Stanford 10 India unveiled

Updated on: Monday, May 28, 2012

The Tenth Edition of the much-acclaimed Stanford Achievement Test Series, Stanford 10 India was unveiled by Pearson on May 11, 2012 at Kenilworth Hotel, Kolkata. Stanford 10 India is the Indian adaptation of America’s top school test and is the calibration of the international standard of excellence in achievement testing.

Dr Jose Aikara, chairman of ICSE Board, inaugurated the test. Principals and educationists belonging from celebrated schools like Loreto House and Modern High School attended the glorious event along with concerned parents of wards wanting to take the test.

Stanford 10 India is a valid and trustworthy device that is essential for objective assessment of achievement. Dr Aikara commenting on the test said, “Using new techniques and technology makes the learning and teaching process for the students and staff more user-friendly and easy. Look at my hand. All my fingers do not have the same length or the same function. Today’s generation is the ‘thumb’ generation.”

Stanford 10 India provides the students, parents and teachers a view of a child’s rank on a national percentile scale unlike the normal exams, which only show a child’s rank, compared to its classmates alone.

Speaking on the occasion, Naveen Rajlani, senior vice president of ELT and School, Pearson Education said, “We believe that application based learning fosters higher order of thinking skills such as critical thinking and creativity. In our endeavour to bring the best for Indian education system, Stanford 10 India is yet another product unmatched in its category. It will help schools in India change the way they educate students by helping and encouraging application-based learning over rote-learning.”
 
Revealing the features and benefits of the product via presentation, managing director of Pearson Clinical and Talent Assessment, Sushil Eapen averred, “The test will be beneficial for students, parents and teachers across India. Pearson will be introducing Mathematics, Science and English Tests for Classes III to X in India and has plans to introduce more subjects in future years.” The presentation was followed by a question-answer session, which aimed at clarifying the doubts of the students.

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