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Comprehensive Evaluation in CCE extends beyond academic performance to cover the all-round development of a child's personality. Which of these is NOT an example of a co-scholastic area?

ALife Skills such as critical thinking.

BParticipation in sports and drama.

CAttitudes and Values towards peers and school.

DProficiency in mathematics and science.

Answer:

D. Proficiency in mathematics and science.

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Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE):

  • A holistic approach, commonly used in India, which emphasizes ongoing assessment and covers both scholastic (academic) and co-scholastic (non-academic) aspects of a student's development.

Continuous Evaluation: 

  • This emphasizes the regularity of assessments to track student progress over time. 

  • It is ongoing and integrated with the teaching-learning process.

  • Refers to evaluating students during instruction using various formal and informal methods, including quizzes, assignments, projects, observations, and discussions. This is often linked to formative assessment.

  • Involves assessing student performance frequently at the end of units or terms, using techniques like tests or presentations. This is aligned with summative assessment.

  • The continuous aspect helps identify learning gaps and weaknesses early, provides immediate feedback, and allows teachers to adjust their teaching strategies accordingly. It also reduces exam-related stress as evaluation is spread out over time.

Comprehensive Evaluation:

  • This means the assessment covers the all-round development of the child's personality, extending beyond just academic performance.

  • Scholastic Areas: These relate to academic subjects and curricular areas like mathematics, science, languages, etc. 

  • They primarily involve the cognitive domain (knowledge, understanding, application, analysis, evaluation, creation) and are assessed through assignments, projects, practicals, and exams.

  • Co-Scholastic Areas: These focus on non-academic aspects that contribute to holistic development. They include:

  • Life Skills: Such as critical thinking, problem-solving, communication, and social skills.

  • Attitudes and Values: Assessing students' outlook, behavior towards teachers, peers, and the school environment.

  • Co-curricular Activities: Including participation in sports, arts, music, drama, debates, and other extracurricular activities.

  • Work Education: Respect for manual work

  • Tools and Techniques: A variety of tools are used, including observations, interviews, rating scales, checklists, portfolios, anecdotal records, assignments, projects, quizzes, debates, discussions, and performance assessments.


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Characteristics of continuous and comprehensive evaluation is :

  1. Durational aspect
  2. Continuity
  3. Universal development