NEW DELHI: With learning gaps increasingly being linked to ineffective teaching practices in schools, CBSE plans to launch an ‘assessment centre’ by June next year to address the challenge, focusing on aligning teaching with student outcomes, elevating education quality, and improving student evaluation.
Findings of studies, such as the education ministry’s National Achievement Survey, Annual Status of Education Report, and CBSE’s Structured Assessment for Analysing Learning, unanimously agree on one point: that the fault of dissatisfactory teaching in schools lies with teachers. The studies have been repeatedly revealing “significant” learning gaps and achievements between board scores and actual skills as well as indicating that students are increasingly relying on external assistance like private tuitions or coaching for academic preparation.
CBSE also coming up with reward system for teachers
The way you assess will shape the way you teach, CBSE chairperson Rahul Singh said about the initiative that will directly impact 15 lakh CBSE teachers and is likely to assist teachers from state board schools as well.
On the issues pointed out by different studies, he said the proposed centre is a response to these concerns. It aims at supporting teachers in designing effective assessments that not only evaluate academic performance, but also identify individual student competencies. “The assessment centre will develop state-of-the-art tools capable of creating question papers, administering assessments, scanning responses, and tracking individual student progress. Teachers will have personalised pages on the platform to design assessment items of varying difficulty, tailored to evaluate multiple competencies.”
To foster innovation and motivation among educators, CBSE will introduce a reward system for teachers who develop high-quality assessment items. This initiative also seeks to address the challenges faced by teachers in Tier-3 cities, where salaries are often limited between Rs 15,000 and Rs 20,000.
One of the core goals is to instil a sense of healthy competition within classrooms. Teachers will receive training to ensure that their assessment methods drive better teaching practices. The tools for preparing question papers, as well as the assessment tools will also be opened to teachers of other educational boards for free use.
