Grade Sheet

35. UPSCALING BY CBSE

36. Scheme for up scaling the grades in scholastic areas by CBSE
• a) Those Students who get total grade points in co-scholastic
areas/ activities in the range 53-65 may benefit by getting
upgraded to the next higher grade in two subjects in
scholastic areas.
• b) Those students who get total grade points in the range 40-
52, may benefit by getting upgraded to the next higher grade
in one subject in scholastic area.
• c) The up scaling of Grade in Scholastic Areas is applicable in
Main Subject only (i.e. excluding Additional 6th Subject).
• d) No Grade should be up scaled twice.
• e) No up scaling is done if the Grade obtained in the subject is
E2 or A1.
• f) Up scaling is done from lowest grade to next higher grade
and so on.
• g) Up scaled grades are shown with double asterisk marks.

37. “Children Learn What They Live”
If children live with Criticism,
they learn to Condemn.
If children live with Hostility,
they learn to Fight.
If children live with Praise,
they learn to Appreciate.
If children live with Encouragement,
they learn to be Confident.

38. CBSE HELPLINE
• The various issued raised and their solutions will be
available in the form of FAQs.
• Further clarification can be sought on CBSE website
www.cbse.nic.in by posting queries on the “Interact
with Chairman” .
• Comprehensive guidelines of various aspects of CCE
will be available in the Teachers Manual which will
also be posted on the CBSE website.