Current practices of assessment and evaluation at secondary level in india
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Student assessment is the pivotal piece which makes the improvement take place.
Nowadays passing the examination is prioritized to acquiring knowledge and to get a job.
It is widely felt that major efforts are needed to overhaul the existing system of examinations.
This paper critically analyses the prevailing methodology of student assessment at the secondary level at the school level.
This paper is an integral part of the paper ‘A study of Management Practices of Secondary Schools’.
A sample of 188 secondary schools from Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh in India, were studied and the primary data were collected through filling up questionnaire and interview schedules.
The findings reveal a strong association between the type of school management and their preference for renovating prevailing secondary schooling system.