Download - Sessioin 2 examination reforms (f)
Examination Reforms• Single paper for languages.• Summative exam for 80 marks and
Formative Assessment for 20 marks.• Duration: 3 hrs for writing answers and
15 minutes extra time for reading QP• Single Answer Booklet• Pass mark in internals (FA) is – 7 and in
summative exam is – 28Note: Student should pass in bothseparately.
• Questions should be open ending,descriptive, thought provokingand analytical in nature.
• Questions once appeared in thepublic exam should not berepeated in the later public examsin the same form.
Nature of Questioning
• Question given at the end ofeach unit must not be given inthe public exams as such.
• Questions must reflect theacademic standards.
Nature of Questioning (Contd..)
S. No.
Items for Formative Assessment
Marks
1 Children’s reflections. 10
2 Children’s written work 10
3 Project works 10
4 Slip test 20
Total 50
Reflections:
• Learners’ own reflections (oral andwritten) on reading material other thantextbook such as stories, news etc.
• Oral discourses produced individually inthe classroom.
• Oral responses to the interaction doneduring the transactional process.
Formative Assessment-Tools
Written works:
• Textual exercises
• Written discourses producedindividually in the classroom.
• Analytical questions given ashome task
Project works:
The oral and written performanceof children during;
• Planning and preparation of tools.
• Execution/ Collection of data.
• Analysis & interpretation of data.
• Report writing and presentation.
Project works - Allotment of Marks:
• 6 marks for the written work(preparation of tools 2; collection ofdata and analysis-2, report writing-2)
• 4 marks for oral responses during theprocess and presentation of thereport.
• Consider the indicators (written andoral) and award marks accordingly.
Slip Test:• It contains one discourse, one
reading comprehension and oneexercise on Vocabulary & Grammar.
• This should be conducted withoutprior notice.
• It should be done in a single periodand based on syllabus coveredduring the formative period.
• Teacher’s unit cum period plan thatreflects children’s performance.
• Student portfolio.
• Notebooks of children.
• Textual exercises carried out bychildren.
• Products evolved in groups throughcollaboration.
• Scripts of Slip Test.
Evidences for FA:
S. No.
Items for Formative Assessment
Marks
1 Children’s reflections. 5
2 Children’s written work 5
3 Project work 5
4 Slip test 5
Total 20
Formative assessment-Cumulative Register
Note 1: R-Reflections; W-Written works; P-Project work; S-Sliptest, 2: To condense each item into 5 marks, divide the totalmarks under each area by 8 for 10 marks and by 16 for 20marks.
There will be 3 Summative Testsin an academic year. The thirdsummative exam is the publicexamination to be conducted by theSSC board. Each test is for 100 marks.Out of these, 20 marks are allotted tointernal assessment and 80 marks forwritten test.
Summative Assessment
Internal Assessment (20 marks):
• The average of marks obtained informative test(s) conducted earlier tothe summative exam is to beconsidered for SA 1 and 2.
• For SA-3, the average of all four FAsshould be considered for final results.
Summative Assessment
Summative Assessment –Guidelines
Written Test Two Papers (40 Marks each)
Section-A: Reading Comprehension -15 marks
Section-B: Vocabulary and Grammar- 10 Marks
Section-C: Creative Writing-Discourses -15 Marks
Paper I 13 E40 Marks
Section-A: Reading Comprehension -15 marks
Section-B: Vocabulary and Grammar- 10 Marks
Section-C: Creative Writing-Discourse -15 Marks
Section – AReading Comprehension (15 Marks)
Q.No.
Text Type Marks Allotted
Multiple Choice
Very Short Answers
1-7 Passage from the textbook-A Reading
10 4 x 1 = 4 3Q x 2M = 6M
8-12
Passage fromthe textbook-B and C Reading
5 3 x 1 = 3 2Q x 1M = 2M
Section – BVocabulary and Grammar (10 Marks)
Q.No
Text Type Marks Allotted
Nature of the Questions
13-17
Textbook based Passage (A,B and C Reading)
5 Editing the numbered sentences
18-22
Textbook based Passage (A,B and C Reading)
5 Cloze Test – Filling the blanks from the given options
Section – CCreative Writing – Discourses: 15 Marks
S.No
Nature of the Discourse
Details of theDiscourses
Marksallotted
Choice
23 Major Group -A
Story/Narrative, Conversation, Description, Drama/Play script, Interview and Choreography
10 Internal Choice
24 Minor Group -A
Message, Notice and diary
5 No choice
Paper II 14 E40 Marks
Section-A: Reading Comprehension -15 marks
Section-B: Vocabulary and Grammar- 10 Marks
Section-C: Creative Writing-Discourses -15 Marks
Section – AReading Comprehension (15 Marks)
Q.No
.
Text Type Marks Allotted
Multiple Choice
Very Short Answers
1-7
Passage from the Text independent
10 4 x 1 = 4 3Q x 2M = 6M
8-12
Passage fromthe text independent-poem
5 3 x 1 = 3 2Q x 1M = 2M
Section – BVocabulary and Grammar (10 Marks)
Q.No
Text Type Marks Allotted
Nature of the Questions
13-17
Text independent
5 Answer as per the directions
18-22
Textindependent
5 Cloze Test – Filling the blanks from the given options
Section – CCreative Writing – Discourses: 15 Marks
Sl.No
Nature of the Discourse
Details of theDiscourses
Marksallotted
Choice
23 Major Group -B
Biography, Essay, Report/ News Report, Letter and Speech (script)
10 Internal Choice
24 Minor Group -B
Poster, Invitation and Profile
5 No choice
For giving a question on discourse acontext should be given as follows:
• verbal input: narrative/ hints.
• visual input: picture/ photo
• graphical input: charts & diagrams.
• numerical input: data in a tabularform.
Discourse – Inputs