CONTENT LAYOUT
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OBJECTIVES:
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ANALYSING
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PREPARATORY ACTIVITIES
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REPORTING
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Periodicity
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ARCHIVING/FILING
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TYPOGRAPHY DETAILS:
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POINTS TO NOTE
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FORMAT:
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QUALITY & LENGTH OF THE
QUESTION PAPER
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VALIDATION
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GRADING
RECORDING
OBJECTIVES:
1.To understand the effectiveness of teaching
learning
2.To check the level of understanding of students.
3.Assessment for identifying the weak areas of
students and adopt suitable remediation
measures for the same.
4.To award JUDICIOUS grades to students in
various competencies
PREPARATORY ACTIVITIES
FOR THE STUDENTS
Ensure that
1.
2.
3.
The syllabus is completed.
Some quality revision is carried out
Discuss the pattern of question paper and the weightage allotted to each
competency especially in classes 4 & 5
PARALLEL TEACHERS:
The parallel teachers must be consulted before setting the paper for ascertaining
the lessons and the areas of testing.
All the test items should be shown to the parallel teachers and not just the type
of question paper.
PLANNING FOR THE QUESTION PAPER•
A lesson wise blueprint should be prepared and submitted along with the
question paper to avoid repetition of questions and testing of all areas.
• Main ELOs should be analysed for testing and questions framed on that
PERIODICITY / TIME SCHEDULING
THERE ARE FOUR PEN PAPER TESTS IN AN ACADEMIC YEAR- TWO IN EACH
TERM
TEST
SCHEDULE
FA 1
JULY
SA1
SEPTEMBER
FA3
DEC./JAN
SA2
MARCH
TIP:
1. A minimum of TWO sets of question papers should be
set for each test.
2. The HM/ Exam in charge may select a suitable one .
The other one can be used for re-tests and in any other
value added manner.
TYPOGRAPHY DETAILS:
1. Use only one font throughout- Times New Roman/
Calibri
2. Font Size- For the Main questions / Headings -16
3. For the rest- 14
4. In case of Hindi, use Unicode font Mangal,
preferably.
5. Use only 1.5 /double spacing
6. Leave sufficient space for answers/ diagrams etc
7. There should be no spelling mistakes in the Question paper.
8. The pictures in the question paper should have well-defined
outlines.
FORMAT- heading of the question paper
KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA _________________________________
Year___________ FORMATIVE /SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT_____
CLASS & Sec:
Subject:__________
Date: ___________
Competencies
EVALUATOR
Name of the Student: ______________________
NOTE: QUESTIONS SHOULD BE ORGANISED UNDER COMPETENCY HEADS/ OR
SECTIONS CLEARLY
QUALITY & LENGTH OF THE QUESTION PAPER
A QUESTION PAPER SHOULD BE IDEALLY ONLY 4 PAGES LONG
( 2 Sheets of paper back to back)
1. Keep the ELOs in mind while setting question papers.
2. Set the paper in such a way that the average students can attempt
the paper effortlessly.
3. Paper should neither be too difficult nor too easy for the students
to answer.
4. Set the paper as per KVS norms. Do not deviate.
5. Do not allot ½ or ¼ marks to any of the VSA type questions.
6. Let the language be child friendly.
7. Most questions could be open ended and a variety of answers can
be expected from the students.
8. The question papers should provide opportunities to the students
to utilize their competence rather than their content knowledge.
9. Marks allotted for each question should not be shown in the
question paper.
10. The question paper must have illustrations
VALIDATION
1. Question papers must be submitted to the exam
dept with the signature of all the parallel
teachers. They must be supplemented with the
blueprint and a precise scoring guide. For
questions t which can have more than one
answer, a small note may be added.
2. The Subject Convenors should check the paper
and sign it too
3. The Subject Convenors and Head of the Primary
are responsible for the quality and standard of
the paper in all respects
GRADING & CROSS CHECKING
1. Random checking of ten papers in a bundle by
the HM/ Sr. PRT for FA 1, 3 & SA2 papers
2. Complete checking of all transcripts of SA2
papers by checkers assigned by the Exam Dept
and random checking by the HM
1. All papers of SA2 need to be checked because
the papers are not given to the children
RECORDING ….REPORTING…. ARCHIVING
/FILING
RECORDING- All the marks are to be directly fed into the
software preferred by the Vidyalaya
REPORTING- The test papers of FA1 & 3 are to be sent home ,
signed by the parent and filed in the Worksheet folders .
The SA1 papers have to be shown to the parents in a PTA ,
validated and taken back.
ARCHIVING The test papers of SA1 & 2 are to be retained with the
Exam Dept.
FILING- The print outs of
all pen paper tests should be filed
by the Subject & Class Teacher and also the Exam Dept. or take
print outs as per the Assessment Plan drawn by the Vidyalaya.
POST TEST ANALYSIS- FEEDBACK
FOR THE STUDENTS- ( for Self Appraisal)
1. Suitable follow up work
2. The teachers should guide the students to analyse their strong and
weak areas while returning the corrected answer scripts and have
an informal discussion with them as to how the weaknesses can be
addressed.
3. The students can be asked to write a brief goal statement
for themselves
FOR THE TEACHER (to improvise instructional strategies)
1.understand the effectiveness of teaching learning
2. understand and bridge the gap in communication between the
teacher and the taught.
3. identifying the weak areas of students and adopt suitable
remediation measures for the same
FOR PARENTS - working together to help the child (children)
IMPORTANT
1. No repetition of questions within a question
paper and from test paper to test paper. The area
tested can be the same but the question must be
framed differently
2. If questions from the previous year paper are
being sourced they need to be reframed suitably
3. Seating arrangement- Mixed seating can be
avoided. It maybe done for SA1&2 if required
4. No marks should be reflected on the paper or
informed to children
GROUP 1 MAKE A BLUEPRINT FOR LANGUAGES FOR FA3 CLASS III FA 1
GROUP2 MAKE A BLUEPRINT FOR MATHS FOR CLASS IV FA3
GROUP3 MAKE ABLUEPRINT FOR EVS CLASS V SA2
OTHER GROUPS
ANALYSE THE GIVEN QUESTION PAPER AND FIND IF
1. The blueprint is balanced for the underachiever, average
and the advanced learners
2. Questions match the blueprint for various competencies
3. Marking scheme is balanced
4. Typography and format is child friendly
5. Language used is child friendly
6. Difficulty level of the question paper is suitable