Introduction :
Under the mandate of 'Right to Education Act, of India' the
Continuous and comprehensive evaluation (CCE) is an process of
assessment. Many state governments in India, as well the
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) in India, have
introduced CCE for students of sixth to 10th and 12th grades
in some schools.
The CCE insures the evaluation of every aspect of the
child during his or her presence at the school. If implemented
true to its objectives, this may be instrumental in reducing
the pressure on the child during/before examinations as he or
she will have to sit for multiple tests throughout the year,
of which no test or the syllabus covered will be repeated at
the end of the year, whatsoever. The CCE method is claimed to
bring enormous changes from the traditional chalk and talk
method of teaching, provided it is implemented accurately.
This new system of evaluation, replaces student's marks by
grades which are evaluated through a series of curricular and
extra-curricular evaluations along with academics. The aim is
to decrease the workload on the student by means of continuous
evaluation by taking number of small tests throughout the year
in place of single test at the end of the academic program.
Only Grades are awarded to students based on work experience
skills, dexterity, innovation, steadiness, teamwork, public
speaking, behavior, etc. to evaluate and present an overall
measure of the student's ability. This helps the students who
are not good in academics to show their talent in other fields
such as arts, humanities, sports, music, athletics, and also
helps to motivate the students who have a thirst of
knowledge.
