ASSESSMENT

The school follows the Assessment pattern according to CBSE guidelines in the Primary, Middle and Secondary

School years. The Kindergarten section tracks attainment and progress through various types of embedded informal assessments all through the academic cycles.

KINDERGARTEN

Primus believes in forming a new breed of learners, focused and engaged on task. The first step towards this end is taken in the Kindergarten School, where the students are not assessed formally, but on a daily basis, taking away the stress of examinations and tests from the young minds. Assessments are conducted during teaching hours, with specific score sheets and rubrics designed for the purpose. The teachers are trained to use these assessments to reinforce learning.

Primary School (Grade 1 to 4)

Primus follows the Assessment pattern as laid down by the CBSE. The curriculum has been planned to include Periodic  Assessments within the teaching framework while incorporating formal Paper-Pencil tests at given intervals of time. The academic session is divided into two Terms i.e. Term 1 and Term 2. There will be 2 Periodic Assessments in each term. Each periodic assessment will include Periodic Test (Paper-Pencil) and evaluation of non written components such as Note book maintenance and Subject Enrichment Activities. Indicators of assessment in accordance with the benchmarks are used as a tool to reinforce learning and the data is used to plan the future course of instruction effectively.

 

Term	Assessment	Weightage
FIRST TERM   (April-October)	Periodic  Assessment 1	25%
	Periodic  Assessment 2	25%
SECOND TERM   (November-March)	Periodic  Assessment 3	25%
	Periodic  Assessment 4	25%

Middle  School (Grade 5 to 8)

Our School follows the Assessment Pattern in middle school which includes  Periodic  Assessment and Term End Assessment. Teachers use these assessments to guide the learner in the subsequent levels and stages of formation. Periodic Assessment is conducted once a term include Periodic Test ( Pen & Paper ) and non written components like Note Book Maintenance and subject Enrichment Activities. These are subject specific application based activities aimed at enrichment of the understanding and skill development. Periodic assessment help teachers gauge the level of progress of each learner, effective feedback promotes the culture of learning and corrects errors where need be.

Half Yearly and Annual Examinations are conducted with portion of syllabus cumulatively covered. Formal Examinations of a students learning, taken in a formal setting are held twice a year, at the end of each term  consisting of KSA (Knowledge, Skill and Application) breakup and includes H.O.T.S. (High Order Thinking Skills).

PERIODIC ASSESSMENT

Periodic Assessment will include Periodic Test, Note Book Maintenance and Subject Enrichment activity.

HALF YEARLY & ANNUAL EXAMINATION

The examination will  include Objective type, Short answer, Long answer questions.

   Half yearly Exam will include 50% of annual syllabus.

   For Annual Exam Syllabus break up will be as follows:

   Grade 5 & 6: 10% of 1^st Term covering significant topics + entire syllabus of 2^nd Term

   Grade 7      : 20% of 1^st Term covering significant topics + entire syllabus of 2^nd Term

    Grade 8      : 30% of 1^st Term covering significant topics + entire syllabus of 2^nd Term

 

Term	Assessment	Max. Marks		Weightage	Term wise Weightage
		Gr. 5	Gr. 6-8
FIRST TERM   (April-Oct)	Periodic Test 1	20	20	10	P.T.+ N.B.M.+S.E.A.   = 20 Half Yearly Exam         = 80
	Note Book Maintenance	5	5	5
	Subject Enrich. AActivity	5	5	5
	Half yearly Exam	40	80	80
SECOND TERM   (Nov-March)	Periodic Test 2	20	20	10	P.T.+ N.B.M.+S.E.A. = 20 Annual  Exam           = 80
	Note Book Maintenance	5	5	5
	Subject Enrich. Activity	5	5	5
	Annual Exam	40	80	80

Grades 9 & 10

ASSESSMENT	MAX. MARKS	PORTION	TIME	WEIGHTAGE
PEN & PAPER
Periodic Test 1	40	30% of Annual Syllabus	Jun	10% (Best of 2 Periodic tests)
Periodic Test 2	80	50% of Annual Syllabus	Oct-Nov
Periodic Test 3	80	90% of Annual Syllabus	Jan
Annual exam	80	100% of Annual Syllabus	Feb – Mar	80%
NON WRITTEN
Notebook Maintenance	5	Regularity Assignment (H.W. & C.W.)Completion Neatness & upkeep of notebooks	Before Each Periodic Test & Annual Exam   ( Avg. will be Calculated)	5%
Subject Enrichment Activity	5	ASL/ Reading/Dictation / Debate /Public Speaking etc. for Languages. Lab Activities/ Project/ Map work/ Model making/ field trips etc.		5%

Note: Grade 10 Annual Exam will be conducted by CBSE Board covering the complete syllabus of Grade 10 only (Board exam 80 Marks + Internal Assessment 20 Marks).

Overall Weightage:

ASSESSMENT	WEIGHTAGE
Internal Assessment	20%
Annual Exam	80%
Total	100%

Note :Weightage refers to the percentage of marks that will be taken into consideration for Promotion to the next class.

Co- Scholastic Area :

1. Co- Scholastic  area will cover Work Education/ Pre Vocational Education/ Art Education/ Health and Physical Education.
2. Co- Scholastic activities will be assessed on a 5 point grading scale  ( A to E) by the concerned teacher.
3. Discipline (Attendance, Sincerity, behavior, Values): Class Teacher will be grading  the students for discipline on a 5 point grading scale (A to E)