Question

Which national policy or framework strongly advocated for examination reforms and the establishment of CCE as a school-based system of assessment?

• A. National Policy on Education (NPE) 1968
• B. National Curriculum Framework (NCF) 2005
• C. Right to Education Act 2009
• D. New Education Policy (NEP) 2020

Answer 1

Answer:

B. National Curriculum Framework (NCF) 2005

• National Policy on Education (NPE) 1986 also laid importance on continuous and comprehensive evaluation and the introduction of a semester system.

• It was the NCF 2005 that strongly advocated for examination reforms and the establishment of CCE as a school-based system of assessment that reduces stress, makes evaluation comprehensive and regular, provides space for creative teaching, and acts as a tool for diagnosis and remediation.