CONTINUOUS AND COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION

2.  It was made mandatory in National Policy on
Education,1986(NPE 1986) to introduce CCE
in schools as an important step of examination
reform and for the qualitative improvement in
the education system.

3. Concept of Continuous and Comprehensive
Evaluation
 It refers to a particular process of evaluation which is
school based and aims at all round development of
the student.
 This process includes continuity of testing with
reasonable intervals and covering different aspects
of curricular and co-curricular areas so as to help the
students.

4. 2 KEY WORDS:
‘Continuous’:
 It refers to continuity and regularity of assessment during the
whole session.
 The frequency of class tests, unit tests and terminal tests can
make the evaluation regular.
 The tests may be followed by the diagnosis of the hard spots of
learners and remedial intervention to correct them.
 Retesting and getting feedback may help the teachers and for
their self-evaluation.
‘Comprehensive’:
 It refers to the areas of assessment which includes both scholastic
and co-scholastic aspects of pupils growth helping the all round
development of the child.
 Scholastic aspect include curricular area or subject specific areas
and Co-scholastic aspects include Life skills, Co-curricular
activities, Attitudes and Values.

5.  In scholastic aspect, cognitive growth in subject specific areas
are covered and in co-scholastic aspect the growth in affective
and psychomotor areas are covered.
 The scholastic areas are meant for intellectual growth whereas
co-scholastic areas are required to develop physical growth,
development of social personal qualities, interests, attitudes and
values.
 The evaluation tools and techniques used for these two areas are
entirely different in nature. For instance, the scholastic areas can
be tested through written and oral tests, whereas co-scholastic
areas can be assessed basically through observation and similar
techniques.

6. Objectives of CCE:
1) To make evaluation an integral part of
teaching-learning process.
2) To use evaluation for improvement of students
achievement through diagnosis and remediation.
3)To make sound judgement and take timely
decisions for learner’s growth, learning process,
learning pace and learning environment.
4) To maintain desired standard of attainment.
5)To provide scope for self-evaluation.

7. Particular area Techniques Tools Periodicity Reporting
All the school
subjects
•Oral test
•Written test
•Project work
•Practical test
•Oral
questions
•Class work
•Unit test
•Assignments
•Diagnostic
test
•Monthly class
test
•Terminal test
•Annual exam
•Using
direct/indirect
grades.
Assessment of Scholastic Areas

8. ASSESSMENT OF CO-SCHOLASTIC AREAS
Particular Area Techniques Tools Periodicity Reporting
1.Socialpersonal
qualities
• Cleanliness
• Truthfulness
• Co-operation
• Regularity
• Discipline
• Initiative
• Emotional
stability
•Observation
•Interview
•Observation
•Observation
schedule
•Rating
scale/check list
•Profile
•Day-to-day
observation by
the teachers
•Direct grading
2. Interests
•Literary
•Scientific
•Music
•Dance
•Painting
•Sports/games
•observation •Observation
•Rating scale
•Day-to-day
observation by
the teacher
•Organization
of activities and
observation
Direct grading

9. Particular
area
Techniques Tools Periodicity Reporting
3. Physical
growth
Medical
checkup for
physical
growth
Using norms
by Doctors
At least once
in a year
Health status
4.Co-curricular
activities
•Dance, drama
•Debate, quiz
•Creative
writing
•Computer
•scouts
Observation
during
participation in
activities
•Observation
•Rating scale
As per schools
calendar
Direct grading
5. Work
experience
observation observation As per school
timetable
Direct grading
while at wok

10. NEED AND RELEVANCE OF CCE
1) It helps to make the education process a student-centric
activity.
2) To develop cognitive, psychomotor and interpersonal skills.
3) It helps the teacher to organize effective teaching strategies.
4) To develop students’ achievement through continuous
assessment, diagnosis and remediation, assessment in co-
scholastic area.
5) By continuous evaluation, children can know their strength
and weakness. It provides the child a realistic self assessment
of how he/she studies. It helps a learner to determine the
areas of instruction in where more emphasis is required.
6) It helps in making decisions for the future, regarding choice
of subjects, courses and careers.