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What is the primary aim of assessment in the culture of our schooling system, according to NCF 2023?
a. To measure rote memorization skills
b. To promote higher-order skills and learning
c. To increase stress among students
d. To focus on summative assessments
b. To promote higher-order skills and learning
Which type of assessment aims to provide ongoing feedback and support better student learning and teaching practices?
a. Assessment of learning
b. Assessment for learning
c. Assessment as learning
d. Summative assessment
b. Assessment for learning
What are the three approaches to assessments mentioned in NCF 2023?
a. Assessment of learning, for learning, and after learning
b. Assessment of knowledge, skills, and attitudes
c. Assessment as learning, assessment for learning, and assessment of learning
d. Formative assessment, summative assessment, and self-assessment
c. Assessment as learning, assessment for learning, and assessment of learning
What is a key challenge of the current assessment system mentioned in NCF 2023?
a. Assessment is too focused on competency-based learning.
b. Assessment is too diverse and lacks standardization.
c. Assessment is often mechanical and promotes rote learning.
d. Assessment provides meaningful feedback to students.
c. Assessment is often mechanical and promotes rote learning.
According to NCF 2023, what is the primary purpose of assessment in education?
a. To create competition among students
b. To certify students’ learning
c. To continuously revise teaching-learning processes for better learning and development
d. To assign grades and labels to students
c. To continuously revise teaching-learning processes for better learning and development
Which key principle of good assessment emphasizes aligning assessments with competencies and learning outcomes?
a. Assessment should be constructive
b. Assessment should accommodate student diversity
c. Assessment should measure achievement of competencies
d. Assessment should be stage-appropriate
c. Assessment should measure achievement of competencies
What is the purpose of formative assessments, according to NCF 2023?
a. To provide ongoing feedback to improve teaching and learning
b. To evaluate student learning at the end of a lesson
c. To compare student performance to a benchmark
d. To certify student learning
a. To provide ongoing feedback to improve teaching and learning
At which stage should assessment primarily rely on observation and not burden the child with explicit tests and examinations, according to NCF 2023?
a. Foundational Stage
b. Preparatory Stage
c. Middle Stage
d. Secondary Stage
a. Foundational Stage
What should assessment at the Preparatory Stage focus on, according to NCF 2023?
a. Comprehensive summative assessments
b. Assessing readiness for Board examinations
c. Promoting diversity in assessment methods
d. Introducing standardized tests
c. Promoting diversity in assessment methods
Which stage emphasizes conceptual understanding and higher-order capacities in assessment?
a. Foundational Stage
b. Preparatory Stage
c. Middle Stage
d. Secondary Stage
c. Middle Stage
What should assessments at the Secondary Stage focus on, according to NCF 2023?
a. Rote learning
b. Conceptual understanding and higher-order capacities
c. Diversity in assessment methods
d. Continuous observations
b. Conceptual understanding and higher-order capacities
What does NCF 2023 suggest for addressing student diversity in assessments?
a. Use a one-size-fits-all approach
b. Grading assessments based on student performance
c. Accommodate for students performing at different levels
d. Eliminate variety in assessment methods
c. Accommodate for students performing at different levels
What is the purpose of assessments being stage-appropriate, as recommended by NCF 2023?
a. To make assessments more challenging
b. To ensure uniformity in assessments across all stages
c. To align assessments with students’ developmental stages
d. To eliminate assessments at certain stages
c. To align assessments with students’ developmental stages
According to NCF 2023, what should assessments support in addition to the formative function?
a. Certification of students
b. Learning progress of students
c. Elimination of summative assessments
d. Rote learning
b. Learning progress of students
What is the key purpose of a holistic progress card in the schooling system?
a. To assign grades to students
b. To involve parents in their children’s education and development
c. To eliminate assessments entirely
d. To rank students based on their performance
b. To involve parents in their children’s education and development
Which principle of good assessment emphasizes that assessments should be an ongoing process integrated with teaching and learning?
a. Assessment should measure achievement of competencies
b. Assessments should be constructive and developmental
c. Assessments should be stage-appropriate
d. Assessments should provide timely feedback
b. Assessments should be constructive and developmental
What assessment method should be used to assess learning at the Secondary Stage, as per NCF 2023?
a. Only multiple-choice questions
b. Only oral assessments
c. A variety of methods, including projects and role plays
d. Elimination of assessments
c. A variety of methods, including projects and role plays
What should assessments at the Secondary Stage prepare students for?
a. Board examinations only
b. Competitive assessments only
c. Both Board examinations and other selection tests
d. No assessments beyond the classroom
c. Both Board examinations and other selection tests
What is the main focus of the NEP 2020 in terms of subject streams?
a) Promoting memorization
b) Hard separation of subjects
c) Rote learning
d) Moving away from subject stream divisions
d) Moving away from subject stream divisions
In Grades 9 and 10, how many languages should students’ study, at least two of which are native to India?
a) One language
b) Two languages
c) Three languages
d) Four languages
c) Three languages
In Grades 11 and 12, how many minimum subjects should schools offer from different Groups?
a) 1 subject
b) 2 subjects
c) 3 subjects
d) 4 subjects
b) 2 subjects
Which phase of secondary education allows students to specialize in subjects of their choice?
a) Grades 9 and 10
b) Grades 11 and 12
c) Grades 7 and 8
d) Grades 1 and 2
b) Grades 11 and 12
What is the purpose of offering subject examinations at different levels?
a) To make exams more difficult
b) To reduce the number of exams
c) To increase student choices and flexibility
d) To simplify exam processes
c) To increase student choices and flexibility
According to NEP 2020, what should boards of examination focus on in Grade 12 exams?
a) Testing memorization
b) Restricting subject choices
c) Assessing core capacities and competencies
d) Offering only basic level exams
c) Assessing core capacities and competencies
What is the main goal of the NEP 2020 for Grades 11 and 12 subjects?
a) To restrict student choices
b) To emphasize only academic subjects
c) To provide a variety of specialization options
d) To eliminate vocational education
c) To provide a variety of specialization options