Lack of internal assessment worries teachers
The Hindu
Schools in a fix on how to grade SSLC students who haven’t completed the process
The State government’s decision to consider internal assessment scores while allocating marks to Class X SSLC students, has many schools in a fix. Teachers and management members pointed out that not all students were able to complete internal assessments this academic year as they were unable to attend physical classes during the brief window that they were held on campuses. The Department of Public Instruction had instructed schools to conduct two formative assessments as part of internal assessment instead of the four formative assessments, which is the norm. However, many schools were unable to hold that as not all students could attend physical classes. “In such cases, teachers are confused about how students should be evaluated,” said D. Shashi Kumar, General Secretary of Associated Managements of Primary and Secondary Schools in Karnataka. According to H.K. Manjunath, president, High School Assistant Masters’ Association, students, particularly in government and aided schools, had not attended or submitted a single internal assessment. “We will be marking and indicating that such students were absent. The government can take a final call on what needs to be done,” he said.More Related News