The Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation scheme (CCE), launched three years ago, has become a tremendous burden to many CBSE
teachers across the country. The scheme, which evaluates children on 60
different parameters, was a monumental task to undertake when it had
started. Now, in 2012, teachers are still attempting to cope with the
increased amount of work and are working overtime to make sure that it
is completed.
The CCE, introduced in 2009, is an initiative by the CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education)
to evaluate students, continuously, in a cyclical pattern. The program
includes collaborative activities where students are grouped together to
work on projects and research. It aims to strike a balance between
academics and support skills like values, ethics and life skills. It
also allows for greater interaction between parents and students.
A source revealed that due to this program the workload for teachers
has shot up by 25 to 30 percent. When the scheme was first started the
entire process was manual and although things have improved in the last
couple of years, teachers are still finding it difficult to balance work
and their personal lives.
However, there are those who are coping with the work. The argument they
pose is that the CBSE has allowed teachers the freedom to choose
projects while the responsibility of making it attractive lies with the
school. The CCE scheme has been credited with giving schools the
capability to evaluate children on an academic and non-academic basis.
Initially implemented till class VIII, some schools have now extended
the program to Class X.
Source: The Times of India
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