The Central Board of Secondary Education has revised the design of question papers in all the major subjects of Classes XII and X to assess Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) in children. The revised edition will focus on the development of evaluating and analytical skill of a person rather than memorizing skills. Kindly visit CBSE website for more details
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Internal Evaluation of Disaster Management in Social Science
Central Board of Secondary Education has decided to evaluate Disaster Management in Social Sciences of class X through projects from the academic session 2008-09 and the Board Examination 2009 in Social Science of class X. The Board has further decided that in addition to Project Work, Disaster Management will be evaluated through assignments also. Following is the revised marks distribution over the three components:
Topics/Themes for Project Work on Disaster Management
Do any one of the following:-
Project 1: Role of Govt./Non-Government functionaries in your locality in Disaster Management.
Interview any two of the Govt. /Non-Government functionaries in your locality on their role in Disaster Management.
Senior District Magistrate
Additional District Magistrate
Sarpanch/MP/MLA
Head of any NGO working in your locality – dealing in Disaster Management
CBSE Group Mathematical Olympiad 2008
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Mathematical Olympiads are the competitions conducted by different organizations to identify, encourage, promote and nurture the talent in Mathematics at State, Regional, National and International levels.
After having been accorded the status of an independent group by National Board of Higher Mathematics (NBHM) in 1997, Central Board of Secondary Education, Delhi has been conducting CBSE Group Mathematical Olympiad for students studying in its affiliated schools.
Group Study is better than Individual Study
A study on style of study concluded that the cooperative learning style for revision and practice results in better performance in public examination. The study shows that learning can be enhanced in cooperative groups. In such a situation where group study is preferred, all the group members get benefitted since they provide support to and … Read more
Ensuring greater objectivity in school-based internal assessment
Your attention is drawn to Board’s earlier communications related to school-based internal assessment in the subjects of Mathematics, Social Science and Science at Secondary stage. You may be aware that the scheme was introduced in class X from March 2006 Examination in the subject of Social Science and from March 2007 Examination in Mathematics and Science. The scheme in the subject of science refers to school-based practical Examination for 20 marks.
CBSE HOTS Questions by Kendriya Vidyalaya, KV
Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, Delhi Region (KVS) has prepared some HOTS questions for class 10 and class 12 for almost all subjects such as CBSE HOTS for English, HOTS for Mathematics, HOTS for Social Science, HOTS for Science, HOTS for Chemistry, HOTS for Physics, HOTS for Biology, HOTS for Computer Science, Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi (CBSE) HOTS for Accountancy and HOTS for Geography. The Higher Order Thinking Skill Questions are available for download in PDF and DOC format.
Regional Mathematics Olympiad Previous Year Papers
Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi (CBSE) has issued previous year papers for group mathematics Olympiad. Visitors can get them at the links given. These papers will give an idea about the pattern of the examination.
The said competition will be conducted on second Sunday of November at different centres located in different parts of the country. Top 30 students from Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi (CBSE) group will then participate in Indian National Mathematical Olympiad (INMO) conducted by National Board of Higher Mathematics (NBHM). Selection at National level leads to participation at the international Mathematical Olympiad.
Latest changes to CBSE syllabus Political Science class 12 for 2009
Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi has made some changes to the syllabus of class 12 Political Science. These changes will be applicable from session 2008-2009. The Questions will be asked under Very Short Answer Type Questions carrying 1 marks and 2 marks, Short Answer Type Questions carrying 4 marks and long answer type questions carrying 6 marks. There will be total 35 questions. Out of that 5 questions will be Long Answer Type Questions. Students are advised to have a look over these latest changes.
Give Feedback or make a Query to CBSE Chairman Directly
Central Board of Secondary Education has taken a welcome step by providing direct access to the Chairman. Now the visitors can share their views or send feedback directly with Chairman CBSE. The official website of CBSE claims that the submitter will get response within 24 working hours. It is really a most appreciable move, if implemented sincerely.
The submitters can also attach any text file, any video clip or any audio clip to the message. When a person visits the link given in the home page of the site, he/she has to declare that he is sending a feedback or sending a query. After that he/she has to select any one options stating that he/she is interacting as a parent/student/teacher/principal/health professional/general public.
CBSE Exam Date Sheet for 2009 class 10 and 12
There are some confusion related to the date. Some of the queries wanted to confirm if the exams are starting in February 2009, means one month earlier.
CBSE has officially announced that the exam will begin from March 2, 2009. and the final date sheet will be made available by the last week of December 2008.
Requirement of 75 Percent of Attendance for CBSE Boarders
CBSE has issued a circular stating that the students who have not completed a regular course of study and have not completed 75 percent of the attendance in Classes IX, X, XI & XII are not eligible to appear for the Board Examination of class X & XII. It has further been asserted by CBSE that shortage upto 15 percent of attendance only will be condoned by the CBSE Chairman on the recommendation of the Principal of the School.
E-learning material on Psychology for classes XI and XII
Central Board of Secondary Education has developed supplementary e-learning material on certain topics of Psychology for classes XI and XII and posted on its website http://www.cbse.nic.in The teachers are expected to use this material in addition to the Psychology textbooks published by NCERT. The material developed is effective from the academic session 2008-09 for both the classes and the Board examination of Class XII, 2009. It may also be further noted that Sample Question Papers in Psychology based on the syllabus for examination year 2009 have also been posted on the Board’s website.
Sale of CBSE Examination forms for 2009 (For Delhi Region Only)
PRIVATE CANDIDATE :
The application forms for private candidates for 2009 Exams. (Class X & XII) under All India/Delhi Scheme are available for sale w.e.f. 18.08.2009 from the selected branches of the Syndicate Bank against payment of Rs. 10/-each.
NOTE: Application forms for Private Candidates will be available in the selected branches during business hours.
NCERT-National Talent Search Examination ( NTSE) 2009
National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) 2009 by NCERT schedule has been worked out. Students of class VIII studying in any recognized school can appear for the Stage-I (State Level) examination which will be conducted by the respective states and Union Territories.
The stage-I exam will be held on November 15, 2008 for Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Andaman & Nicobar Islands and on November 16, 2008 for all other states and Union Territories. The Stage-II exam ( National Level) will be conducted by NCERT, New Delhi on May 10, 2009 for all states and Union Territories.
KVS will Provide CBSE HOTS Question Bank Online
The Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) is planning to provide an online database of question bank based on HOTS (higher order thinking skills) concept introduced by CBSE this year. This database is being prepared and it will be uploaded to KVS website soon.
The KV students will get an interactive platform of online testing. Students will be able to test their knowledge online, based on questions thrown up by a question bank. They will get the response instantly through a report which will be generated after completion of the test.
Revised distribution of marks for Class X Social Science syllabus 2008
CBSE has decided to evaluate Disaster Management in Social Science of class X through Projects and Assignments only from the current academic session 2008-09 and the Board Examination 2009.
Since the theory paper in Social Science will not contain any questions from Unit 5 on Disaster Management., the revised distribution of 80 marks over the four units of Social Science syllabus for Class X will be as follows :-
Answers Sheets of High Scoring Students of 2008 Examination
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has issued answer scripts (answer sheet) of High Scoring Students of 2008 Examinations. These answer sheet will be helpful to understand the writing style and content weightage given to the main points while answering the questions.
The students will get an idea on how to write answers to score high and what points must be kept in mind while writing the answer.
CBSE Compartmental Exam Results – 2008 Announced
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced compartmental examination results for July 2008 exams. The results are available at the official site of CBSE at http://www.cbseresults.nic.in/ The results are made available to the students from 31st July 2008. Students can log on to the site to know their result status.
Higher Order Thinking Questions-Economics class 12
In the Board’s question paper in Economics of Class XII, there will be a few higher order thinking questions. The objective is to assess the students’ understanding and analytical ability.
In the course content for Economics, an attempt is made to introduce basic concepts used in the study of this subject. Many of these concepts are also interrelated.