Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Removal of 10th boards: yay ?or nay?



The announcement for X’th standard Board Examination as optional with grading system for assessment in class room has evoked mixed reactions.

Some people are happy that it saves the students from the burden of one board examination. 
At the same time the critics want to know whether it is possible for assessment at class level where the class teacher is assumed to be impartial especially in a society where divisions based on caste, class and religion are still visible? Will there be uniformity of assessment throughout the country? Compare this with a board exam based on a set of syllabus and the answer papers corrected by teachers who do not know any identity of the student.
Thus, there is a need to define quality of education, delivery mechanisms and impartial systems of grading.



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