West Bengal schools to evaluate academic progress among students in last 2 years

The evaluation exercise will assist teachers to get a better understanding of the progress made by the students.

In order to assess the learning progress among students in the past two years of online learning, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the West Bengal Board of Primary Education has issued a set of guidelines, asking state-run and –aided institutes to carry out an evaluation session. Schools in West Bengal have reopened after extended summer vacation.

The department will conduct the evaluation process in phases. Considering that students were away from school campuses due to the pandemic, many children have missed out on lessons due to network issues or the economic condition at home, especially in the rural areas.

The evaluation exercise will assist teachers to get a better understanding of the headway made by the students. R C Bagchi, the board secretary, said in a notice, said, “…to evaluate the students' performances there will be summative evaluation...which shall be preceded by formative evaluation."

He also said that the prescribed syllabus will have to be followed for each subject. In accordance with the notice, the first offline summative evaluation will have to be conducted by schools between July 2 and 12, the second in September and the third in December.

Summative assessment to be preceded by formative session

Each summative assessment will be preceded by a formative session. Summative assessments are used to evaluate a student’s learning, skill and academic progress at the end of a certain period, while the formative session takes into account the methods used by teachers to impart lessons.

The department will carry out phase-wise assessments in addition to the mid-term and final exams. Meanwhile, respective schools will decide the methodology for summative and formative evaluation of students.

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