Kumar, N. Meghna and Agnihotri, Vishnuteerth and Venuraj, Rahul
(2013)
Assessment for learning.
Learning Curve (20).
pp. 4-7.
Abstract
Traditionally, assessment at the school level
has been rote-based, with very little focus on
understanding or application of concepts. We
find this to be true, especially in India, based on
our analysis of school papers. Questions such as
‘What is photosynthesis? Explain with the help
of a neat and labelled diagram.’ are commonly
found in school papers, and do not distinguish
between a student who has understood the
concept and a student who has simply memorized
facts. Unsurprisingly, when you ask a person
about what they learnt in school, a very common
answer is ‘’Well, I’ve forgotten most of it...”
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