CBSE to give 20 % weightage to listening, speaking skills
1 May 2013 1:26 AM GMT
Stressing on the importance of integration of assessment of speaking and listening skills as a part of the curriculum, CBSE has decided to put 20 per cent weightage in classes IX to XI for Assessment of Speaking and Listening skills (ASL) in English in the curriculum document 2015, volume – I.
CBSE chairman Vineet Joshi said, 'In todays world good communication raises the self-esteem of a student. CBSE wants students to acquire proficiency in communication skills by the time they leave school. In the present day global markets, speaking well and listening are considered essential life skills.
Since CBSE has the responsibility of assessing scholastic and co-scholastic achievement levels of students in over 13,500 schools affiliated to it, it was being felt for a long time that CBSE must focus on assessing speaking and listening skills for qualification as summative assessment as much as for formative assessment'.
Joshi added 'With 20 per cent weightage, the Assessment of Speaking and Listening Skills will be done formally at the term-end examination in summative assessment – II. Schools may conduct ASL themselves as per the guidelines provided by the CBSE. However, assessment of these skills may also be done under the formative activities spread over two terms'.
As a part of the pilot project in ASL, in collabration with Trinity College, London, CBSE has trained approximately 105 teachers as oral examiners. With the implementation of ASL in all schools affiliated to CBSE, the Board plans to train at least two teachers, post graduate teachers (PGT) and trained graduate teachers (TGT), from each school to help in professional development of students and assessment of speaking and listening skills-during the academic session 2013-14.
According to CBSE, the heads of schools will identify suitable teachers from their schools, with the potential to become oral examiners. The tentative duration of the training will be five days and training programmes will be organised in June.
The sub-skills for listening, which need to be assessed in the formative and summative assessments, are listening for specific information, listening for general understanding, predictive listening, inferential listening, listening for pleasure, intensive listening and evaluative listening.
CBSE chairman Vineet Joshi said, 'In todays world good communication raises the self-esteem of a student. CBSE wants students to acquire proficiency in communication skills by the time they leave school. In the present day global markets, speaking well and listening are considered essential life skills.
Since CBSE has the responsibility of assessing scholastic and co-scholastic achievement levels of students in over 13,500 schools affiliated to it, it was being felt for a long time that CBSE must focus on assessing speaking and listening skills for qualification as summative assessment as much as for formative assessment'.
Joshi added 'With 20 per cent weightage, the Assessment of Speaking and Listening Skills will be done formally at the term-end examination in summative assessment – II. Schools may conduct ASL themselves as per the guidelines provided by the CBSE. However, assessment of these skills may also be done under the formative activities spread over two terms'.
As a part of the pilot project in ASL, in collabration with Trinity College, London, CBSE has trained approximately 105 teachers as oral examiners. With the implementation of ASL in all schools affiliated to CBSE, the Board plans to train at least two teachers, post graduate teachers (PGT) and trained graduate teachers (TGT), from each school to help in professional development of students and assessment of speaking and listening skills-during the academic session 2013-14.
According to CBSE, the heads of schools will identify suitable teachers from their schools, with the potential to become oral examiners. The tentative duration of the training will be five days and training programmes will be organised in June.
The sub-skills for listening, which need to be assessed in the formative and summative assessments, are listening for specific information, listening for general understanding, predictive listening, inferential listening, listening for pleasure, intensive listening and evaluative listening.
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