67% teachers are not comfortable with CCE

Updated on: Thursday, September 29, 2011

A nationwide survey of the Comprehensive and Continuous Evaluation (CCE) scheme has thrown up significant findings. Two years after CBSE introduced CCE system, a staggering 67% of the teachers are still grappling with it, while 58% of them have a negative or indifferent approach towards it. The only stakeholders of the scheme who are in favour of it are the students - 64% of the students from the surveyed schools find the new system better.

The survey was done by the National Association of School Principals in July, after declaration of the CBSE Board results in May/June this year. A questionnaire based on CCE was sent to all the schools on a random basis, of which 260 schools affiliated to CBSE responded. CBSE has around 10,000 schools under its fold in India and abroad.

Of the 260 schools surveyed, 151 felt that teachers still have a negative or indifferent attitude towards the system. Meanwhile, 62% of the parents felt that CCE is not a better system, while 56% of the schools felt that there is room for improvement.

Reacting to the findings, principal of Ahlcon International School, Mayur Vihar, Ashok Pandey, said, "With the exception of the competitive spirit and performance quality, I will in general agree with the findings regarding the lack of clarity among teachers and parents, lack of adequate training and the long-term efficacy of the system. The basic problem lies in the co-scholastic areas."

Students, however, seem to have taken to the system. "The reason is that since the introduction of the system, the curriculum structure has been revised for the third time and has been divided into formative and summative assessment. This has lessened the volume of scholastic assessment. Integration of projects and field trips make the exercise enjoyable," added Pandey.

Times of India

67% teachers are not comfortable with CCE

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