continouis & comprehensive evaluation

V. SURESH KUMARAssistant Professor Of Mathematics,Rajalakshmi College Of Education,

Vagaikulam.

Continues & Comprehensive Evaluation

What is CCE ?

A system of school based assessment that

covers all the aspects of a student’s development.

It was designed to reduce the student stress

related to board exams.

Aim of CCE

To reduce stress on children.

Make evaluation comprehensive & regular.

Provide space for the teacher for creative

teaching.

Provide a tool of diagnosis & remediation.

Produce learners with greater skills.

Objectives of CCETo help developing cognitive , psychomotor & affective skills.

To lay emphasis on thought processes & de – emphasis

memorization.

To make evaluation an integral part of teaching – learning

process.

To use evaluation for improvement of students achievement &

teaching – learning strategies on the basis of regular diagnosis

followed by remedial instruction.

Con/-

To use evaluation as a quality control devise to

maintain desired standard.

To make the process of teaching & learning a

learner – centered activity.

Characteristics of CCE

The continuous aspect of CCE takes care of

“continual” & “periodicity” aspect of evaluation.

Continual means assessment of students in

the beginning of instructions (Placement Evaluation) &

assessment during the instructional process (Formative

Evaluation) done informally using multiple techniques of

evaluation

Con/-

Periodicity means assessment of performance

done frequently at the end of unit/term (summative).

The comprehensive component CCE takes care of

assessment of all round development of the child’s

personality .it includes assessment in scholastic as well

as co – scholastic aspects of the pupil’s growth.

CCE Represent As CCE

Continuous

Learning Assessment Periodically

Comprehensive

Scholastic area

Formative

Summativ

e

Co – scholastic

area

About Assessment

Assessment

Assessment consist of

Formative Summative

Assessment area

Scholastics Co - scholastic

Scholastic area

More concerned with cognitive & knowledge

aspects.

Can be assessed directly by observing their

reactions to various learning experiences.

The intelligence or mental ability tests come under

its category.

Functions of scholastic area

It helps the teacher to organize effective strategies.

Continuous evaluation helps in regular assessment to the

extent & degree of learner’s progress.

Continuous evaluation serves to diagnose weaknesses &

permits the teacher to ascertain each individual learner’s

strengths & weakness & their needs.

helps in identifying changes in attitudes & value system.

Con/-

Motivate the students to develop good study habits, to

correct errors & to direct their activities towards the

achievement of desired goals.

Identifies areas of aptitude & interest.

Helps in making decisions for the future, regarding choice

of subjects courses & careers.

It provides information & reports on the progress of

students in scholastic & co – scholastic areas.

Objectives of the scholastic domain

Desirable behaviour related to the learner’s

knowledge, understanding, application, evaluation,

analysis & creating the ability to apply it in an

unfamiliar situation.

To improve the teaching – learning process,

assessment should be both formative & summative.

Scholastic Area (Part – I)Formative Assessment Summative Assessment ( Flexible Timing) ( Written, End of Term)

Tools Techniques 1. Objective Type.

Questions examination 2. Short Answer.

Observation assignment 3. Long Answer.

Interview quizzes

Checklist projects

Rating scale debates

etc

Co – Scholastic Assessment

Desired behavior related to learners life skills,

attitudes, interest values, co – curricular activities

physical health are described as skills to be acquired in

co – scholastic domain.

Co – scholastic area

Reporting

The most popular method of reporting is

the progress report.

The grade or marks describe the level of

achievement.

The checklist items include performance in

non- scholastic areas such as conduct, regularity,

interest, attitude & social development.

Importance of progress report

Major bases for crucial decisions about the

educational & vocational destiny of the students.

Give general picture of how a student is doing as

well as the adequacy of his learning progress.

Indicate the student’s strengths & weaknesses in

learning.

Use of progress report

To Students.

To Parents.

To Teachers.

To Administration.

To Students

To motivate students for learning.

Helps in improving study – habits & correction of

errors.

Helps in the selection of major & minor courses

of study ( science /arts/ commerce / vocational streams)

To parents

Take decisions about their child’s future

educational or vocational career.

To teachers

Used in identifying the topics/ units difficult for

most of the students & planning teaching strategies

accordingly.

Help students in developing increased self –

understanding & make more realistic educational &

vocational career selection.

To Administration

Determining promotion to higher class in

same school.

Every school & college has limited

facilities, they cannot have their own admission

tests.

By employers

The employers often want information

about performance in scholastic & non – scholastic

areas.

Employers use the marks & other relevant

information mentioned in the progress report for

selecting the applicant most likely to perform best the

service they require.

Recording

Testing result should be recorded in the organized form.

Records should be conveniently available for various

users.

Cumulative records include the scholastic test results &

other types of information on pupils like non – scholastic

achievement, essentials for describing his personality,

guidance provided etc.

Con/-

Recording is a local matter & differ from school

to school.

Record is not what is put into them but how much

is extracted out of them.

Types of Information to be Record

Personal Bio data.

Scholastic achievements.

Physical health.

Co – curricular activities & character building

values.

Habits, interest & attitudes.