CCE System Better than the Previous One

Although it is early days, the continuous evaluation system introduced by the Central Board for Secondary Education (CBSE) is being seen as a step forward. Not without drawbacks, on balance, both students and teachers see the new system better than the previous one. Last year, the CBSE  introduced the system for standard IX and X. This year, most of the CBSE schools in the city have applied the system to all their classes. Under continuous assessment, the students will be given grades instead of marks.

The earlier system was mostly text book-oriented. It did not consider the non-academic abilities of the students. Now, the teacher has to give attention to the overall performance of a student. The extra-curricular activities are also considered and grades awarded accordingly.

“Under this system the children have been given a lot of freedom,” said Pratima Shenoi, mother of Akshay, a standard X CBSE student. “They don’t even feel it is necessary to study now that be they are evaluated then and there. I just wonder how these children will be able to cope with the higher studies and entrance examinations later,” she said.

Shreyas Manohar, a standard X student from Modern School, feels the new system has only increased the stress. “This system was supposed to reduce our stress, but it has done the opposite. Now we have to continuously monitor our own behaviour as our future is at the mercy of teachers. I miss the old system. But a good thing about this is that our concepts are getting clearer,” he added.

Read more: Continuous evaluation gets thumbs up – Nagpur – City – The Times of India