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Bengaluru: In an effort to improve SSLC results, the department of school education is on its toes this time to hold pre-board exams . It has asked schools to hold pre-boards meticulously and analyse results. After SSLC results plunged to 74% last year even after normalisation, department officials said they are serious about improving results this time.
The dip in results was attributed to curbing malpractices and conducting exams under strict supervision. The actual pass percentage last year was 53% and then enhanced through a normalisation process. Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board reduced qualifying mark to attract more grace marks in all subjects as a one-time measure.
However, following criticism, the govt said no grace marks will be given this time, leaving schools worried about results seeing a further dip. As per a department notification, pre-boards will be held in Jan 2025 to assess the progress for SSLC exams. A nodal officer will be appointed in each school to ensure they are held with seriousness.
The results have to be submitted to local education department officials for analysis. Schools will also analyse the results and submit reports to the deputy director of public instruction. After reviewing the analysis report, an action plan will be charted out for each school to follow.
"This year, the analysis will be done at the school and district levels to understand where schools need to focus," said Trilok Chandra, commissioner, department of school education and literacy. "We have been regularly reviewing how preparations are progressing in districts. There is much focus on non-regular students and those in the C/C+ bracket.
Efforts are on to teach concepts and practical-based questions. Extra classes with focus on special topics are being held so that students feel confident," he explained. A similar analysis was done for summative assessment 1 to understand the gaps.
"There is so much emphasis given to internal tests and pre-boards now. However, the department also needs to understand that the intervention should happen from earlier classes as a strong foundation is missing in many children," said a high school teacher. Bengaluru: In an effort to improve SSLC results, the department of school education is on its toes this time to hold pre-board exams.
It has asked schools to hold pre-boards meticulously and analyse results. After SSLC results plunged to 74% last year even after normalisation, department officials said they are serious about improving results this time. The dip in results was attributed to curbing malpractices and conducting exams under strict supervision.
The actual pass percentage last year was 53% and then enhanced through a normalisation process. Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board reduced qualifying mark to attract more grace marks in all subjects as a one-time measure. However, following criticism, the govt said no grace marks will be given this time, leaving schools worried about results seeing a further dip.
As per a department notification, pre-boards will be held in Jan 2025 to assess the progress for SSLC exams. A nodal officer will be appointed in each school to ensure they are held with seriousness. The results have to be submitted to local education department officials for analysis.
Schools will also analyse the results and submit reports to the deputy director of public instruction. After reviewing the analysis report, an action plan will be charted out for each school to follow. "This year, the analysis will be done at the school and district levels to understand where schools need to focus," said Trilok Chandra, commissioner, department of school education and literacy.
"We have been regularly reviewing how preparations are progressing in districts. There is much focus on non-regular students and those in the C/C+ bracket. Efforts are on to teach concepts and practical-based questions.
Extra classes with focus on special topics are being held so that students feel confident," he explained. A similar analysis was done for summative assessment 1 to understand the gaps. "There is so much emphasis given to internal tests and pre-boards now.
However, the department also needs to understand that the intervention should happen from earlier classes as a strong foundation is missing in many children," said a high school teacher..
