Hindustan Times (Jalandhar)

Evaluating students

Class 10 exams were cancelled on April 14. An alternativ­e method was devised by CBSE to assess the students

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ASSESSMENT PANELS

School-wise result committees to be formed with members from both school and external institutio­ns

IF EXAMS WEREN’T HELD

Schools which did not conduct one or more of the exams indicated for division of marks, the committee may suggest a criterion, including conducting telephonic interviews

CHALLENGES UNDER THIS PROCESS

Marking patterns differ in internal tests and board exams, this may put some students at disadvanta­ge

Number of students in every batch is different every year, this may affect the overall performanc­e average

Choosing subject-wise average marks may hurt high-performing students in low performing schools

Since most of the Class 10 tests have been conducted online this year, schools said it would be unfair to compare it with those conducted offline in previous years

DIVISION OF MARKS

20 Internal assessment

10 Periodic or unit test

30 Half-yearly or mid-term exams

40 Pre-board exams

ENSURING UNIFORMITY

CBSE asked principals to moderate marks using the best overall performanc­e of the school in the past three years. Moderation is to check inflation of marks by already setting the higher limit for students.

HOW THE STUDENTS WILL BE MARKED

First, a reference year will be chosen. In the last three years, the year in which the school has the maximum overall average marks will be considered the reference year.

Then, the school will use the same year to fix subject-wise average marks

For example, if a school had 72% overall average marks in 2017-18, 74% in 2018-19, and 71% in 2019-20, the school will use 2018-19 score to fix subject-wise averages

The average subject-wise marks for 2021 will have to be within the range of +2 or -2 points from the reference year

For instance, if a school's subject-wise average marks is 68% in the reference year, the same for 2021 has to be in the range of 66% to 70%

Schools will also have to maintain the same number of students in a particular score range as their reference year. For this, they may allot or deduct marks l For instance, if a school had 30 students who scored in the range of 70%-80% in English in their reference year, they have to ensure the same number for the current year

The school’s overall average marks also cannot exceed that of the reference year.

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