Appraisal of Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation Practices in Elementary Schools of Odisha

Abstract

This study entitled Appraisal of Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation Practices in Elementary Schools of Odisha was conducted to explore if Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) is implemented effectively at elementary level in Odisha. This is both a qualitative and quantitative survey with the following objectives: newlinei) To study the existing evaluation practices adopted by the elementary schools of Odisha state with regard to (a) provision of continuous evaluation in scholasticareas, (b) procedures adopted for evaluating the academic achievement of students, (c) type of tools and techniques used, (d) mode of reporting the results, (e) provision of remedial measures, (f) provision of evaluation of non-scholastic areas, (g) mode of evaluation of non-scholastic areas, and (h) mode of reporting the results. ii) To find out level of teacher s awareness on CCE and explore the problems faced by them while implementing CCE in schools. iii) To find out the problems faced by teachers and head teachers in implementing continuous and comprehensive evaluation. iv) To find out the perception of parents about implementation of CCE. v) To find out effectiveness of feedback mechanism and monitoring network to ensure implementation of CCE. vi) To find out the perception of students about implementation of CCE. newline newlineThe study was conducted on 30 elementary schools selected randomly from three districts of Odisha, such as: Bhadrak, Nabarangpur and Cuttack selected from each RDC zone. Participants of the study comprised 30 Head Teachers, 150 Teachers, 120 Parents, and 210 Students, selected randomly. Data were captured through self-developed tools such as: (1) Interview Schedule on CCE for Head-teachers, (2) Awareness Test on CCE for Teachers, (3) Questionnaire for Teachers on CCE, (4) Guidelines for Focus Group Discussion with Students on CCE, and (5) Interview schedule for parents on CCE. During collections of data, important activities, information were recorded in field note on important events relevant to the study. Desc