Maximum marks for lesson-based tests lessened

Time of India

2 days ago

Bengaluru: The department of school education and literacy Monday reduced the maximum marks for the newly-introduced lesson-based assessment for classes I-X after objections from teachers.
In the new system, introduced from the current academic year, teachers are supposed to test students after the completion of every unit of study.
From classes I to V, the tests will be for 15 marks — 10 for written and 5 for oral assessments. The written tests will include both descriptive and objective questions.
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For classes VI to X, the overall tests will be for 20 marks, including descriptive and multiple-choice questions from the lesson-based assessment question bank.
In districts implementing the remedial programme, 15 marks will be from the question bank and five from the remedial programme questions for classes VI to X, excluding the Hindi language.
In language subjects, every test will include a lesson and a poem. In social science for classes VI to X, one lesson-based assessment will be held for every three lessons.
Earlier, the maximum marks for such assessments was 25.
However, the teachers are still not happy with the modification. "Many of the problems like exam fatigue and rote learning will continue as long as lesson-based assessment exists. Moreover, the administrative burden of teachers also will not change by merely reducing the maximum marks," said a govt school teacher.
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