Mahuya,
(2013)
Workshop on CCE - a thought.
Learning Curve (20).
pp. 65-68.
Abstract
There has been a paradigm shift in the way we
look at assessments today. The older system
(traditional examination system) of assessment
and evaluation was mainly based on paper-
pencil tests and a lot of importance was given to
rote learning and memorization. It focused only
on measuring the knowledge and understanding
level of the child. Marks and ranks which were
awarded, pointed out the learning level reached
by the child at the end of a semester and his / her
position with respect to other peers in his / her
class. There was no scope for remediation. It gave
least importance to the development of skills and
higher mental abilities of the child as well as his
overall personal development. The progress of
learning made by the child, over a period of time,
was never evaluated. All of this created a lot of
anxiety, stress, frustration and even humiliation
amongst children as well as their parents. Such
examination system is a misfit for the 21st
century knowledge-based society which wanted
children to become innovative problem solvers.
Hence there was an urgent need to replace the old system.
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