Verification of Evidence of Assessments (EAs) of Class X students for Academic Session 2010‐2011

As you are aware, the Board has decided to issue uniform certificates to all the students appearing

in class X in March 2011 Examination irrespective of the fact whether they are assessed by the Board or by

the School in Summative Assessment‐II (SA‐II).

To ensure the reliability, validity and fairness of assessment, the Board is collecting marks/grades

assigned at school level through specially designed software.

Besides the collection of marks/grades, the Board is simultaneously doing a random collection and

verification of the ‘Evidence of Assessments (EAs)’ conducted at school level under Formative and

Summative assessments.

These ‘Evidence of Assessments (EAs)’ and the marks awarded will be verified by the subject

experts appointed and empanelled by the Board at the Regional level. The objective is to assess the

‘Practices of School Based Assessment’. The experts would submit their report on these ‘Evidence of

Assessments (EAs)’ vis‐a‐vis award of marks. Their report will help in verifying the school based

assessments as well as provide feedback to the Board about implementation of CCE scheme at grassroots

level.

The schools which will be shortlisted by the Regional Office will be requested to send the

‘Evidence of Assessments (EAs)’ for SA‐1, FA3 & FA4. This material (FA tasks and SA answer sheets) is

being collected initially in five subjects: Hindi, English, Mathematics, Science and Social Science. Please

ensure that these ‘Evidence of Assessments (EAs)’ sent to the Board comprise of the performance of five

students taken from each of the three categories i.e. top, middle and bottom levels of achievements.

Thus, your school if selected, should be submitting fifteen Evidence of Assessments (EAs) (FA tasks and SA

answer sheets) for every assessment i.e. 15 for FA (FA3, FA4 taken together) and 15 for SA1. This is

applicable only to one subject which will be communicated to you by the Regional Office. (Refer to

Annexure I for selection of samples)

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT

The school is required to send details about all the fifteen FA tasks in the subject as directed by

Regional Office which should include the break‐up of marks as well as the parameters for assessment. If

the nature of the Evidence of Assessments (EAs) is such that it cannot be posted or transported such as

oral testing, seminars, group discussion, model, chart etc. a brief write‐up as already prepared by the

teacher on the assignment may please be sent along with marks awarded. This should include the details

of the task assigned to students individually or in groups as well as the strategies adopted and the

parameters used for assessment. The schools should send only those tasks that have been taken into

account for arriving at the grades for FA3 and FA4. (Please refer to para 5 and 8 of Annexure II)

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT

Question Paper used and its marking scheme in the subject should also be attached with SA

answer sheet irrespective of whether you have used the question paper sent by the Board or your own

question paper.

The Board would initiate similar exercise for the co‐scholastic areas shortly. You are requested to

keep the ‘Evidence of Assessments (EAs)’ for the Co‐scholastic areas also in safe custody.