Verification of Evidence of Assessments (EAs) of Class IX and Class X students for Academic Session 2011-2012

As you are aware, the CBSE Board issued uniform CCE certificates to all the students appeared in class X in March 2011 Examination irrespective of the fact whether they were assessed by the CBSE Board or by the School in Summative Assessment-II (SA-II).

To ensure the reliability, validity and fairness of assessment, the CBSE Board also collected marks/grades assigned at school level through specially designed software.

Besides the collection of marks/grades, the CBSE Board also collected ‘Evidence of Assessments (EAs)’ conducted at school level under Formative and Summative assessments.

These ‘Evidence of Assessments (EAs)’ and the marks awarded were verified by the subject experts appointed and empanelled by the CBSE Board at the Regional level. The objective was to assess the ‘Practices of School Based Assessment’. The experts submitted their report on these ‘Evidence of Assessments (EAs)’ vis-a­vis award of marks. Their report helped in verifying the school based assessments as well as provided a very good feedback to the CBSE Board about implementation of CCE scheme at grassroots level. Results of this verification exercises were very encouraging.

Since last year this exercise was carried out only at Class X level that too after completion of all the FAs and SAs, the inference of the exercise was limited. This year, to have more objective and thorough verification, the CBSE Board has decided to carry out the exercise of verification of ‘Evidence of Assessments (EAs)’ both for Class IX and Class X and that too after each Summative Assessment. In this exercise the whole hearted participation of all the affiliated schools of the CBSE Board is solicited to establish and display the strength of the Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE).

Like last year , this year also the schools will be shortlisted by the concerned Regional Offices and such

short listed schools will be requested to send the ‘Evidence of Assessments (EAs)’ for FA-1, FA-2 and SA-1, in the month of November and FA-3 , FA-4 and SA-2 in the moth of April. This material (FA tasks and SA answer sheets) will be collected in five subjects: Hindi, English, Mathematics, Science and Social Science. Please ensure that these ‘Evidence of Assessments (EAs)’ sent to the CBSE Board comprise of the performance of five students per class ( IX and X ) taken from each of the three categories i.e. top, middle and bottom levels of achievements. Thus, your school if selected, should be submitting fifteen Evidence of Assessments (EAs) (FA tasks and SA answer sheets) for every assessment per class i.e. 15 for FA and 15 for SA. This is applicable only to one subject which will be communicated to you by the Regional Office. (Refer to Annexure I for selection of samples)

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT

The school is required to send details about all the fifteen FA tasks in the subject as directed by Regional Office which should include the break-up of marks as well as the parameters for assessment. If the nature of the Evidence of Assessments (EAs) is such that it cannot be posted or transported such as oral testing, seminars, group discussion, model, chart etc. a brief write-up as already prepared by the teacher on the assignment may please be sent along with marks awarded. This should include the details of the task assigned to students individually or in groups as well as the strategies adopted and the parameters used for assessment. The schools should send only those tasks that have been taken into account for arriving at the grades for FAs. (Please refer to para 5 and 8 of Annexure II)

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT

Question Paper used and its marking scheme in the subject should also be attached with SA answer sheet irrespective of whether you have used the question paper sent by the CBSE Board or your own question paper.

The CBSE Board would initiate similar exercise for the co-scholastic areas/activities shortly. You are requested to keep the ‘Evidence of Assessments (EAs)’ for the Co-scholastic areas/activities also in safe custody.

Verification of Evidence of Assessments (EAs) of Class IX and Class X students for Academic Session 2011-2012

SELECTION OF THE SAMPLES

Summative Assessment:

i.Arrange all the students of class IX and Class X(all sections) in increasing order of marks calculated for SAs.

ii. Divide the total number of students in three groups as follows:

• Top one-third students,

• Middle one-third students, and

• Bottom one-third students.

For example: If there are 100 students in Class IX or Class X in a School, the three groups may consist of 33, 33 and 34 students after they have been arranged in increasing order of marks.

iii. Pick up the top five students from the first group, the last five students from the third group and any five students from the middle group.

• This set of fifteen students is your sample for whom ‘Evidence of Assessments (EAs)’ are to be sent. Formative Assessment:

• Arrange all the students of class IX and Class X (all sections) in increasing order of marks calculated for FAs of a term taken together.

ii. Divide the total number of students in three groups as follows:

• Top one-third students,

• Middle one-third students, and

• Bottom one-third students.

For example: If there are 100 students in Class IX or Class X in a School, the three groups may consist of 33, 33 and 34 students after they have been arranged in increasing order of marks.

iii. Pick up the top five students from the first group, the last five students from the third group and any five students from the middle group.

iv. This set of fifteen students is your sample for whom ‘Evidence of Assessments (EAs)’ are to be sent.