Teachers give a big thumbs up to CCE

More than 80% of school principals attending the National Conference of Sahodaya School Complexes, 2010, held at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (Nimhans), said that they were pleased with the introduction of the Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) scheme by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).

As the two-day conference ended on Tuesday, the school principals were surveyed to assess the response to the CCE scheme. Dr Rashmi Vij, principal, Police DAV Public School, Jalandhar, conducted the survey. “I am happy to say that around 82% of the school principals welcomed CCE. It’s a good sign that school heads are convinced,” said Vij. The conference was attended by around 500 school principals from across the country.

The conference discussed the issue of CCE threadbare. The new scheme of evaluation was introduced by the CBSE board for more holistic assessment and evaluation of students. Life skills, attitudes, values and even performance in sports and games features as part of this scheme of assessment, which offers students the chance to opt out of the annual examination conducted at the end of class X.

The theme of the national conference was ‘Managing Change for Better Learning’. It was jointly organised by the CBSE and the Bangalore Sahodaya Schools’ Association (BSSA). CBSE has also been considering the introduction of new courses in fields such as mass media, hospitality, design, fashion and travel and tourism for school students.

Vineet Joshi, chairperson of the CBSE, said, “Not all students need to study medicine or engineering. There should be a range of options available to the child, and the choice should be based on individual tastes and aptitude.”