Srinagar, Nov 30 (KNO): The Jammu and Kashmir State Council of Educational Research and Training (JKSCERT) Wednesday prepared a new model question papers for year end examinations of 8th standard for session 2022-23.
The
news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) has leant that the officials of
JKSCERT in a communique has said that Right to Free and Compulsory
Education (Amendment) Act, 2019 recommends regular examination in
classes 5th and 8th at the end of every academic year.
“In
this context, the teachers and the students require proper planning and
thorough understanding of the mechanism of the assessment,” it reads.
It
also states that “SCERT has prepared model or sample question papers of
all subjects for class 8th that will enable the students to plan their
preparations and studies for achieving better performance and desired
competencies.”
SCERT
further said that it will provide a broad template to serve as a guide
for ensuring uniformity and proper coverage of the curricula and shall
be used for class room teaching and learning activities with an overall
focus on promoting the application of concepts in real-life and holistic
learning
The
Council in a communique accordingly notified all the concerned
stakeholders that the model or the sample question papers of all
subjects for class 8th (Term End examination) Session 2022-23 have been
uploaded and are available on the official website of SCERT.
In
the meanwhile, JKSCERT in another communiqué mentioning the new model
of question paper said that it has initiated review and revision of
assessment process in light of the recommendations of National Education
Policy—2020 and provisions of Right to Free and Compulsory Education
(Amendment) Act, 2019.
“Regarding
assessment and evaluation, the RTE (Amendment) Act, 2019 in its section
16 provides as that there shall be a regular examination in the 5th
class and 8th Class at the end of every academic year,” it reads.
National
Education Policy 2020 envisages that all the students will take school
examination in grade 3, 5 ans 8 which will be conducted by appropriate
authority.
However,
annual examination (year-end assessment) of class-VIII, for current
academic session shall be conducted by SCERT as per guidelines according
to the scheme of assessment in vogue.
JKSCERT
further said that the focus is on Learning-outcomes and model papers
will help teachers and students to get better insight of academics and
will help them to know the pattern of questions inside out to perform
efficiently in forthcoming assessment—(KNO)