Classteacher Learning Systems: Transforming Conventional Grading in Educations

Assessments in schools are meant to be used as tools focused at transforming a conventional grading system in the traditional education process into a progressive developmental process of learning outcomes. The more formal nature of assessments, especially in Indian schools, has rendered assessments as a mere testimony for promotions and grading.

Students have a generalized approach towards preparing for examinations. The popular trend being that of selective studying based on previous exam patterns and certain standard parameters focused solely on scoring better grades in the examination. Because of this the majority of students fail to retain the key scholastic concepts encountered during his academic pursuit. This certainly does no good to the aptitude profile of the student and the actual purpose of the learning process is not solved. The real outcome of scholastic learning should always be rated in terms of enhanced co-scholastic skills.

Implementing a structured assessment model that facilitates constant formative assessments, periodic summative assessments, and provision for assessing the co-scholastic skills, all backed by a robust reporting tool become very important in order to confer assessments the role it should ideally have in a school.

The Classteacher Learning Systems Assessment Solutions cater to every aspect of a school’s assessment requirements. Any school should ideally have the following components integrated into their assessment models.

1. Formative Assessment is the assessment at regular interval of a student's progress, with accompanying feedback in order to help improve the student's performance. Hand-held answering devices provided by Classteacher assessment solutions facilitate formative assessments in an engaging way. After completion of each topic in the class the teacher sets a quiz from the covered topic, flashes the questions on a screen and the students then attempt using their voting devices. Various reports can be generated that reflects each individual performance.

2. Summative Assessment (or summative evaluation) refers to the assessment of the learning and summarizes the development of learners at a particular time. Classteacher assessment solutions facilitate summative assessments by transforming school computer labs into state of art assessment centres. Teachers conduct summative assessments by extracting questions from the master question bank. Teachers can derive customized reports that facilitate misconception and student development trend analysis. Reports can then be derived as per CCE formats devised by CBSE.

3. Assessment of Co-Scholastic skills will reflect the more substantial outcome of a student’s learning process by assessing the child’s critical thinking skills. Skill Assessment Program (SAP) is conducted regularly by Classteacher Learning Systems in associate schools. It is a paper based test focused on areas like:

• Problem Solving and Creativity
• Science in Daily Life
• Application of Language

Detailed reports are generated along with a nationwide comparison.

Resources:
Amitava Banerjee, Associate Vice President in Mind Shaper Technologies(Classteacher Learning Systems). Classteacher Learning Systems provides Virtual learning system, smart classrooms, interactive white boards, and many more. For more information, visit our site:www.classteacher.com or call us at: +91-0124-4942800