School based assessment
The government has recently taken a lot of initiatives to ensure the quality of education. With a view to bringing qualitative changes in education the ministry of education introduced School Based Assessment (SBA) of students as a part of creative question system. Generally, in the secondary schools, the examinations focus on assessing students' ability to memorize what they have been taught. But to ensure a quality education, proper assessment is needed along with an effective syllabus. So, the government asked the schools across the country to carry out SBA of students of class VI-IX, instead of the existing evaluation system that depends solely on examination. With the introduction of the new assessment system, students' promotion to the next class level will depend not only on examination results but also on their performance throughout the year and on their personal development. Some essential qualities such as oral presentation, leadership, tolerance, co-operative attitude, school behaviour, co-curricular activities, and social values are included in the assessment system. But it is a matter of great regret that many a school does not follow the rules of the SBA. There are some teachers in every school who are not at all willing to implement it. They are habituated in traditional lecture method, rather than participatory ones. That's why the students get bored and try to whisper in the classroom. At times, the teachers become emotional and are compelled to give corporal punishment to the students. If the SBA is properly implemented, no student will get chance to waste his valuable time and won't be bored with the learning method.
I would like to request the authorities concerned to address the issue.
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