CENTRAL
BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION
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ACADEMIC
BRANCH, SHIKSHA SADAN
17, ROUSE AVENUE, NEW DELHI-110002
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| D(A)/PA/CBSE/IE/04 |
28TH January,2004
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Heads of Institutions |
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Dear
Principal,
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Introduction of Internal evaluation at the secondary stage
in Social Science - Reg
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As
you are aware, the CBSE has been taking several initiatives to bring
greater academic vibrancy in the affiliated institutions through
paradigm shifts in the content development, pedagogy and through
tools of evaluation. The Board believes that learning is a purposeful
and meaningful activity aimed at developing the holistic profile
of the learner through multifaceted endeavours. This calls for enriched
activities to promote Multiple Intelligence, critical thinking and
creative pursuits.
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It
is often claimed that the focus exclusively on the external examination
normally promoted rote learning and stress for achievement in the
terminal examination. In order to bring a paradigm shift in examination
focused learning, the Board had decided earlier to introduce continuous
and comprehensive evaluation of various faculties in the affective
and psycho-motor domains in classroom situations. As a part of its
on going exercise, the Board has presently decided to introduce
internal evaluation in the subject of social sciences from class
IX onwards from the ensuing academic year 2004-05.
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salient features of the internal evaluation will be: |
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It
will be a school based evaluation.
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It will cover both classes IX and X.
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It will commence in class IX from the ensuing academic year
2004-05 and the first batch of students in this proposed methodology
will appear in the secondary school examinations to be held
in March 2006.
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It
will be continuous and comprehensive
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The
extent of internal evaluation will be to the extent of 20
percent of weightage of the total marks allotted for the subject.
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The internal evaluation will be both formative and summative.
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The
focus of the internal evaluation will be to assess the various
skills of the learners during the process of learning.
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The
evaluation will be done as per the guidelines and format given
by the Board.
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The
performance of the learners in the internal evaluation will
be reflected in the form of grades.
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The performance of the students in the internal evaluation
will be reflected in the Certificate of Marks/grades being
issued by the Board after the secondary school examinations.
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A copy
of the scheme of the proposed internal evaluation will be sent to
all the affiliated schools shortly. The method of internal evaluation
will be extended to other subjects also in due course.
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Yours
faithfully,
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(G.BALASUBRAMANIAN)
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DIRECTOR
(ACADEMIC)
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