Grading & Assessment
The Central Board of Secondary Education first launched the scheme of school-based evaluation at secondary level from the academic session for class IX beginning in April 1998. Supplementing the Board’s secondary school certificate, the comprehensive school based evaluation certificate records students’ achievement in the areas of physical development, emotional development and aesthetic development apart from cognitive development. By recognizing, appreciating and evaluating their personal and social qualities, attitudes and interests, the Board has moved closer to students in motivating them to overcome their inhibitions and realize their true potential.
EXTENSION OF THE SCHEME AT PRIMARY STAGE
Encouraged by the success of this endeavor, the Board decided to extend this scheme at primary level and advised the schools to desist from the existing pass-fail system based on terminal examination. The Board has also circulated a copy of Achievement Record to schools as a model to adopt. The schools have been given the necessary flexibility to incorporate changes suiting to local requirements. The document is aimed at providing a holistic picture of the learner and would not give any negative input about the performance of the learner. The objective is to bring continuous improvement in the performance of a learner through constant diagnosis of gaps and difficulties in learning and helping the learner in overcoming them through remediation of instructions.
While reporting students’ achievement in different areas, indirect grading in absolute scale having five points may be used. The grades will stand for the following distribution of marks:
A* Outstanding 90% - 100%
A Excellent 75% - 89%
B Very Good 56% - 74%
C Good 35% - 55%
D Scope for improvement Below 35%